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What Causes Tingling Sensation In The Fingers And Heart Palpitations After A Miscarriage?
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Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Thu, 20 Oct 2016
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Wed, 9 Nov 2016
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Question : Im 40, in great health and my diet is relatively well, Ive cut down on salt and sodium a bit, drink lots of water, and my blood pressure has been 132/90, 141/101, 134/95 for 3 months now, except when I work out or play a gig as a musician, it gets normal like 130/80, -- I miscarried at 4 1/2 months back this past may 31st. I started about a week ago getting weird tingles in my fingers and arms, meditated, relaxed and it stopped over a 2 day period , of course when i worry about it; i got weird palpitations in my chest. Got through it and now Im fine.
Now I have this weird pain in my right lower leg towards the ankle as of like today.
Ive never had high bp at all in my life. When I checked out of the hospital, my bp was normal back on may 31st. I just started taking garlic and potassium pills along with more veggies and Im about to get back on beet juice to see if I can bring this down naturally.
I might also be pregnant as well. And I am going to keep this child to see it through. Can you explain why all of a sudden after a miscarriage this is going on? Do I see a doctor now, or can I try the potassium pills and garlic and the beet juice and wait and see for another 7 days? I really would like to see this go down naturally and avoid meds.. Thanks
Now I have this weird pain in my right lower leg towards the ankle as of like today.
Ive never had high bp at all in my life. When I checked out of the hospital, my bp was normal back on may 31st. I just started taking garlic and potassium pills along with more veggies and Im about to get back on beet juice to see if I can bring this down naturally.
I might also be pregnant as well. And I am going to keep this child to see it through. Can you explain why all of a sudden after a miscarriage this is going on? Do I see a doctor now, or can I try the potassium pills and garlic and the beet juice and wait and see for another 7 days? I really would like to see this go down naturally and avoid meds.. Thanks
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your blood pressure values are just borderline (which means in the upper normal limits).
I would explain that during pregnancy (like the one you had), blood pressure may raise because of hormonal changes. This is also called pregnancy hypertension or gestational hypertension.
It does not occur in all pregnant women, but shows an increased risk of eclampsia , which is a toxic situation for the baby and the mother, leading to increased risk of premature birth or abortion for the baby and other risks for the mother (renal failure, seizures, stroke, persistent hypertension,etc.)
The blood sugar may also have a tendency to raise up, causing gestational diabetes.
Coming to this point, as you want to get pregnant again, I recommend performing consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests to investigate for other secondary causes of high blood pressure:
- a complete blood count for anemia
- kidney and liver function tests
- glucose tolerance test (for possible diabetes)
- fasting glucose
- blood electrolytes
- an urine analysis for possible proteinuria or infection
You should repeat these tests every month during pregnancy (except for glucose tolerance test which should be done in the third month and every 3 months).
As you had a miscarriage, I would also recommend performing coagulation tests (including protein S, protein C, INR, antithrombine III, Leiden factor, etc.), to investigate for possible a coagulation disorder.
For the moment there is no need to start anti-hypertensive therapy considering your actual blood pressure values.
Continuing on your healthy diet and natural supplements will be OK.
Regarding the hip pain, it may be related to a ligament pain (usually the pelvic bones move during pregnancy, causing such pain). Anyway, an abdominal ultrasound (in the pelvic area), coupled with inflammation tests (PCR, sedimentation rate).
An ultrasound by your gynecologist is necessary to examine the uterine tubes and the right position of the fetus if you think that you may be pregnant (irradiating hip pain could also be related to an ectopic pregnancy).
If you are pregnant and your blood pressure values keep raising during pregnancy, you may need to start anti-hypertensive therapy (methyldopa is the drug preferred during pregnancy).
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful!
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me again!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your blood pressure values are just borderline (which means in the upper normal limits).
I would explain that during pregnancy (like the one you had), blood pressure may raise because of hormonal changes. This is also called pregnancy hypertension or gestational hypertension.
It does not occur in all pregnant women, but shows an increased risk of eclampsia , which is a toxic situation for the baby and the mother, leading to increased risk of premature birth or abortion for the baby and other risks for the mother (renal failure, seizures, stroke, persistent hypertension,etc.)
The blood sugar may also have a tendency to raise up, causing gestational diabetes.
Coming to this point, as you want to get pregnant again, I recommend performing consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests to investigate for other secondary causes of high blood pressure:
- a complete blood count for anemia
- kidney and liver function tests
- glucose tolerance test (for possible diabetes)
- fasting glucose
- blood electrolytes
- an urine analysis for possible proteinuria or infection
You should repeat these tests every month during pregnancy (except for glucose tolerance test which should be done in the third month and every 3 months).
As you had a miscarriage, I would also recommend performing coagulation tests (including protein S, protein C, INR, antithrombine III, Leiden factor, etc.), to investigate for possible a coagulation disorder.
For the moment there is no need to start anti-hypertensive therapy considering your actual blood pressure values.
Continuing on your healthy diet and natural supplements will be OK.
Regarding the hip pain, it may be related to a ligament pain (usually the pelvic bones move during pregnancy, causing such pain). Anyway, an abdominal ultrasound (in the pelvic area), coupled with inflammation tests (PCR, sedimentation rate).
An ultrasound by your gynecologist is necessary to examine the uterine tubes and the right position of the fetus if you think that you may be pregnant (irradiating hip pain could also be related to an ectopic pregnancy).
If you are pregnant and your blood pressure values keep raising during pregnancy, you may need to start anti-hypertensive therapy (methyldopa is the drug preferred during pregnancy).
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful!
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me again!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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