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by llm_nerd
1015 days ago
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My initial decision to seek treatment was recurring massive migraines that would wake me up in the middle of the night and last for hours. I had known that I had high blood pressure but didn't really track it closely at all, always attributing the few really high readings I did get to white coat syndrome (which is a very real, but it also can be an easy dismissal as well). During one of those migraine sessions I hopped on Amazon and ordered a unit. It came and I was sure it was defective because it kept measuring 170+ / 120+, which seemed impossible. A few days later I stopped by a pharmacy with one of the big units, and it read the same thing. So I visited my doctor. He put me on 5mg of amolodipine and it did very close to nothing. Then it was upped to 10mg and still little benefit. It was the addition of telmisartan that completely changed everything for me. The effect was overwhelming. It's hard for me to really identify the symptoms because I lived with it, I suspect, for many years. It was my norm. I will say this: at my current blood pressure I constantly feel way more relaxed, physically. Like my body doesn't feel in a constant fight state. |
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For the record, my blood pressure is not nearly as high, but its typically 140/85 as infrequently measured. I’ve never measured during a migraine, but I will now.