Question: hello. I ve monitored my blood pressure at home for yrs and it usually really good. my bp app gives an average of 114/73 for june=oct of last yr when my monitor broke. occasionally tho I have spikes (I ve cared for my mom who has alzheimers for the past 12 yrs and it's quite stressful) I also have a severe allergy to medicinal fillers. after a stressful period a couple of months ago my Dr prescribed clonidine patch 0.1mg with good resulting. I dvlped a rash thoan and wanted to discontinue but was concerned about rebound. my Dr advised to just wear patch for a longer time. I left it on for 3 weeks then removed it. after about 1 week my bp shot up along with extreme anxiety. my questions are. a me I rebounding? was this an acceptable way to taper...and how long will this last. I ve never had such high numbers or...sometimes 159/99 or such anxiety in my life. thank you so much in advance for your advice.

Thank you for your quick response. How long will elevated bp persist if I don t take oral clonidine? Now that I ve endured this long I am scared to take more of this evil beast and continue this scenario but I m finding it very difficult to live my life this way. Do u think I should start low dose now or continue to ride this out? It seems to be getting worse but that may be my reaction to the stress this is causing.