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Suggest Treatment For Elevated Blood Pressure And Headaches

I have a history of high blood pressure and take medication for it. The last few days, my blood pressure has been elevated and I have been getting frequent headaches. Tonight my blood pressure readings were 149/115 and 129/96. What kind of medical treatment should I be seeking?
Wed, 10 May 2017
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Hello!

Thank you for asking on HCM!

You should know that the headache seem to be caused by high blood pressure.

But, I would like to know what have been your mean blood pressure values before.

Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and some tests to exclude other possible causes of secondary hypertension:

- a chest X ray study
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for electrolyte imbalance
- kidney and liver function tests
- fasting glucose.

If all these tests result normal, you should discuss with your doctor on the possibility of making some changes to your actual anti-hypertensive therapy (increase the doses or add new drugs), in order to have a better control of your blood pressure values.

Hope to have been helpful!

Wishing good health,

Dr. Iliri
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Suggest Treatment For Elevated Blood Pressure And Headaches

Hello! Thank you for asking on HCM! You should know that the headache seem to be caused by high blood pressure. But, I would like to know what have been your mean blood pressure values before. Anyway, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician and some tests to exclude other possible causes of secondary hypertension: - a chest X ray study - complete blood count for anemia - thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction - blood electrolytes for electrolyte imbalance - kidney and liver function tests - fasting glucose. If all these tests result normal, you should discuss with your doctor on the possibility of making some changes to your actual anti-hypertensive therapy (increase the doses or add new drugs), in order to have a better control of your blood pressure values. Hope to have been helpful! Wishing good health, Dr. Iliri