I am 36 year old mother of 3 boys. When I had my 3rd boy in 2009, 2 weeks after birth I had High Blood Pressure. Ive been struggling with it ever since and I am on Propranolol 80mg for almost 4 months. Its been doing ok, but my BP still spikes and Ive noticed it gets really high 1 week before my period. What can i do?
Hello, You should ask you to change the BP medicine from Propranolol to other class like ARB like Telmisartan or ace inhibitor like April or calcium channel blockers like Amlodipine. Your current medicine is not effective for BP. Avoid fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly thrice a day for one week then once or twice a week. Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity at least 30 min a day and 5 days a week. Eat lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn't abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your lipid profile and sugars tested once. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. 