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HIgh Blood Pressure

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Lee Kirksey, MD - Peripheral Arterial Disease, PAD, Cardiovascular Disease, stroke, treatment, angioplasty, spider veins, laser ablation, wound treatment, surgery, leg pain, Prevention, Varicose veins

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HIgh Blood Pressure

by pickle1111, Jun 27, 2008 02:11PM

I have recently 2x in the 3 months (and again last night) had weird episodes where my blood pressure shot up very very high- this caused my eyesight to get blurry and I had very severe headeaches with dizziness and it felt like my entire body was going to explode. I could feel pulsing/heartbeats in the back of my eyeballs and it made me a little sick to my stomach.  Then, when I woke up- my face was red and flushed.  This has happened several times but by the time I get to the doctor-  everything is normal again.

  I do have MG, but I was just diagnosed and have not recieved any treatment for it.

My only med is imitrex.  (but had not taken it for about a week or two before this happened)

Is this serious and should I talk to my doc about it?

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by Lee Kirksey, MD

, Jun 28, 2008 11:36AM

To: pickle1111

Yes, profound increases in blood pressure can increase your risk of stroke and heart attack. Ask your doctor to investigate why these episodes are occurring. Keep a diary of diet and medications leading up to these events and obtain a home bp monitoring kit. good luck

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