Posted by don_bristol on August 11, 2004, at 9:36:01
Does anyone else get a *rise* in blood pressure after taking Parnate?
I get about a 20 point rise in my systolic reading and about a 5 point rise in my diastolic. This lasts for a couple of hours.
Each day I take 40 mg of Parnate. I take it as follows: 20mg at about 8am, 10mg at about midday, 10mg at about 4pm.
Parnate seems to lower my "waking" blood pressure from what it would otherwise have been. I have always taken reading 30 minutes after waking. With Parnate (last dose taken at about 4pm the day before) I get a reading of about 128/84. Before I was taking Parnate it would have been 140/95.
But now approximately 60 to 90 minutes after taking Parnate I typically get readings of 148/91.
Does anyone else get this sort of rise in blood pressure after taking Parnate?
BACKGROUND NOTE:
For my blood pressure readings, all other factors seem to be constant. Food is not a factor as I don't drink coffee or eat anything until the late afternoon. Temperature, stress, emotions, physical activity, pulse rate are all essentially the same.
Blood pressure is a very volitile thing so I make sure I get good figures by taking several readings but not so close together that I get congestion in my arm from the previous reading. I am confident I am using a good technique and I am using a reliable measuring machine.
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