Tag Archives: blood pressure

After adding 2mg Doxazosin to my prescription a month ago and then doubling it two weeks ago, my GP’s reaction to my latest week’s worth of blood pressure readings was “Heading in the right direction, let’s double it again.” For … Continue reading →

Because I was out pressing apples. These are at least par for the course. I submitted my final BP reading to the GP too, so we’ll see what arises from that. The blood test I did this week has come … Continue reading →

Not a clue. Still a big crash in BP, but today I found it easier to cope with. The morning reading was somewhat higher than I was expecting given the last few days.

Things started off ok. But then my BP rose. This was taken immediately before I ate lunch. I’m guessing it’s because the drugs I took the previous night were wearing off and the ones I’d taken in the morning had … Continue reading →

An unexpectedly pleasant outcome.

Still a bit of a hairy heart rate at times though 🙁

Last night I took the doubled dose of Doxazosin for the first time. Initially it looked as though nothing much had changed. But gradually I started to feel a bit rough and my BP showed why. And then things became … Continue reading →

Quite low in the afternoon though. Didn’t exactly feel wonderful thanks to that. There was also news from the GP. Apparently he wants to double my dose of Doxazosin. Too late to pick up a prescription today, but I can … Continue reading →

Including forgetting to take a reading in the afternoon. Today I submitted my most recent weekly set of BP readings for the GP. We’ll see what he comes back with.

Missed the mid-afternoon reading because the apple pressing took longer than I expected.