Surprise trip to the doctor's office
Mar. 19th, 2025 08:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
callistotoniPreamble: As I've said numerous times, I'm working on lowering my blood pressure. Yesterday/Tuesday I had a scheduled appointment with a (yet another) nurse practitioner. My BP was not terrible, but still too high given the medication I'm taking. So I went away with a prescription to take double the amount of one of my BP med.
When I woke up and had my coffee this morning, by BP was 143/83. I took double the BP meds, as instructed. About 2 hours later I was feeling really lightheaded and generally worry-inly weird--weird enough to call my doctor's office. The asked me to come i. When I go there my BP had dropped to 120/60, which, IMHO, was a hell of a drop. I was super light headed.
During my appointment I had an EKG and a balance test, which took me 2 tries to get through.
I came away with a decrease in my BP meds and anti-dizzy meds. I'm supposed to take the latter 2x day, but they say it makes you drowsy. I pushed back and said I have to work so I can't be dizzy. The tech suggested that I take it before bed. So that's what I'm going to do--take one tonight and not take the second. Plus I'm skeptical. When I was in the hospital in October they tested my for vertigo and it came back negative.
I have to be re-checked Friday. I don't think decreasing my BP meds from what I was taking before is the right direction. I'd be willing to try a 1.5 of the med instead of the 2x prescription and I'll suggest that on Friday if things aren't better. We will see.
Good thing work wasn't super busy today. And Jeff (who drove me there since I felt so bad) and I went out for brunch at IHOP after picking up my new meds. Jeff was feeling up to it, so big yay!.
And when I got home, my BP was the same as it was in the morning. Go figure.
When I woke up and had my coffee this morning, by BP was 143/83. I took double the BP meds, as instructed. About 2 hours later I was feeling really lightheaded and generally worry-inly weird--weird enough to call my doctor's office. The asked me to come i. When I go there my BP had dropped to 120/60, which, IMHO, was a hell of a drop. I was super light headed.
During my appointment I had an EKG and a balance test, which took me 2 tries to get through.
I came away with a decrease in my BP meds and anti-dizzy meds. I'm supposed to take the latter 2x day, but they say it makes you drowsy. I pushed back and said I have to work so I can't be dizzy. The tech suggested that I take it before bed. So that's what I'm going to do--take one tonight and not take the second. Plus I'm skeptical. When I was in the hospital in October they tested my for vertigo and it came back negative.
I have to be re-checked Friday. I don't think decreasing my BP meds from what I was taking before is the right direction. I'd be willing to try a 1.5 of the med instead of the 2x prescription and I'll suggest that on Friday if things aren't better. We will see.
Good thing work wasn't super busy today. And Jeff (who drove me there since I felt so bad) and I went out for brunch at IHOP after picking up my new meds. Jeff was feeling up to it, so big yay!.
And when I got home, my BP was the same as it was in the morning. Go figure.
