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Originally Posted by gabbycakes
Left,
Sorry to here that you had to go through all that. But I have not heard of high blood pressure from RSD but definitly I have heard of people having high blood pressure from some of the pain meds. or a combination of certain type of drugs. I hope the new med. will help. Try and spend some time relaxing.
I hope you are able to get your block soon.
gabbycakes
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Hi gabbycakes
Thanks for the advice. I did some googling and found the following information:
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The Link Between Blood Pressure and RSD
Pain is stressful to the body and one way that it reacts is to increase your blood pressure. RSD is believed to be a dysfunction of the sympathetic system. The sympathetic system is responsible for regulating your heart beat, blood pressure, body temperature, and respiration. Some patients need medication to control their blood pressure because RSD may keep it constantly elevated. You may have spikes in blood pressure, palpitations, and rapid heart beat especially during pain flare-ups. Know that any type of chronic pain can increase your risk of high blood pressure. Monitor your blood pressure to prevent serious complications.
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So it sounds more like my sympathetic system is constantly reacting to my RSD pain and has elevated my BP. I have had my blood pressure medication switch several times. The good news is that the pressure in my chest has gone away
! I am counting on this new medication to lower my blood pressure even though the PM doc said that I can still have the block as long as my heart is okay, and it seems like it is
. The bad news is that my short term memory loss is getting on my nerves!
Thanks lefty