I just saw my general physician yesterday, who increased my lisinopril to 20 mg from 10 mg. I took 20 mg last night at 9:00 pm. This morning, before eating, but 30 minutes after drinking about 25 ounces water, my bp was 177/107, with bad headache upon waking. I rested, ate, and retook it two hours later. It was 188/110. It has since come down to 173/100 with resting.
I am 53 with early onset, early stage dementia (frontotemporal), diagnosed by UCI/UCSF in 2012 with brain scans. I have developed high blood pressure in the last year.
Question: Should I call my doc back to tell her bp after increasing lisinopril, or wait and let it work?