In article 7>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> > I'm finally on Beta Blockers when mine hit 142 one night. I went to
> > work, told my co-worker what was happening and took my first Beta
> > Blocker, then waited. Took 3 hours to come down to 100.
> >
> > Now resting is running around 82.
> >
> > It's scary... I think mine was due to an OD of Thyroid Armour generic
> > tho'. I've cut the dose and it has not happened since.
> > Figuring out a proper thyroid med dose can be iffy, and takes weeks.
>
> Yes, it's scary. I woke up last Wednesday feeling rather dizzy. Took my
> b/p and it was 210/105. I was alsready on 2 b/p meds, so took my usual
> morning pill along with the one I take at night. It came down to normal
> range, so thought it was a fluke. The next morning it was 195/100. That's
> when I called the cardiologist. He put me on a third medication (each
> works differently in lowering the presure), and yesterday I went for a
> kidney ultrasound to rule out any narrowing or blockage of the renal
> arteries. That was clear. I go back on Friday for a followup.
>
> Figuring out most drug combinations and dosages are often difficult.

I wish you well. Ideally, we can find the cause and fix it from there,
but I'd rather live.

I ran a high heart rate for a couple of years before it got that bad.
And we've been "playing" with the Thyroid levels for about as long. It
got bad tho' when the pharmacy switched me to a generic instead of the
name brand without telling me.

It can make a difference.

The tachycardia does cause High BP but I never checked that. At 100 BPM,
it was 128 over 91. Borderline high thank the gods.

Right now, Bystolic is keeping my heart rate low which keeps the BP down.

Cause or effect?

I can't afford the Cardiology consult right now.
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