Anyone else have high blood pressure?

Question

So my entire pregnancy I had no problems with my blood pressure being high but when I hit 40 weeks is when it started to get high. I had to get induced and it just kept getting worse and I’m now 3 days postpartum and still can’t get it under 145/90 it’s always above that, I was put on a medication for it, but anyone else dealing with this to? Any tips to help lower it?

Answer

I have it too. Got really high on 2nd day post partum (160/100!) but a dose of anti hypertensives got it back down to where yours is, but mines staying there too. I suspect they may send me home with some, unless this dose settles it down some more.
I’m still in hospital where they can monitor me regularly - if you’re not in hospital yourself I recommend you get in touch with a doctor to get it under control.

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I had this and told my dr, they admitted me for 32 hours and put me on magnesium. Never again had a high reading. It’s been 3 years. Go to the hospital. Get it fixed. You will have lifelong issues if you don’t & could have a stroke.

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I had hypertension with both of my pregnancies and this last one turned into postpartum preeclampsia. With my first, my blood pressure went back to normal but it took a few months. This time, after I was put on magnesium at the hospital, I was prescribed Procardia XL. Since being discharged, I am seeing a cardiologist to regulate the meds and help me hopefully wean off of it. He told me to watch my sodium and try to do some light exercise like walking as long as it was ok with my OB. It took a good week for the procardia to really work but I take my bp every day and I’m always shocked at how low it is now. Hoping he lowers my dose at my next appointment in a week and a half.

Anyone else have high blood pressure?

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