Why is my blood pressure high in the mornings?
Patient: My blood pressure is 117/90. The bottom is consistently high when I wake up in the morning. I'm pretty sure I have sleep apnea, which I believe is what brought this on. Sometimes when it is real high, my mom or dad will give me one of their blood pressure pills. Doctor: Hi,Your blood pressure appears to be within the normal range. You have not mentioned the blood pressure, which you say is consistently high. However, I would like to inform you that sudden arousal of the sympathetic system you blood pressure will be high in mornings compared to other times. It will be higher at around 10 am and peak till the noon and then drop. This is normal diurnal variation in all individuals.Avoid taking unregulated treatment. Your dosage might be low, but other added factors might lead to hypo-tension and accidental injuries.If you still have doubts, you can take ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, which helps in checking your 24 hr circadian blood pressure variation. If you think you have sleep apnea, meet the doctor and try to get it treated as it increases the risk of stroke, vascular diseases and congestive cardiac failure.If you have further doubts, you can get back with the exact high blood pressure in mornings and I will try to further help you.Hope i have answered your query.