No it isn't good for you but what can I do? It would be easy if your
pressure was ALWAYS roughly the same in the chair and in bed. But
that's never the case. You could take medication on some days and it
would make things worse than if you hadn't taken it. There are going to
be days when your pressure doesn't follow the normal pattern. There are
going to be days when a medications effects last longer than usual
{compounding the problem} or not long enough. Then try to factor in
things that raise your pressure {fuller bowel, wrinkled sheet, kinked
catheter} or things that lower your pressure {eating}. Just seems like
it would be an awfully fine line to walk.
Eric
Dana Miller wrote:
Have you talked to a cardiologist about it? It can't be good to have
it bouncing around all over the place.
Dana
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dana Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "quad" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] blood pressure
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
