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What Causes Excessive Sweating And Dizziness While Suffering From High BP?

Hi, I am a 45 year old woman with high blood pressure that is being treated with Benicar 20mg. Last year I had a color ultrasound done on my neck and my carotid arteries were almost 50% blocked. I have high blood pressure for about 2 years. My cholesterol is good. High good cholesterol, low bad cholesterol. For the past month my hands have been getting numb and I have had excessive sweating. For the past week I have had extreme excessive sweating, just standing. I get dizzy when I stand up, and extremely dizzy if I bend over and stand up. I have extreme fatigue, just going up or down the stairs. A week ago I noticed I was urinating less. The past two days I have been uritanting about a half a cup a day, I go but almost nothing comes out. I have no pain. The front of my neck where my carotid arteries are hurts sometimes but that is it. I don t drink, I eat healthy and low calories, mostly vegetables and lean protein and some fruit. I have eaten extremely healthy the last month since the symptoms started. I checked my blood pressure 2 days ago and it 96/90. I cut my Benicar in half, and checked yesterday and it was 92/86. I didn t feel any improvement. Today, I didn t take the Benicar at all. I am sweating less, and slightly less dizzy, but I am mostly just sitting. I am still almost not urinating at all. I have been drinking a lot of water, although my thirst has decreased too (I think). The past few days I have also taken a diuretic (hydroclothizide? it s for blood pressure too) to try and increase urination but it has not helped. I was laid off a month and a half ago and don t have insurance (I am applying for the Afordable Health Care). I d like to know if this is serious or something I could wait a month or two on, or if there is something I can do that I am not already doing. - Heather
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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Hi..welcome to hcm
Decresed urinatio should be evaluatd immediately to look for renal cause.you could be having reno vascular hypertension.get serum electrolytes,s.creatinine,blood sugars,glomerular filtration rate and ultrasound abdomen immediately.you may need renoprotective drugs like Enlapril for your hypertension.consult nephrologist immediately.thankyou
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What Causes Excessive Sweating And Dizziness While Suffering From High BP?

Hi..welcome to hcm Decresed urinatio should be evaluatd immediately to look for renal cause.you could be having reno vascular hypertension.get serum electrolytes,s.creatinine,blood sugars,glomerular filtration rate and ultrasound abdomen immediately.you may need renoprotective drugs like Enlapril for your hypertension.consult nephrologist immediately.thankyou