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What Causes High Blood Pressure At Night?
Question: What would cause my blood pressure to go extremely high at night and be completely normal in daytime. I am not taking any medication
Brief Answer:
Blood pressure
Detailed Answer:
May I please know the readings that you get for your blood pressure.
If there are indeed big vacillations then a couple conditions need to be ruled out such as:
1 Thyroid problems
2 Pheochromocytoma
These two can be screened for a simple, non fasting blood test for
1 TSH
2 Plasma fractionated metanephrines
Further there are neurological conditions that are associated with fluctuations in blood pressure , such as autonomic dysfunction. A formal in person assessment by a neurologist is useful in this matter
Blood pressure
Detailed Answer:
May I please know the readings that you get for your blood pressure.
If there are indeed big vacillations then a couple conditions need to be ruled out such as:
1 Thyroid problems
2 Pheochromocytoma
These two can be screened for a simple, non fasting blood test for
1 TSH
2 Plasma fractionated metanephrines
Further there are neurological conditions that are associated with fluctuations in blood pressure , such as autonomic dysfunction. A formal in person assessment by a neurologist is useful in this matter
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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