Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 21 Location: south carolina
hbp in the morning on Verapamil Posted: 03-04-08 20:21pm
Wondering why my blood pressure is always
highest in the morning??? I thought that
it should be lower in the morning?? I am
currently on Verapamil switched to 240mg.
Could there be something happening in the
sleep at night?? I am not a snoring
person, so my wife says. Any comments
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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MandMs
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Posted: 03-05-08 10:26am
Do you have well controlled blood
pressure?
Do you have certain kidney disease?
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schoc
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HBP Posted: 03-07-08 11:24am
Yes, I am a well conditioned 43 y.o.
Marine. No diseases at all.
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MandMs
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Posted: 03-12-08 06:48am
Like many body functions, blood pressure
has a daily pattern. At night decreases,
when we get out off bed starts to
increases and peaks about midafternoon.
Abnormal daily pattern, like high blood
pressure in the morning, can be due to:
poorly controlled high blood pressure,
sleep apnea, some medications, diseases,
night-shift work, caffeine and tobacco use
and too much stress.
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schoc
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Good morning Posted: 03-12-08 07:12am
Thanx for the reply. I am not on any
medications except for the verapamil 240mg
that I take every morning. My b/p seems
to be peaking right in the morning when i
wake up? I just got out of the Marine
Corps and have been at home relaxing for
the last 30 days. I swim each morning and
workout following that, so I don't seem to
be under stress at this point. This has
been going on for about 9 months now. Do
you think it could be something with the
sleep pattern? I am going to go to the
naval base here locally and maybe get
sleep studies done. Thanx.
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Hi! Posted: 03-18-08 03:45am
Certain blood pressure medications can
also cause high blood pressure to occur in
the morning, as some of them don’t last
a full twenty-four hours. Your medications
can be switched with other one or with a
combination of meds.
You can ask your doctor for a twenty-four
hour monitoring test, which will measure
your blood pressure during that time
period, which will better illustrate when
your blood pressure peaks and when it
doesn’t.
Has your wife noticed that you are having
episodes of choking or gasping for air
while sleeping and repeated silences from
your side of the bed?
Have you experienced waking up in a sweat
during the night?
