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What Causes Hypertension During Pregnancy?
Question: hi,
I'm a 31 year old Caucasian female. I developed hypertension at 15 week's pregnant. my daughter is now 9 months old.
During my pregnancy I was taking 100 milligrams of labetalol once a day up until a few months ago. I weaned off slowly. I have a blood pressure machine at home and it sits around 120 over 70. But for the past 2 months I have been having random high spikes of blood pressure. When my blood pressure gets high I can feel it. I have tingling in my hAnds, in my feet and the top of my head. It gives great anxiety and I feel like I am going to die.
The only thing that eases my symptoms is if I lay down and cold cloth or compress on my neck and my forhead. Do you have any idea what may be causing this?
I'm a 31 year old Caucasian female. I developed hypertension at 15 week's pregnant. my daughter is now 9 months old.
During my pregnancy I was taking 100 milligrams of labetalol once a day up until a few months ago. I weaned off slowly. I have a blood pressure machine at home and it sits around 120 over 70. But for the past 2 months I have been having random high spikes of blood pressure. When my blood pressure gets high I can feel it. I have tingling in my hAnds, in my feet and the top of my head. It gives great anxiety and I feel like I am going to die.
The only thing that eases my symptoms is if I lay down and cold cloth or compress on my neck and my forhead. Do you have any idea what may be causing this?
Brief Answer:
Pregnancy induced hypertension is over
Detailed Answer:
hello,I am Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD.
I have gone through your query .Thanks for using HCM.
As such pregnancy induced hypertension is temperory and usually we can stop medicine within few weeks.As it has been done in your case.First of all I would like to know what is your BP at the time of your symptoms? do you have high reading during the spell of symptoms?If so please let me know exact reading.If you are obese,smoker and have family history of hypertension then it is possible that you may need medicines.
otherwise post delivery anemia and weak XXXXXXX ,lack of sleep can produce such symptoms.
kindly inform me these details so I can guide you accordingly.
My best wishes
Dr.Teli,MD
Pregnancy induced hypertension is over
Detailed Answer:
hello,I am Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD.
I have gone through your query .Thanks for using HCM.
As such pregnancy induced hypertension is temperory and usually we can stop medicine within few weeks.As it has been done in your case.First of all I would like to know what is your BP at the time of your symptoms? do you have high reading during the spell of symptoms?If so please let me know exact reading.If you are obese,smoker and have family history of hypertension then it is possible that you may need medicines.
otherwise post delivery anemia and weak XXXXXXX ,lack of sleep can produce such symptoms.
kindly inform me these details so I can guide you accordingly.
My best wishes
Dr.Teli,MD
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