What about benadryl--I use it as a sleeper, but take much more than it says
to.
Dana
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] blood pressure
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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