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i Have a question about my blood pressure. Im still on blood pressure medication. I have been feeling light headed off nd on. Some days my pressure is around 120/78 and today it is 110/60. I think that is too low. I have a wrist monitor that I use. I believe it is accurate. If not I don't think it could be off by a whole lot. Does anyone use a wrist monitor and what do you think of them. I know eventually I'll probably have to come off of my blood pressure medication. I think I should call my doctor and have him monitor me more closely. I usually just see him every three months. Has this happened to anyone else. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also I'm down 54 pounds. Thank you.

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I have a blood pressure monitor machine not wrist one had it only 3 years works great got it cuz my pressure would drop.

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I was taken off my blood pressure medicines after only 2 weeks post op. If I were you I would go see your pcp. They will probably take you off your medicine. I was feeling very dizzy also. My blood pressure was 90 over 60! Good luck!

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I was taken off my blood pressure medicines after only 2 weeks post op. If I were you I would go see your pcp. They will probably take you off your medicine. I was feeling very dizzy also. My blood pressure was 90 over 60! Good luck!

Thank you. I think I'm going to go on Monday. I'm 3 months post op. some days I check it and it's normal and some dys real low. I thought I might be getting dehydrated but I drink all day. sometimes I have to remind my self to eat because I'm constantly drinking.

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I've learned that the wrist monitors aren't very accurate. I'm still getting dizzy because the doctor told me it takes 2 weeks for the BP meds to leave your system. I feel a little better everyday though. Hope you feel better soon

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I've learned that the wrist monitors aren't very accurate. I'm still getting dizzy because the doctor told me it takes 2 weeks for the BP meds to leave your system. I feel a little better everyday though. Hope you feel better soon

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I thought about stop taking them but I'm not a doctor. I will call my doctor and see what he says. Thanks again.

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You definitely should talk to your doctor. The first rule about bp meds we learned in school was that they don't always need to reduce bp to normal like 100/60 bc that could be too low for the patient. Good luck and make sure you are hydrated!

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