Suggest Treatment For Fluctuating BP Readings

Posted on Tue, 17 Feb 2015

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Question : Hi my uncle is 65 yrs old, recently he felt his bp became low so doctor asked him to stop taking his hypertension meds, after 2 months of stopping, he also stopped playing tennis , he notices that his bp is eratic, sometimes low and sometimes high. He feels bit tired not like before. Is there something wrong w him? His bex all normal

Answered by Dr. Lilit Baghdasaryan (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Sometimes it can happen to the patients with arterial hypertension

Detailed Answer:
Dear Mrs,

Blood pressure fluctuations sometimes can happen with patients with arterial hypertension.

For detailed answer I will need the blood pressure measurement chart of your uncle for the last week.
In case it is not available I will try to answer without it.

If he noticed that his blood pressure started to fluctuate after he give up playing tennis, I would advise him to continue to play tennis.
I would advise him to have healthy diet.
Check blood glucose, electrolyte, hemoglobin levels.
If majority of reading are high, he will need a mild anti hypertensive treatment. In this case his blood pressure will be under control.

Hope I could help you

Wishing a good health to your uncle

In case of further questions don't hesitate to ask

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar