Please could the community help with answers on my recent readings of elevated systolic blood pressure. I have been on Eutroxtig for about 25 years and always been very healthy with normal or low blood pressure of between 110-120/80mm Hg and resting heart rate of around 54 bpm. I'm vegetarian, weight 46.5kg with low cholesterol and "good" Triglyceride ratios. Over the last 1 year my blood pressure has risen to 140-160mm/82mm Hg. Last year I had spinal fusion surgery so not able to do cardiovascular workouts any more but I doubt that this would make such a significant increase in BP. I am wondering whether my thyroid function is playing up and would appreciate some advice. I take B12, Vit D, Folic acid and a brazil nut for selenium. I always keep copies of my thyroid function tests and here are the latest few: -
aThyro'gb =42 range <60 U/ml - in normal range
aPeroxase 180 range <60 U/ml - HIGH
21/12/2016 on 150ug/day
TSH < 0.05 (0.4-4.0) Free T4 : 22 ( 10-20) Free T3 - Not Done
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05/05/2017 125ug/day
TSH < 0.05 ( 0.4-4.0) Free T4 : 18 (10-20) Free T3 - 3.4 ( 2.8-6.8)
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09/04/2018 125ug/day
TSH < 0.05 ( 0.4-4.0) Free T4 : 19 (10-20) Free T3 - 4.0 ( 2.8-6.8)
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at this time I started getting headaches and palpitations so I dropped the dose to 100ug/day. on 21/09/2018
TSH < 0.05 (4.2) Free T4 : 16 (10-20) Free T3 - 3.0 ( 2.8-6.8)
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currently I am taking at 4-5am daily 112.5ug by taking 100ug/day and half a 50ug every 2nd day.
My paliptaions have gone and heart rate normal but I still have the elevated BP.
Please could the community be kind enough to suggest what it might be?