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Q: Can being in a cold room and taking your blood pressure result in a noticeable increase compared with a warmer room? I am thinking of the peripheral vasoconstriction vs vasodilatation effect.
A: Blood vessels constrict in response to cold to help maintain body heat. This...
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Q: As the kidneys help control blood pressure what medical checks would you suggest to find out if there is a kidney problem.
A: Prior to starting treatment for high blood pressure, it is considered standard of care to get some simple tests that look at...
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Q: You might not be able to answer this, but your input would be helpful. I am new to HBP. I am a 59 year old woman, in good health otherwise. I take Norvasc and at 5mg it seems to hold the numbers. My doctor...
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Q: I am a 43yr old male and have been diagnosed with HBP since 1999.Currently it ranges between 120/76-128/82. I take my drugs regularly but of recent I have decided to skip a day when it gets to 120/72 for fear of it getting to...
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Q: I am a 21 year old male with very high blood pressure. Doctors have put me through the ringer and still don’t know what is causing it. They say it wasn’t my diet. Now I have changed my diet and still it is high....
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Q: What would be the cause for BP that jumps sometimes? I have a decent BP of 120/80 plus minus a bit, but sometimes it can jump to 140 and then shortly/minutes after it’s down in the 120s
A: Blood pressure changes all the time depending...
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Q: I am one month into a low fat, low sugar, low salt diet. I am a 68 year old male. I am taking medication for high blood pressure. Recently my pressure has dropped and now averages 104/63, occasionally as low as 98/58. At what...
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Q: I had skipped my BP prescription for a week. I am on Persantin 200mg twice daily. I restarted my intake 4 days ago but have been experiencing spells of severe headaches. What could be wrong?
A: Call your doctor. Headaches while on this medicine can...
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Q: I take Diavon 320 mg once a day. I have been on it for about 4 months. Since I started taking this medication my scalp has become very tender, itchy and my hair is getting thin. I had beautiful long hair before I started...
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Q: I’ve just recently had high readings on my blood pressure, now that I’m in my 40’s and pre-menopausal. I’ve recently added CoQ10, fish oil and coral calcium to my regular vitamin supplements each day. I’ve been taking all of it for several months now....
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