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(Message started by: 5-string on Aug 25^th, 2003, 9:06pm)

Title: blood pressure
Post by 5-string on Aug 25^th, 2003, 9:06pm

Has anyone ever monitored there blood pressure to see where it is before,during and after a cycle? A friend suggested I buy a monitor,so I did. I've been checking it several times a day. I'ts usually 80-90/45-55 and pulse is 58-77. How many people have tried checking this? There pretty cheap. I paid $30.00 for mine.
Just curious,
Mark

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by kim on Aug 25^th, 2003, 9:18pm

Nah. No time. Too bizzy doin the habitual ritual. HOWEVER, on occasion the ER took BP. It wAS always LOW. ............?I mean LOW, like very LOW.

???

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by CryingInPain on Aug 25^th, 2003, 9:20pm

I also have been keeping a Blood Pressure diary at the advice of my Dr.
I have to take it every four hours and with no pain mine is roughly 90/68
Shadow getting worse on average 120/75
and crawling on the floor screaming in pain on average 140/100

Im taking this info to my appt tomorrow so I will see what he has to say about it.

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by kim on Aug 25^th, 2003, 9:35pm

wowfuckinbp ...........i never done THAT. Kewl. Lucky I got that oxygen tank outal the closet ;D Which didn't work wortha shit anyhow :DNose Pluggies - Good thing I was unaRMED

The Fuck Up :D

You da man!

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by hopefull on Aug 25^th, 2003, 10:36pm

never had BP problems but showed up at neuro with a kip 10 and they took it 5 times it was 190/114..they were freaking out ...but it's normal with out cluster....

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by Kirk on Aug 26^th, 2003, 12:19am

Typically
Painfree= 90/60
CH attack = 190/120

Age 53

TTFN

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by athos12 on Aug 26^th, 2003, 12:58am

mine is normal to low... normally....

really hight o extremely high when CHing

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by Edna on Aug 26^th, 2003, 7:19am

Now here's a thought..........I'm on bp medications.......but never really thought about it during an attack.

BUT, if I could fit that cuff around my eye socket or head and PUMP.......whoa baby...........talk about pressure to those points.........hmmmmmmmmmm.............lol

Interesting thought Mark, wish I could say I'll remember to check it during my next hit, but somehow, I really think that I won't remember to.

pf wishes,
EDNA

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by 5-string on Aug 26^th, 2003, 9:36am

The one I got is kinda tricky to attach one handed. Not a big deal when I'm feeling ok. But you're supposed to sit completely still and calm. and wrap that thing snugly around your arm calmly. and pump it up,while remaining still and calm. Kinda hard for me to do that when I'm pacing around,pulling my hair out. I just bought this thing on fri. I hav'nt had one that bad since I got it, but, when i do feel it to some degree, the pressure rises but my pulse rate drops.
seeyaa,
mark

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by Domi on Aug 26^th, 2003, 11:43am

I have started crisis only 7 weeks ago and I had the same question so I have the measure during and after ...no change and the measure was just as usual !

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by zanychef on Aug 27^th, 2003, 3:43am

bp freakily high during an attack in er once
been doing some test with sugar levels too just out of interest coz my girlfriend is diabetic an nothing there out of the usual

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by scottie40 on Aug 27^th, 2003, 8:50am

I was driving to west Texas last summer and had a CH so i stopped at a small town hospital with red face and my eyes watering they took my BP 192/118, i told the nurse just give me oxygen and leave the room so they did and 15 to 20mins later they come back i was sitting on the bed look like my old self my BP dropped back to normal they were all in aaaaaawwwwwww over this and have never seen anything like it DR. wrote me an rx for vicodin and sent me on my way.

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by Jewel on Aug 27^th, 2003, 2:22pm

My BP is normal to low.

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by Turts on Aug 28^th, 2003, 4:42am

Very interesting point. I have been meaning to get a home monitor and check it out during an attack. Naturally assumed that BP would be high during an attack.

BP 160/100 at rest

28yrs old. Been told that this needs attention.

Concerned with readings at time of dancing with the devil.

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by CryingInPain on Aug 28^th, 2003, 10:52am

[quote author=Turts

BP 160/100 at rest

28yrs old. Been told that this needs attention.

Concerned with readings at time of dancing with the devil.[/quote]

Wow!! That is very high for a resting Blood Pressure!
Textbook is 120/80 I believe. When I am in midattack and it goes to 140/100 they are concerned with that. My normal Bp is 90/68
Have you ever been on meds for high BP?

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by ZAIRA on Aug 28^th, 2003, 12:46pm

Hello Mark and nice to meet you!!

During an attack nobody succeeds in monitoring the pressure... I can’t stop moving!! ;D ;D

If my normal pressure is 105/60 I can tell you that after an attack it is 150/100... … it is hight for me!

Good Luck, Zaira ???

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by 5-string on Aug 28^th, 2003, 3:08pm

hi Zaira,
I'm interested to find out what happens to blood pressure. when it's shadowing(kip 3-7) it sure feels vascular to me. My pressure is normanlly 85/49,pulse 66. I'm 34yrs old. When the pain kicks in and grabs my left eye a little it goes to 100/60. But my pulse drops to 55-57. Luckely I hav'nt had a real bad one since I bought the thing last fri. I'm new to this board and had'nt heard anything about blood pressure. Just wondering...
Take it easy,
Mark

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by Turts on Aug 30^th, 2003, 6:29am

Gday CryingInPain,
quacks keep telling me that they will look at bp once a cycle has passed. Only have bp records when I have visited during a cycle. Maybe it is not a true bp, but a bp which is higher due to stress of a cycle dont know?
will keep you posted.

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by Edna on Aug 30^th, 2003, 11:24am

Turts, please do keep us posted.

That pressure reading should be checked whether you're in cycle or not I would think.

Let us know how it goes and good luck.

pf wishes,
EDNA

Title: Re: blood pressure
Post by Prense on Aug 30^th, 2003, 6:25pm

Interestingly enough, my resting BP went from 120(ish) over 80(ish) to 160(ish) over 95(ish) when I started Topamax...when I came off that med (due to other side effects), my BP is now back to my "normal" although it took a couple of weeks to get back down there. On the two ER visits I have had, my BP was through the roof. It was like 170(something) over 100+. I cannot recall the exact numbers only that it was the highest I have ever seen measured from me.

Chris