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Why My Blood Pressure Which Has Never High Before Covid But Now Its Elevated ?
Question: My blood pressure has never been before covid but now it’s elevated and I bought a monitor to keep track, it averages 145/95 if not higher. Can covid cause this? Is it reversible or do I need medication? Also I can see my heartbeat in my chest and feel it in my ears is that do to high bp?
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that all types of infections, including Covid may lead to increased blood pressure values, due to inflammation.
Anxiety, which commonly associates Covid may raise blood pressure values too.
The heartbeat feeling is related to high blood pressure, but it also be related to other causes like: anxiety, anemia, electrolytes imbalances or thyroid gland dysfunction.
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and performing some tests in order to investigate for other possible causes which may raise blood pressure:
- a chest X ray study
- complete blood count, PCR and ESR
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction
- kidney and liver function tests
- fasting glucose levels
- blood electrolytes.
If all these tests result normal, I would recommend discussing with your Doctor on the possibility of starting low dose antihypertensive therapy ( an ACEI ( ramipril, berlipril, etc.) or an ARB (olmesartan, valsartan, etc.) to help reduce your blood pressure values.
If this situation is related to Covid, it will be temporary and you may need to stop medication when your blood pressure values will drop again.
In the meantime, I would recommend reducing salt and caffeine intake.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
I remain at your disposal for any further questions whenever you need!
Kind regards,
Dr.Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that all types of infections, including Covid may lead to increased blood pressure values, due to inflammation.
Anxiety, which commonly associates Covid may raise blood pressure values too.
The heartbeat feeling is related to high blood pressure, but it also be related to other causes like: anxiety, anemia, electrolytes imbalances or thyroid gland dysfunction.
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and performing some tests in order to investigate for other possible causes which may raise blood pressure:
- a chest X ray study
- complete blood count, PCR and ESR
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction
- kidney and liver function tests
- fasting glucose levels
- blood electrolytes.
If all these tests result normal, I would recommend discussing with your Doctor on the possibility of starting low dose antihypertensive therapy ( an ACEI ( ramipril, berlipril, etc.) or an ARB (olmesartan, valsartan, etc.) to help reduce your blood pressure values.
If this situation is related to Covid, it will be temporary and you may need to stop medication when your blood pressure values will drop again.
In the meantime, I would recommend reducing salt and caffeine intake.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
I remain at your disposal for any further questions whenever you need!
Kind regards,
Dr.Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Should I stop taking the Advil 600mg three times a day with blood pressure this high?
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello again!
I understand your concern and agree with you that Advil is contributing to high blood pressure values.
But, from the other hand, you should know that this is a very important drug to help against pericarditis and its benefits in such case outweigh the risk for high blood pressure .
To conclude, I would recommend continuing taking ibuprofen at your current dose and add a diuretic ( torasemide or hydrochlorythiazide)to help lower your blood pressure values during this period of time. The diuretic will help push away excessive water from your body, which could be related to ibuprofen or inflammation.
When your situation will improve and ibuprofen will not be necessary any more, your blood pressure values will drop again and you will need to stop the diuretic too.
Hope you will find this information helpful!
Wishing all the best,
Dr.Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello again!
I understand your concern and agree with you that Advil is contributing to high blood pressure values.
But, from the other hand, you should know that this is a very important drug to help against pericarditis and its benefits in such case outweigh the risk for high blood pressure .
To conclude, I would recommend continuing taking ibuprofen at your current dose and add a diuretic ( torasemide or hydrochlorythiazide)to help lower your blood pressure values during this period of time. The diuretic will help push away excessive water from your body, which could be related to ibuprofen or inflammation.
When your situation will improve and ibuprofen will not be necessary any more, your blood pressure values will drop again and you will need to stop the diuretic too.
Hope you will find this information helpful!
Wishing all the best,
Dr.Iliri
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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