Due to CKD and low iron levels they have just started me on IV iron, plus injections to encourage the production of iron. For a couple of years they have been treating me for high BP and asking me to take and log home readings.
What I noted when logging my BP, was that it would drop quite drastically with any effort or if I took a hot bath, something which seemed wrong to me - I would logically expect the opposite and often suffered dizziness/weakness, so I have regularly reported this to the doc..
Last month, before the iron, I asked if I could try reducing my BP prescription, to see if that helped with the dizziness and it was agreed. My BP then went too high and they put me back on the usual dose.
What I am seeing now, is my BP seems about right, but instead of diving with effort or a hot bath, it is increasing as I thought it ought to - this since the iron. Neither have I suffered the dizziness.
Should BP immediately increase, or decline with effort or an hot bath?
What I noted when logging my BP, was that it would drop quite drastically with any effort or if I took a hot bath, something which seemed wrong to me - I would logically expect the opposite and often suffered dizziness/weakness, so I have regularly reported this to the doc..
Last month, before the iron, I asked if I could try reducing my BP prescription, to see if that helped with the dizziness and it was agreed. My BP then went too high and they put me back on the usual dose.
What I am seeing now, is my BP seems about right, but instead of diving with effort or a hot bath, it is increasing as I thought it ought to - this since the iron. Neither have I suffered the dizziness.
Should BP immediately increase, or decline with effort or an hot bath?