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Having High Blood Pressure. Had Upper Abdominal Pain. Taken Famotidin. Could This Be Causing High Blood Pressure?

I usually have normal blood pressure but today at work we did a decontamination training and when I went into the suit my blood pressure was high but not too bad. When I came out of the suit my blood pressure was 172/112. Should I be concerned. I also went to the ER last week for upper abdominal pain . They thought it was either my gallbladder or an ulcer so they put me on 20mg 2x s daily of Famotidine . Could this be causing my blood pressure to be high?
Thu, 21 Feb 2013
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Hi welcome to Health care magic forum. Of course famotidine have many cardiac side effects, except hypertension, so need not consider it to be due to hypertension.
The epigastric pain if due to excess of alcohol consumption it can cause hyper tension as well. So you can attribute it to be due to alcohol.
Even other wise also if there is if you have a hystory of hypertension in the family you can get it some times, when you are in some sort of mental or physical stress, and comes down when stress is relieved. But it gets stabilised after some time and it continues for life then you have to use the antihypertensives. If the present hypertension is continuing, you should start medicines immediately.
I advise you to consult a cardiologist for investigation and treatment.
Besides i advise you to follow some diet recommendations as avooid taking spices, chillies, junk foods, oily foods, avoid salt as far as possible. avoid alcohol for life.
Wishing for a quick recovery and thanks for calling.
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Having High Blood Pressure. Had Upper Abdominal Pain. Taken Famotidin. Could This Be Causing High Blood Pressure?

Hi welcome to Health care magic forum. Of course famotidine have many cardiac side effects, except hypertension, so need not consider it to be due to hypertension. The epigastric pain if due to excess of alcohol consumption it can cause hyper tension as well. So you can attribute it to be due to alcohol. Even other wise also if there is if you have a hystory of hypertension in the family you can get it some times, when you are in some sort of mental or physical stress, and comes down when stress is relieved. But it gets stabilised after some time and it continues for life then you have to use the antihypertensives. If the present hypertension is continuing, you should start medicines immediately. I advise you to consult a cardiologist for investigation and treatment. Besides i advise you to follow some diet recommendations as avooid taking spices, chillies, junk foods, oily foods, avoid salt as far as possible. avoid alcohol for life. Wishing for a quick recovery and thanks for calling.