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How Can Elevated Blood Pressure Levels Be Treated?

Im a nurse and work night shift. Thyroid gland removed in 2002 Hashimotos large substernal goiter---BP has been running around 115/80 for a long time....Last couple month have noticed high systole readings and all over body fluid hands mostly less in ankles and feet....feeling pressure in head....only thing different is switching to levothyroxine during the dessicated thyroid shortage....also have some bladder twinge like pains at times....alternating sweatin and terrible thirst....middle of night BP shoots up past 160 and then I drink a ton of water and later near morning it goes back down to normal ??????
Thu, 9 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.



Keep monitoring your BP 2/3 times a day. Kindly try doing pranayama in that days. If still it is not under control you can take tablet Amlong morning in empty stomach. even after taking medicine keep monitoring your BP. if its still not in control should increase the dose.



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How Can Elevated Blood Pressure Levels Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Keep monitoring your BP 2/3 times a day. Kindly try doing pranayama in that days. If still it is not under control you can take tablet Amlong morning in empty stomach. even after taking medicine keep monitoring your BP. if its still not in control should increase the dose. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.