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PMR and blood pressure

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richard07199
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Went to the dentist this morning for a routiene check up. The first part of that routiene check up is a routiene blood pressure check. No problem there, my BP sitting in that very same chair on previous check ups is usually around 116/80.

Well, today it was 191/90!

None of my medications have changed...except my prednisone taper.

Here's my theory on what is going on: I think that my adrenal glands are crying out for help.

I came across this comment in a Google search: ." An overactive adrenal system can cause sudden spikes in blood pressure and hypertension."

I'm at 6.5mg of pred having tapered down from 7.0 over the period of a month using DSNS. At this dosage, the adrenals are now expected to do something on their own. Given that they have been snoozing for the last two years, they probably don't remember what to do, and they're thrashing about trying to figure out what their responsibility is in this situation.

Crackpot theories, aside, I am concerned about the BP spike, and am, like my adrenals, thrashing about looking for an explanation.

Can anyone in this hallowed forum shed some light on the possible connection between PMR, prednisone, tapering, and blood pressure?

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