Heart murmur and high blood pressure Posted: 04-03-08 11:29am
I was just diagnosed with a heart murmur
yesterday and while I was at the doctor I
had high blood pressure (140/90). I told
her I always get nervous when I'm at the
doctor. So she is setting me up with a
24-hour blood pressure monitor that I have
to wear from 3:30 pm today to 3:30 pm
tomorrow. I also have to go for an EKG on
Monday and blood tests to check my throid
and chlesterol level next week.
I'm a little bit nervous about it because
a lot of people keep saying "don't worry,
murmurs are normal and it's probably
nothing." But I keep reading that if you
have high blood pressure and have a murmur
it could be something more serious. I'm
going to stress about it this weekend
until I so on Monday. Even then I
probably won't know anything until I see
my doctor again on April 28th. Can
someone who's been through this try and
make me feel better by explaining what
they went through? I'm really nervous and
scared.
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MandMs
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Posted: 04-04-08 06:01am
Do you usually get high blood pressure
when you are at the doctor's office?
A 24 hour monitor will answer for sure if
you have high blood pressure, or you have,
only, white coat hypertension. I guess you
just have the last one.
Did you have a simple blood count test?
Are you usually short of breath?
Do you have frequent spells of dizziness?
What is your normal heart rate?
Have you noticed some heat intolerance,
increased nervousness or more frequent
bowel movements recently?
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LadyKitten
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Posted: 04-04-08 07:03am
I find I'm more nervous when I'm at the
doctor and that's when I usually have my
blood pressure checked and it's usually
high. I'm having a blood test done next
week. I do get shortness of breath easily
but I figured it's because I'm out of
shape. I don't feel dizzy often. Maybe
occasionally like if I stand up too fast,
but I figure that happens to everyone.
I'm not too sure of my heart rate. I
think it's about 90/min. Haven't really
noticed any heat intolerance, nervousness
or more bowel movements.
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MandMs
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Posted: 04-14-08 06:16am
Were you diagnosed with white coat
hypertension?
Have you received your blood count test
results?
Do you often feel tired and sleepy?
Heart murmur can be due to anemia.
Waiting for your post!
Marija
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LadyKitten
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Posted: 04-14-08 13:06pm
I won't know any of my test results until
April 28. That is when I see the doctor
next. I always feel tired and sleepy. I
work in an office on a computer. I try to
get up every so often just to stretch and
get my eyes off my monitor, but when I get
home at about 4:30, I am so tired I
usually fall asleep before my fiance gets
home (around 6:00).
I know my mom is anemic (low iron) but I
donate blood on a regular basis and I
never have a problem with my iron level.
I even take a multi-vitamin with minerals
included. If it's an under-active thyroid
(hypothyroidism) it would explain alot,
but that means I'll have to go on meds for
the rest of my life.
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MandMs
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LadyKitten! Posted: 05-05-08 03:31am
Have you got your results already?
Most of the time heart murmurs are normal
and do not indicate that there is anything
wrong with the heart. Anemia, high blood
pressure, fever, or an overactive thyroid
gland, are usual conditions, not related
to heart, that are causing heart murmur.
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LadyKitten
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Posted: 05-07-08 09:55am
Apparantly my results showed that
everything's fine, except my high blood
pressure. My doctor told me that the
heart murmur is nothing I should worry
about, and could possibly go away if I
lose weight which I need to do to get my
blood pressure down. So I guess it's time
to go purchase a bike and pull out the
roller skates.
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MandMs
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Posted: 05-19-08 06:38am
I hope you'll feel much better!
Take some action, girl!
Well wishes!
Marija
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