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High BP and CH
Jun 11^th, 2010 at 8:18pm

Hi Everyone,
      I think I found a common denominator at least for me and my CH. Wondering if anyone else out there have had a similar experience.
   Started Verapamil 200 mg back on April 7, prescribed by my neuro. After 2 weeks I finally was having some relief from daily head pressure/ burning scalp, eye tear and droop, etc. Had a complete blood work done then as well. Saw my PC Doc May 11. He tells me my blood work showed Kidney function failure and takes me off my BP meds. He let me continue to take Verapamil. It should keep your BP in check. First day off of BP meds.... instant head pressure back which has continued to increase in intensity over the last 3 weeks. Of course my BP was not in control. I checked it almost daily. Started a new BP med last week. BP is still consistently on the high side and I"m still having some pretty intense head pain nearly everyday. Oxygen isn't even giving me much relief.
      It seems, at least for me, I need to keep my BP on the lower side to keep my CH manageable while I'm still in cycle......nearly 6 mo now.
      Anybody else have a similar effect when BP is too high?
      Thanks so much for listening.

Donna Mae

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JustNotRight CH.com Sponsor Offline CH version 15.0.8 member since 2005 aka GingerS224 Posts: 1300 Wilkes-Barre, Pa (USA) Gender:	Re: High BP and CH Reply #1 - Jun 11^th, 2010 at 9:19pm My BP has always run naturally LOW. So low at times I've scared the wits out of a few nurses, whom I'd forgotten to warn about it. BP for me at least has not been a factor with my CH.
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: High BP and CH Reply #2 - Jun 11^th, 2010 at 9:25pm Yeah same here.....bp runs on the low side. Joe
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Reply #3 - Jun 11^th, 2010 at 9:36pm

Interestingly, this has been my worst cycle and my blood pressure has been running high. I'm normally a steady 120/70, but I've been at 160/98 for the past several days inspite of being on 480 mgs of verapamil/day. I normally have one or two hits a night, but I've now had 6 in the past 24 hours. I'm normally a late nighter, but today I started with one at 5:30, woke up from a brief nap at 5:30 with a quick, hot 7-8, then had another one around 7. This crap got old weeks ago; now it's just a grind. I'm assuming the bp issue is due to the almost constant phantoms and heavy shadows.

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Reply #4 - Jun 11^th, 2010 at 9:46pm

Your bp automatically goes up in response to pain, medical fact. So in your case with pre-pain bp issues your CH is probably exacerbating the bp issue.

I am sorry to hear you are having such a hell of a time lately. You may want to check with your Doc. to see if you have any other bp med options or look into other ways to help lower your bp. My Dad uses meditation to help lower his. You may want to give it a try, when your head isn't banging like a steel drum that is.

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Reply #5 - Jun 12^th, 2010 at 5:40am

   Thanks for the responses. This high BP thing with me is all new. It started just after this cycle came. I didn't have high BP before CH.
   Have only been back on BP med for a week now since I had some kidney issues. Doc has me on a new one. Yes I need to call him or my Neuro. Want to see if I can increase my Verapamil. Now would be a good time to suggest it I think since I'm still to high.
      I still think for me anyways, when my BP is high, my CH is much worse.
Thanks again

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Reply #6 - Jun 12^th, 2010 at 8:17am

I think you misunderstand where we are coming from what we have stated are our own person all experiences with this and we are not telling you that you are wrong.

I also know from dealing with relatives that high blood pressure can and does cause headaches. I made mention of the following:
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Your bp automatically goes up in response to pain, medical fact. So in your case with pre-pain bp issues your CH is probably exacerbating the bp issue.

The opposite may also be true your high bp is triggering a headache which in your case will adversely affect your CH attacks.

Simply put either way High BP and CH would not play well together.

I hope this helps. Wink

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CHScooter CH.com Newbie Offline Psalm 23 Posts: 12	Re: High BP and CH Reply #7 - Jun 12^th, 2010 at 10:00am The only time I have high BP is during a cluster cycle. Am currently of propanolol, which helps with the pressure I feel in my head, but it leaves me tired all the time.
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