Ran out of b.p. medicine last Wednesday, Friday b.p. was 200/102 at one point. Retried thirty minutes later is was 190/90. Refilled the medicine and now it runs 160's/90's in the morning until the medicine kicks in, then it will go down to 130's/70's. I only take the b.p. med in the a.m.

I'm a bad snorer.

Do I need a higher dose or is the morning-only medicine regimen not sufficient.

And, I won't be lazy and delay refilling the RX again.

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Posted by mouton

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Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:33 pm to chinhoyang

Are you overweight? If so stop being that.

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Posted by MontyFranklyn

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Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:33 pm to chinhoyang

are you getting any cardio? Did you adjust your diet?

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Posted by OneMoreTime

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Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:33 pm to chinhoyang

Dear diary

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Posted by tigerstripedjacket

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Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:34 pm to chinhoyang

quote:
Do I need a higher dose or is the morning-only medicine regimen not sufficient.

Did you try mentioning this to, I don't know, your doctor?

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Posted by mpar98

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Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:43 pm to tigerstripedjacket

your bp can spike when not on your normal dosages

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Posted by Bourre

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Posted on 4/5/16 at 1:49 pm to chinhoyang

Blood pressure spikes in the morning as you wake up so it should be a little higher in the am. Uping your medication dose probably won't give you the drops needed to get to 120/80. Your doctor will probably need to add another medication to your existing meds

Eta, diet and exercise will also help to lower bp

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