Blood pressure and Cholesterol

Hi Everyone,
Just had a thought. I discovered at the same time I was diagnosed with Hep C that my blood pressure was up and my cholesterol also has elevated to 227. My BP and cholesterol have always been normal and below. Does anyone know if this would have anything to do with Hep c? Anyone else had this happen? I am stage 2 fibrosis and stage 2 inflammation. Genotype 2. Start tx. on the 23rd. i have so many questions that come up in my mind. I am doing he treadmill every day after work and am going to start using the excercise ball. I eat pretty good. Fruits and veggies.
Trying to do what I can to get healthy to start the long road of tx. I am a nurse and know how important diet and excercise are. No smoking or drinking. Again, has anyone had this come up? Thanks to everyone who answer my questions. You guys have been wonderful!!.

[GreatBird]

My cholesterol and BP are both normal.

[Marc1955]

This is a great question. I don't have an informed answer. I'll be eager to see if someone does. I've always assumed that liver damage must effect cholesterol production since that is a function of the liver. I'm doubtful the blood pressure is related since your liver damage is not so great. There are many stories of people as they age developing whole new profiles for both cholesterol and blood pressure that they didn't have in the past. It's mostly genetic.

A few words on the exercise. What you are doing is fantastic. But once you start the tx, and if you experience side effects (fatigue, nausea, etc.) you need to cut yourself some slack. If your weight starts dropping it's not the time to worry about what you're putting in your mouth. There is plenty of time for that later. For one month I basically lived on frozen waffles and maple syrup. I detested anything with the least bit of salt. Sometimes it's just not possible to eat right. The most important thing is to take on calories, which mean for a few months you're allowed to eat a hot fudge sundae with whipped cream every night for dinner if you want. But if your side effects are mild, and if they improve over the course of the treatment to a point where exercise is manageable, it can be a huge help in getting you through your day and avoiding muscle wasting. Good luck. Here's to a successful treatment with mild sx.

[copyman]

I do believe there is a connection. I had boarderline high BP & bad cholesterol when I found out I had HCV. I have been on TX the last 12 weeks and not sure about cholesterol but BP is good. I feel someday it will be proven that HCV has a wide range effect on a persons health.

[jacksonblue]

hope treatment is going well you our right behind me on treatment my blood pressure and cholesterol was always normal  blood pressure same but cholestral is off the chart nurse may cure you if dont die of heartattack had call today week 14 hemo at 9.9 asked to reduce rib by have told her i was not going to comply wait until week 16 blood draw telaprevir also causes hemo to drop and finished it on dec30 hope i dont get greive over this

[portann]

My biggest grief about SOC treatment is that my previously normal blood pressure has skyrocketed and I can't get it under control.

I've had HCV for decades with normal pressure and excellent cholesterol. So my history is different and it troubles me that I can't find answers or stabilize my pressure. For some reason, it's almost always my diastolic that's out of whack.

Are you sure your rise in blood pressure is not due to menopause, when women's risk of CVD starts to match men's?

[IMstacie]

My cholesterol was always around 200, blood pressure low to normal before tx.  During tx my cholesterol dropped to 162!  It has never been so low.  I really haven't had any trouble eating and I've been very sick up to last week (9th).  Finally feeling ok, didn't think it would happen.  I did notice I did not like tea with caffine.  Plus, someone in this forum mentioned for every cup of caffine we need two more cups of water. So, heck with that.  Sugar seems very sweet to me.  Pre-tx sweet tooth.

[Rockerforlife]

Bestt thing you can do to lower your BP is to lose weight if your are over weight...if that dont work...you will need to get the proper drugs to lower it....i notice when i over eat my BP goes way up..too much food is not good

[tkarasz]

I was just thinking of posting a question about this: My cholesteral has always been good, but triglicerides (triglycerides) always high (400). BP has always been 140/80, even when I was on SOC 2 years ago. Now, I am on BOC trial and my BP was 158/90 last week! It's been up since I started the blue pill treatment. This really bothers me because of the trig/bp combo seems really dangerous. My dad died at 49 from a massive heart attack.

Anyway, my thoughts were that maybe the BOC makes BP go up. Does anyone else see a correlation? Judging by everyone comments, it all just seems to be sporatic.