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Suggest Treatment For High BP
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... My blood pressure has been high all day, but it has really spiked since I started laying down to go to sleep. It has gotten up to 193/118, but then once I am up for a while, it drops. The last reading was 160/100, but now my machine is giving me an error reading. My wife happens to take HCTZ. I am wondering if I should go the ER, take one of her pills, wait it out, etc.
Thu, 7 Sep 2017
Hi There
After going through your query I understand your concern.
I would like to tell you that Blood pressure more than 180/120 is an emergency condition but looks like your machine is giving fake readings. Check your BP on different machine and if it is actually more than 180/120 then go to ER.
Don't take pills until you are sure about high BP as risk of hypotension will there if it is a fake reading.
Kind Regards
After going through your query I understand your concern.
I would like to tell you that Blood pressure more than 180/120 is an emergency condition but looks like your machine is giving fake readings. Check your BP on different machine and if it is actually more than 180/120 then go to ER.
Don't take pills until you are sure about high BP as risk of hypotension will there if it is a fake reading.
Kind Regards
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