Health

the enemy

Any one got a guy that will sort out my high BP issues ,,,,my go is not and the Sligo general hospital is a joke the numbers are 170+/120. The silent killer and nobody taking it seriously Thanks people ,sorta given up at this stage ,,,the doc sent me in inan ambulance,,,they sent me home for the doc to sort it and he sends me back in again this is the story for the last few yrs .given up at this stage

Fathom

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058289061/health

Can your GP refer you to a specific specialist or cardiologist? I’m across the pond and unfamiliar with the Irish medical system.

the enemy

Hi ,the cardiologist team are the same ones that sent me home .it's a revolving door thing ,I haven't got white coat Syd ,,,I am not an ambulance chaser ,yet I present with outrageous numbers and am sent home .I'm not over weigh ,non smoker ,few pint every so often ,not regular drinker ,do most of the right stuff yet no body gives a hoot,fed up with the poor response from so called health professionals

Gremlinertia

My first thoughts would be go to a different gp, i know that's not always easily done with shortages and such though.. Has your current gp placed you on the 24 hour BP monitor? If not try insist on it, most larger surgeries should have one.

Peregrinus

Two questions:

1. Have you been prescribe no medication for your blood pressure?
2. What do you want them to do that they're not doing?

the enemy

I am on olamasartin 40mm,lecalpin20m,and does nothing .

the enemy

GP s here are like gold dust and that's the trouble ,gps that follow up and take an interest

AmboMan

Sounds like you need a new GP or even a web doctor consultation, sending you to an Emergency Department in an emergency ambulance when there is no emergency speaks for itself !

Peregrinus

Yeah, that struck me — what happened to you that you had to be brought to hospital in an ambulance?

There are a few things you can do (and you may be doing them already):

1. Drastically limit your salt intake. Most of your salt intake, typically, is not salt that you add to food but salt already added to processed foods that you buy, so this is a bit of a pain. You will spend a lot of time scrutinising labels and comparing products to find the one with the lowest amount of sodium. You may need to limit or avoid eating out, as you have little or no control over the amount of salt used to prepared your food (and in a lot of places it is used fairly liberally, because it's cheap and delicious and because the chef is not your mother and does not care when you die).
2. Other dietary changes - consider going on the DASH diet.
3. At least 30 mins of brisk exercise at least 5 days a week.
4. There is some evidence that consuming hibiscus tea or beetroot juice is effective to reduce blood pressure. Some people also think potassium supplements can be beneficial, but talk to your doctor before going on them — they may not sit well with your medication.
5. Avoid or manage stress in your life, though I grant that this is easier said than done.

There are a number of different medications that are used to treat hypertension, and if the ones you are on now are genuinely doing nothing then talk to your GP about trying alternatives. (But, again, you may have been through this already.) But I have to say that some cases of hypertension are just generally resistant to drug treatment.

markmoto

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058289061/health

Before pills become available doctors used to cure that using magnesium, potassium, healthy diet (low sugar) and intermittent / prolong fasting.

https://www.buchinger-wilhelmi.com/en/long-term-fasting-lowers-high-blood-pressure/

Malmedicine

1. Diastolic of 120 especially in the presence of symptoms can be an emergency - Malignant Hypertension - to the Mods and others recommending change of Gp - shame on you. Maybe look for an appointment with your Gp rather than as an emergency case/same day case
2. Has white coat been rule out - have you gotten a 24 hour ABPM - you could consider a a home monitor over 7 days also . Measuring twice morning and nighttime also. BHS have one.
3. Lifestyle advice as above
4. Change medication - two other groups of medication haven't been mentioned . Also could looking at switching the meds your on.
5. Check Kidney function
6. . Consider talking to your GP about a referral to the Cardiology Hub in Ballytivnan for further analysis