I think ephedrine is the active ingredient in sudafed and actifed. It can
be gotten over the counter. One of those meds you don't want with a heart
condition.
john
In a message dated 5/28/2005 4:53:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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I have
the same problem Dana. My pressure is really low in the chair
but
shoots through the roof as soon as I get in bed. That's why I don't
use any medications for my low pressure problems. I used to take
ephedrine to help with low pressure but no pharmacies around here will
fill prescriptions for it anymore.
Eric
Dana Miller
wrote:
> My BP has been all over the map the last couple of
years. I used to
> routibnely be 90/60 give or take even 80/50+
was normal. Since I got
> home from my last skin flap it is not
unusual fot me to be 150/98,
> then get in my chair and it would drop
to 90/60 or there abouts.
> Lately my weekly
> nurse has
been taking it while in my chair and this last week was
> 150+/98. Yet
at the doc office 2 days before was (with one of those
> machine type
things that take your pulse etc.) 100/70+.
>
> I took my blood
pressure 3 times during my morning routine for a
> week--first when my
attendant got here--was always very high. Then
> after breakfast
and on my back--went down a little. Last about 10
> minutes in my
chair, and it would be "normally" low. I showed it to
> my rehab
doc and he did not have much to say because if he gave me
> something
to bring it down, I would pass out in my chair.
>
> Now it
seems to be consistantly higher for my "low" readings. This
> has
been going on for several years--the really high readings while in
>
bed, but always went back down to normal after I would get up. Lately
> the 'low' readings are not as low. It has been quite a while
since I
> have had even a 90/60!
> I am going to see and
indocrinologist (sp?) in june to make sure
> myblood levels and enzymes
etc are all good. Got really sick last
> week and had a strange
rash that ran from my groin area up to my belly
> button and up my
sides about halfway. The actual sickness only lasted
> 1 day, but
the rash took 4-5 days to leave. At least the doc got to
> see
it. Whatever it is, it was out of the realm of my rehab doc!
>
--like he should know "everything"! :o)
>
> my 2
cents,
>
> Dana
>
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