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Sudden spike in blood pressure

by bugzstan, Jun 17, 2008 08:12AM

Tags: high blood pressure, sudden

What would cause a 51 year old woman in great health and not overweight to have a normal blood pressure to suddenly jump to 230/124? My wife was at work (at a hospital) and didn't feel well. She went to have her blood pressure taken and was sent to the ER. They did several tests and all were normal.. She is going to a new Dr. now and he has put her on a blood pressure medicine 2 times/day. What kinds of things should she be asking her Dr. to look for or test for?

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by knitterNancy, Aug 29, 2009 12:15PM

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I have had chronically low blood pressure, but twice I have fainted and my blood pressure has spiked - 250 over 158. I was unaware of surrounds for about 2 1/2 hours. Blood pressure dropped to normal in about that time. My doctor told me next time to go to the ER.
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