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<blockquote data-quote="AtkinsMo" data-source="post: 1793887" data-attributes="member: 104933"><p>Before you go on BP medication I should buy a BP monitor and take your own blood pressure regularly, every day. It is very very common that high Blood Pressure is a short term phenomenon, directly related to anxiety, so make sure you are feeling nice and relaxed when you do it. I take mine 3 times, with 5 minute gaps in between, and record the third. For me, it’s not just ‘white coat syndrome’ - even when I’m doing it myself the very act of getting the monitor out puts my BP up. I have an excellent app on my phone called IBP, the doctor loves it, it shows trends, averages etc etc. Lloyd’s Pharmacy used to sell a BP monitor very cheaply, I don’t know if they still do. Be sure to get an upper arm one, the others are less accurate.</p><p></p><p>Almost certainly, since they started at exactly the same time, your medications are causing your headaches. The simplest thing is to stop the medication and see if the headache goes away, then you’ll know for definite before you see the doctor again. Anything that is debilitating (headaches, muscle pains etc etc) will reduce your overall health and well-being.</p><p></p><p>Whether you choose to proceed with Statins or not is a personal decision, but just be aware that the science is far from settled, personally, for me, Statins are a ‘never’ drug - I follow Malcolm Kendrick on this one. I believe that Statins are the most likely culprit for producing headaches, an awful lot of eminent doctors are joining the ‘static sceptic’ camp. A good book to explain the concerns is ‘The Great Cholesterol Con’ by Malcolm Kendrick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AtkinsMo, post: 1793887, member: 104933"] Before you go on BP medication I should buy a BP monitor and take your own blood pressure regularly, every day. It is very very common that high Blood Pressure is a short term phenomenon, directly related to anxiety, so make sure you are feeling nice and relaxed when you do it. I take mine 3 times, with 5 minute gaps in between, and record the third. For me, it’s not just ‘white coat syndrome’ - even when I’m doing it myself the very act of getting the monitor out puts my BP up. I have an excellent app on my phone called IBP, the doctor loves it, it shows trends, averages etc etc. Lloyd’s Pharmacy used to sell a BP monitor very cheaply, I don’t know if they still do. Be sure to get an upper arm one, the others are less accurate. Almost certainly, since they started at exactly the same time, your medications are causing your headaches. The simplest thing is to stop the medication and see if the headache goes away, then you’ll know for definite before you see the doctor again. Anything that is debilitating (headaches, muscle pains etc etc) will reduce your overall health and well-being. Whether you choose to proceed with Statins or not is a personal decision, but just be aware that the science is far from settled, personally, for me, Statins are a ‘never’ drug - I follow Malcolm Kendrick on this one. I believe that Statins are the most likely culprit for producing headaches, an awful lot of eminent doctors are joining the ‘static sceptic’ camp. A good book to explain the concerns is ‘The Great Cholesterol Con’ by Malcolm Kendrick. [/QUOTE]
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