Some imput??

Synergie · medicine forum beginner Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 1

before anyone comments... yes I have seen a doc! I'm just not very
confident in their opinion as you'll read why...

I was just wondering if I could get some input on this:

Over the last few months I have been getting frequent headaches, and
until now I have been attributing them to the fact that I am 'supposed'
to wear glasses but I don't usually wear them when I go out. However a
recent trip to the base hospital (I'm in the military) has made me
rethink what may be causing them.

Last week, I caught some kind of stomach bug and went to the base
hospital to get checked out (and hopefully sent home), and they always
triage everyone who shows up for sick parade. When they took my BP it
was 156/98 so they took it again to double check. The second reading was
183/112!! Also, my heart rate was 140 resting. I also could feel my
heart pounding in my chest (It was not irregular...they asked me). Since
I was sick, they told me that being dehydrated can cause these things to
happen.... (I read on the net afterwards that dehydration causes low BP
not high) Anyway, they hooked me up for IV fluids, which did make me
feel somewhat better. My BP did return to close to normal, and my heart
rate, though still high was dropping back as well. I should mention they
also did an ecg and it was normal.

It's been a few days now, and I am over the stomach bug, though I am
still getting pretty bad headaches. I am starting to wonder if I have a
problem with high BP and if that could cause the headaches. I have had
higher than normal BO readings befoe. And also, I've noticed the last
few weeks I have had a dull pain on my chest below my left shoulder. It
does not get worse with use and also does not dissapear with no use.
It's just kind of 'there' It comes and goes. It does kind of feel like
muscle pain though... I am wondering if this could be related though.

I am a female... only 30 years old, I didn't think I was old enough to
be susecptible to high BP yet, though it does run in my family. Also, a
few years back, I was taking ephedrine (before it was found to be
dangerous) I am concerned now that maybe I did some damage, or that
somehow it could cause high BP. (I am scared to mention this to the base
doc because any 'self inflicted' injuries etc are considered a
'chargable offense' in the military)

I am not so confident in what the military doctor told me (especially
when I read that being dehydrated causes low BP... not high) and every
time we go to the base hosp, we get whoever is available, and many are
just out of med school... I most concerned with the fact that they did
not tell me to come back to get the BP checked again since it was so
high that day!

Was just wondering if someone could give me some input....

Thanks

Syn

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