Suggest treatment for high BP and tingling in head and legs
Patient: Hi. My blood pressure has been high for 2 weeks. At first the Dr. told me to follow a low sodium diet and decrease my caffeine intake, I have done both and went back to the Dr. yesterday. It was still reading 153 over 99. I have been on atentolol since Saturday 50 mg once a day, and yesterday they increased it to 100 mg a day. I do now have the omron BP machine, and my readings are still about the same, When will my BP start going down? I am not over weight and am pretty much a healthy 36 year old female. Whenever it is elevated I also feel tingling in my head and my legs. Is this Normal? Thank you! Doctor: Hello!Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is normal to feel tingling in your head and legs while your blood pressure values are high. From the other hand, you should know that every change in antihypertensive therapy needs some days to achieve a new balance in blood pressure values. So, you need to be patient and wait some days for your blood pressure values to lower. If after a week, your blood pressure values are still high, you should discuss with your doctor on the possibility of making further changes to your therapy (add new drugs). Hope you will find this answer helpful!Wishing good health, Dr. Iliri