High blood pressure from taking NSAID

Bones, joints and muscles
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Has anyone had raised blood pressure from taking NSAIDS. I have a date for op going in to hospital JUne 28th and for the first time have been told at pre op assessment that I have very high BP. it as given as a side affect of theNSAID that I am taking.

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Hi Attractac,  My blood presure went real high after taking Nsaids for long time I never had high blood presure One night thought i was having heart attack. I stopped taking them and my blood presure is back to normal .

Jackie

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good morning ... it is a side effect - I have high bloodpressure and am taking meds for it - sometimes changing the Nsaid might help - if you can do without, do so - it is better of course - How will it effect your surgery?  

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I am off them now for a week. On paracetemol only. I have to get a 24 hour moniyir next week so fingers cross BP will be down in time for surgery.

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I have to go on a 24 hour monitor next week so hopefully BP will be down if caused by NSAIDS. Why do doctors hand out these tabs without warning patients to get BP checkedregularly!!!!!

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Hi do you know what your blood pressure readings are? I have just had the same experience but challeneged the reading(s). Pre-admission assessment for a THR is quite stressful and unless they took a few readings over the course of a couple of hours they won't be accurate. I returned to the GP and had 3 separate daily readings done and faxed over to the hospital. Blood pressure readings aren't an exact science. Highest hospital reading 173/83; lowest GP reading 117/77. I think the 24 hour monitor will tell the true story! Good luck

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My highest reading was 204/95 but yesterday it was 160/80. Hopefully it will be down when on monitor

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Hi Attractac,

I have just read your post and I did'nt realise nsaids could elevate bp, I was on anti depressants for 18 months and i had high bp levels, i have never suffered from high bp before my gp put me on bp meds which once started you have to  take for life!! anyway I also take naproxin for hip pain, but since i stopped the anti depressants my bp seems to be going down, my gp told me to buy a pb machine and take readings every morning 2 readings 1 min apart and the same at night, so now I have all mt reading to hand whenever I go to the hospital, I will definitely ask my surgeon 2morro about my nsaids, good luck with your recovery,

regards,

Lynne.

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Im only guessing that the nsaids are causing my very high bp. Im off them now for 10 days and will see how my bp is when i get 24 hour monitor. I am missing them tho as I am back to previous level of stiffness but will suufer that rather than raised BP.