fluctuating blood pressure

[Aubrae]

I am newly diagnosed with FMS, following recovery from cervical surgery. Only just in the past few months have I had problems with blood pressure - my blood pressure for no reason shoots up to 150/90, and then down to as low as 105/70. The average seems to be 122/70. (and I only take my bp after sitting quietly for a few minutes). My doctor had me monitor it at home and to keep a log. She just started me on a very low dose of Lisinopril - only 2.5 mg per day. When I first took it, my blood pressure dropped to 100/35, and I felt like I was going to faint. After about two hours it came back up to 115/70,and continued a roller coaster ride throughout the day.

What is going on? I am in alot of chronic pain, do not sleep well - but am on no meds that would explain this bp problem. (the doctor actually has me on very few meds at this time because they are still trying to rule things out). At my insistence, because of my family medical history, they did check my thyroid TSH and T3 and T4 levels - all came back normal - but on the low end of the normal scale.

Help - I am desperate for some answers. I feel like I am in someone else's body since the FMS symptoms began. I was always so healthy and "normal" - what is happening to me?

[Fayelle]

Sounds familiar.....

My blood pressure does this same type of thing.....

If you are dealing with fibro one thing to remember is that your body will over react to things, you will be very sensitive to chemical, and environmental changes.....

When my blood pressures started coming back elevated on a consistant basis my doc put me on 2.5 mg enalapril every other day because I am so exceptionally sensitive to any changes.....

In my opinion my thyroid has been out of whack for a long time but I always tested within the correct ranges....Until it went completely and I was way off the charts out of normal range.....

I start to become hypoglycemic at anything below 90 on the glucose monitor, the "normal" range is below 70.....( I am also a diabetic)

The problem is that fibromites will have symptoms that have no obvious cause.....Which is why it is so important to have everything ruled out before coming to a fibro conclusion.....

I am still not officially DX'd with fibro, I still have a probable fibro DX....My doctor still test for things, and still sends me to specialists if necessary.....

So make sure your doc rules everything possible out......But also understand that what you are feeling now might just become the new normal if it turns out to be fibro.....Eventually you will learn how to manage the fibro and feel decent on most days.....But if you came to fibro as an adult it will be a difficult process of learning how to be a person who was once healthy and now is someone who has to manage a chronic condition......

Welcome to the forum and I am sorry you have reasons to be here.....

Fay