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High Blood Pressure Not Responding To Meds

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richard26983
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I've had high BP for a few years but generally controlled by meds (lots of bad reactions to the meds though).  This year I'd started a concerted effort to exercise daily, lose weight and eat better to try and improve things and I was feeling better.  About 6 weeks ago I had problems with vision in my right eye and found I had a branch retinal vein occlusion (basically there's a bleed in my right eye and I can see little out of it).  I went straight to the GP who found BP was 230/130 and sent me to A&E who kept me there until it came down to 180/100.  CHanged meds and gradually increasing the doses so that from today I'm on 300 mg Irbesartan once a day and 8mg Doxazosin twice daily (that's up today from 4mg twice daily).  When I was in the GP he was reading 195/120 and I'm getting roughly 180/110 at home.  I'm concerned that the drugs are making no real headway and feel like a bit of a ticking timebomb after what happened with my eye.  I'd had lost of tests previously (renal scan, etc.) and they've simply said that it's essential (unexplained) hypertension.  I'm just wondering if people have had similar experiences and how it worked out.

Thanks

 

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  • nimal69708
    nimal69708 richard26983

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    My wife is a severe migraine case. Her usual BP is in the range 165/100 - 140/90. She is given Losarton 50 and HCT 10 mng and Atenalol 50 and Amoldipine 5 in the night. BP does not go down. At times shes goes unconscious and has to be rushed to hospital. So far nor proper drug regime.
  • jay1886vcc
    jay1886vcc richard26983

    Posted

    Dear friend, first of all I feel sorry for your problem.  I also suffering from hypertension and a lot of medications didn't help me, so I tried to use marihuana in medical way and it was just great, without a big amount of side effects,which prescribed meds gave me. I'm not insisting but you just have to read this topic http://www.ncsm.nl/english/marijuana-blood-pressure-hypertension[/b]

    • bob120
      bob120 jay1886vcc

      Posted

      The link didn't really offer any conclusions or information on the results. It said your BP will rise, then may lower or just get back to normal. It also said different strains have different effects. Since you have found this to work for you perhaps you could share some specifics. What strain do you smoke, and how often do you smoke? How long have you been using it for BP? What was your average BP before you started and what is it now?

  • nimal69708
    nimal69708 richard26983

    Posted

    Thank u Richard,

    I also have heard of effect of Marijuana on High Blood Pressure. I will check with the doctor and come back to u.

    Thanks again,

    Nimal

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