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Is it possible to have high blood pressure with me/cfs? My BP was 250/150 at my last doctor visit. 5 minutes later it read 200/136. My doctor has no clue what's wrong with me and I need to find out on my own.
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Is it possible to have high blood pressure with me/cfs? My BP was 250/150 at my last doctor visit. 5 minutes later it read 200/136. My doctor has no clue what's wrong with me and I need to find out on my own.
Is it possible to have high blood pressure with me/cfs? My BP was 250/150 at my last doctor visit. 5 minutes later it read 200/136. My doctor has no clue what's wrong with me and I need to find out on my own.
I think the answer is no. That blood pressure is not due to ME/CFS. Your doctor is obliged to investigate it. A level that high is a serious health risk. It should be investigated and treated immediately. There is no way you can find out the cause on your own.
What the bleep kind of doctor is that? Those are some pretty serious numbers for a doctor to just dismiss. Find yourself another doctor, preferably a cardiologist. That kind of high blood pressure could easily be something entirely separate from ME and needs to be checked into ASAP.Is it possible to have high blood pressure with me/cfs? My BP was 250/150 at my last doctor visit. 5 minutes later it read 200/136. My doctor has no clue what's wrong with me and I need to find out on my own.
Do you have any symptoms of orthostatic tachycardia? Certain types of POTS can present with hypertension. Are you able to measure your BP at home while at rest?Is it possible to have high blood pressure with me/cfs? My BP was 250/150 at my last doctor visit. 5 minutes later it read 200/136. My doctor has no clue what's wrong with me and I need to find out on my own.
He had ‘hypovolemic hypertension,’ meaning that because his blood volume was low, the muscles around his arteries had clamped down causing it to look like standard ‘too much blood’ hypertension.