Yeah, I've actually got one for my dad, it has memory for two people so I occasionally check my blood pressure when I'm checking his. Mine's been pretty consistently high-for-me-normal-for-most-people for a long time now.
I'm not being stubborn about the doctor, I have no health insurance. I'm on hiatus from my doctoral program until my dad doesn't need me anymore so not even student loan "income" either. There are 40 million people (probably more now with the economy in the crapper) who muddle along the best we can without affordable health care options.
Oh and it's been largely gone since I hit it with the decongestants. A little mild thing going once in awhile but it responds to rest and ibuprofen, not like before.
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05-03-2009, 05:42 PM #1
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05-03-2009, 07:25 PM #2
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Yes! That's the feeling I was having a year ago when my bp was up, and everyone said I was imagining it. But my BP was just borderline high, like 139/100. Maybe I'm just extra sensitive. I never took medicine. It was about a 3 week period where I just felt like s**t, but I wasn't sick. I charted my BP. It stayed in that range, and when I went to the doctor she gave me three months to get it down, and I did, by being diligent about my diet.kind of a disconnected, foggy feeling
Now it's normal again, and since then I've lost 20 more lbs.
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05-03-2009, 09:19 PM #3
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short term - anything that increases circulation to your brain will probably help.
Peppermint tea and/or caffeine.
But go to a doctor as well
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06-03-2009, 05:47 PM #4
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Hi There,
Is it possible it is a migraine or tension headache? I get them for days at a time, and finally they just break. My doctor has treated me with different meds. Still good idea to see the dr if you can. I have no health insurance either (laid off), so I can empathise with ya there!
Hope you feel better!!
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06-04-2009, 05:40 AM #5
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ZenS - another idea to try is a massage from a good masseuse. If money is tight, you might see if there's a massage school near you. I'm a migrainer, and tension is part of the formula that will send me begging for relief.
Besides, a massage feels SO good anyway.
Beth
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