BP

February 12, 2004

,

Your BP is running very high. Have you talked to your Neph about adding

another BP med? It might be in order.

February 12, 2004

My BP gets really high even on the meds. I am on the patch, Catapres

TTS 3, and love it. I change it every Friday. But if I take it off

at night and don't remember to put one on until morning I wake with a

HUGE BP headache. New Years Day it was 198/134 and when I was having

my son it was 204/180 and that was on magnesium (sp?), a massive

muscle relaxer used during labor for lowering BP. Since I was 20 I

have been told many times by ER docs that my BP will be the death of

me. Nobody wants to hear they're gonna have a stroke when they're

that young. But I use the patch and I rarely forget to replace

it ,it keeps my BP generaly in the 124/88 range. I check my BP at

home. My baby sis just had to increase her dose, she was on the 1, a

half inch square, and now she's on the 2. I started with the 2 and

right off the bat had to move up to the 3, 1 x 1.5 inches. They only

go to 4.

Sorry that was a bit longwinded it's one of those " why did I get out

of bed " days. It's 26 degrees here in St. Louis, and I am frozen. We

had an appointment down town today for my son, we had to be there at

9:45 this morning and it's a 45 minute drive for us. I am ready for

a nap.

BRANDY

February 12, 2004

Catapres (otherwise known as clonidine), is one of those drugs that you risk

some heavy rebound hypertension if you miss even one dose.

Pierre

BP

> My BP gets really high even on the meds. I am on the patch, Catapres

> TTS 3, and love it. I change it every Friday. But if I take it off

> at night and don't remember to put one on until morning I wake with a

> HUGE BP headache. New Years Day it was 198/134 and when I was having

> my son it was 204/180 and that was on magnesium (sp?), a massive

> muscle relaxer used during labor for lowering BP. Since I was 20 I

> have been told many times by ER docs that my BP will be the death of

> me. Nobody wants to hear they're gonna have a stroke when they're

> that young. But I use the patch and I rarely forget to replace

> it ,it keeps my BP generaly in the 124/88 range. I check my BP at

> home. My baby sis just had to increase her dose, she was on the 1, a

> half inch square, and now she's on the 2. I started with the 2 and

> right off the bat had to move up to the 3, 1 x 1.5 inches. They only

> go to 4.

>

> Sorry that was a bit longwinded it's one of those " why did I get out

> of bed " days. It's 26 degrees here in St. Louis, and I am frozen. We

> had an appointment down town today for my son, we had to be there at

> 9:45 this morning and it's a 45 minute drive for us. I am ready for

> a nap.

>

> BRANDY

>

February 12, 2004