Anyone have high blood pressure? It's the one thing I don't have thank goodness!

[dogdaddy]

multiplesclerosisnewstoday....

[Kenu]

Nope, mine was at the boarder at 145/80 and after cancer it went down to 120/60 🤷🏼‍♂️. Don’t know why but that’s great 😁. Been at this level for three years now 👍🙏🐾. Ken

[dogdaddy in reply to Kenu]

Thanks Kenu.....i'm trying to determine of any of this new research is correct. That is great that it went down after your cancer! Mine has remained the same 120/80 post cancer and pre cancer.

[kdali in reply to dogdaddy]

It’s old research too, people with MS have higher rates of heart disease.

[kdali in reply to dogdaddy]

Here, I’ll help you!

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

multiplesclerosisnewstoday....

overcomingms.org/people-ms-...

sciencedirect.com/science/a...

nationalmssociety.org/About...

You might need a nap 😂

[kdali]

Nope! I’m a chill 90/60 🎉

[dogdaddy in reply to kdali]

Thanks kdali.....i'm trying to determine of any of this new research is correct.

[dogdaddy]

Thanks Lois.....i'm trying to determine of any of this new research is correct.

[Bygonelines]

I, unfortunately, have high blood pressure. My mom who had MS, also had high blood pressure as does my aunt and cousin who also have MS. It's a bummer.

[dogdaddy in reply to Bygonelines]

bummer for sure. So 4 people you know with MS have HBP?

[Bygonelines in reply to dogdaddy]

Yep

[StacyHayward]

Yep! I didn’t used to then a year ago it shot up for no reason. Got as high as 189/106.

Took taking two meds to bring it down. Now I’m usually close to 115/79

[dogdaddy in reply to StacyHayward]

What 2 medications are you taking if you don't mind my asking...wonder why it suddenly appeared like that....hmmm

[StacyHayward in reply to dogdaddy]

I’m taking losartan and amlodipine. It was weird. Losartan dropped it, but not enough. We doubled the dose and my blood pressure shot super high. So I went back to the lower dose and added the second one.

Also, it started going up about the same time I was having stomach pains and discontinued eating dairy. I immediately dropped twenty pounds and my blood pressure went crazy. I’m back on dairy now, but my blood pressure is still high.

[dogdaddy in reply to StacyHayward]

That is weird Stacy! They're always telling us that lowering your weight should REDUCE your blood pressure not send it sky high! Did your stomach pains go away from stopping dairy?

[StacyHayward in reply to dogdaddy]

Yes! I took a good six months off and the pain went away. Now as long as I don’t overindulge I can have dairy. Of course, my weight has gone up again!

[goatgal]

dogdaddy Unfortunately, I am in the group that has high BP. Shortly before I was diagnosed, I began taking 2 medications to manage it. Now, it fluctuates during the day, ranging between 118/70 and 136/70 but take it when I've driven 30 freeway miles to the doctor's office it will be 156/80 or thereabouts. Add heat, and a stressful situation to a freeway commute and it will go even higher. I have begun to train myself to recognize stressful situations and by sitting in a quiet place, closing my eyes, and clearing my mind, I can begin to bring it down. (I have a BP cuff at home; it has helped me understand/monitor what is going on.)

[dogdaddy in reply to goatgal]

That's not really all that high but yes stress will add to hbp. You seem to be doing a good job of managing it. What medication are you taking for HBP?

[goatgal in reply to dogdaddy]

dogdaddy I take hydrochlorothorazide 25mg and amlodipine besylate 5mg each morning. I have been on these for about 8 years, starting with amlodipine at 2.5 mg, then a GP at Kaiser increased the hydrochloro to 50mg; my current GP reduced that again. This gives me the impression, sometimes, that doctors find it difficult to determine the right combinations/dosages. As these are the only two medications I've been prescribed, I count myself lucky...though I do take a handful of other vitamins, minerals, enzymes and antioxidants, some of which my doctors suggested.

[Vallie02]

Yes, I have been dealing with HBP long before I was diagnosed with MS. I have a strong family history of HBP so never thought about a connection.

[dogdaddy in reply to Vallie02]

Thanks for your answer Inadeau

[Lilith08]

What about low BP? Mine has usually been on the low end of normal, except for two or three years recently when it started to spike up every now and then (quite possibly from gaining weight).

Recently, though, for several weeks I had really low BP (e.g. 89/55). At first I thought it was fatigue or that I needed to go back to bed for more sleep but couldn’t actually sleep. Felt not quite dizzy but a little strange. Then after a week or two it dawned on me to check my pressure! I eventually checked in with my PCP—suggested reducing Baclofen (I did for one day only), drinking more water (did for about a week).

The problem seems to have resolved itself but exactly why I don’t know. I had a similar spate of low BP last year but for a shorter time. What can explain it? I asked my MS nurse yesterday and she didn’t think it was MS-related.

[dogdaddy in reply to Lilith08]

hmmmm....