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Is It To Be Concerned About Feeling Cold In The Morning?

Early the other morning while I was watching a show on TV (1:30 A.M.) I felt my..self getting very cold even though I did not have air conditioning on. I started shaking uncontrollably and my sister got out my blood pressure wrist cuff for me. My pressure registered 191/114. My pulse was 92. My pressure gradually went down. This has happened to me in the past, off and on for several months and I was treated for about a year with my physician trying to find the medication that would work. I went to the ER for the first four or five episodes and would remain until my pressure would come down. Now, when it happens, I just wait and it goes down. I always know when my blood pressure is rising and when it goes down, I am washed out for a day or so depending on how long it takes to get back to normal. (With medicine my pressure is usually around l20/70). Every time this happens (This is only the second or third time in about six months), I become fearful as my mother had two strokes by the time she was my age. I am 76. Need I be concerned or is it safe to act as I do? Do you have any suggestions on what might be going on? Thank you./Gerrie
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Get yourself checked for an uncommon condition called pheochromocytoma. This is a problem with the adrenal glands periodically releasing hormones like epinephrine, which causes the blood pressure to shoot up, pulse to go high, shakes, headaches, and other symptoms. It's basically like getting a shot of adrenaline. This condition can be dangerous as the blood pressure goes so high, and strokes can result. In any case, the level of your blood pressure during these episodes is extremely high, and a determination of the cause is critical. Hope this helps.
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Is It To Be Concerned About Feeling Cold In The Morning?

Get yourself checked for an uncommon condition called pheochromocytoma. This is a problem with the adrenal glands periodically releasing hormones like epinephrine, which causes the blood pressure to shoot up, pulse to go high, shakes, headaches, and other symptoms. It s basically like getting a shot of adrenaline. This condition can be dangerous as the blood pressure goes so high, and strokes can result. In any case, the level of your blood pressure during these episodes is extremely high, and a determination of the cause is critical. Hope this helps.