High Blood Pressure

[ChrisJue]

Hi I was wondering how many people with Crohns have High Blood Pressure? my BP seems to be always high 210/110.

 

[gmcconner]

I have had crohn's for 30 yrs. and just got high b.p. I use Benicar and Lopessor in a.m. and lopressor and norvasc at nite and it does really well. The Benicar is a wonder drug. Your pressure is too high at 210/110 and needs to be treated.

 

[Earnellzwifey]

I have had high bp for years. I also have a slightly blocked artery. I take coreg, but it's really strong some days my bp bottom out. My bottom number is usually mid 90 to about 120. I still have not got a handle on it. Do you take bp meds.

 

[gmcconner]

my meds are a.m. Benicar and Lopressor and p.m. Norvasc and Lopressor. The only time mine is high is when I get up in the a.m., around 150's over 80, then I take the benicar and lopressor and within an hour it is low, like 110/60 and stays that way until the next a.m. usually.

 

[ChrisJue]

Hi I've had Crohns since 1976. I should have had an Operation on my neck (Goitre) last month it was the Pre Op 2 months ago where they found I had High BP. I'm on Lisinopril 20mg and Amlodipine10mg been on these now for 2 months but my BP is still high 198/102 last week seems to be taking a long time to go down. The Op has been put off until my BP is under control.

 

[2thFairy]

Whenever I was in a flare, my blood pressure was always really high. Finally with no flare, bp is back to being almost too low.

 

[gmcconner]

Hi Benicar and Lopressor works very well at getting blood pressure down to normal.

 

[ChrisJue]

3 months and its still high 210/98

 

[Lisa]

Chris - you really need to get back to the doctor and either try different meds or higher doses - with pressure like that you are a stroke waiting to happen!

I have been dealing with high blood pressure myself since this past spring, when it suddenly spiked one day....am now on my 3rd mix of drugs to get it under control - 25mg HCTZ and 5mg amlopidine daily - which right now seems to be working ok.....was on just the HCTZ but my bottom number kept climbing up (pressure was 140/100 last week) and adding the amlopidine seems to be dropping that bottom number.

 

[gmcconner]

Hi ChrisJue, need to try Benicar HCT to get that BP down. Tell your doc you would like to try Benicar HCT 40/25

 

[ChrisJue]

Hi i'm on different meds now and BP seems to be going down fingers crossed he prescribed me with Ramipril 10mg Amlodipine 10mg and Bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg thanks for all your comments.

Chris