#22

Wouldn’t an Aktiia monitor be good in your case as well?
Since you’ve already blacked out once maybe it’s important to be careful and not lower it too much, or it might be something else as well.

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#23

Thank you for your advice. I have ordered the Contec device you recommended. @DrFraser

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#24

I just got my Contec BP monitor. It’s saying my SBP is around 116-123/76 while I’ve been using Telmisartan 20 mg daily. That doesn’t sound too bad to me. Surely nothing that would cause me to blackout. It must have been tied to the nausea.

#25

Nausea commonly causes a vasovagal reaction, which can drop blood pressure and heart rate.

I obviously didn’t assess you - but we see this frequently in the ER - actually treated one of these yesterday.

The good thing is you can also look at your BP variability and whether it has a normal pattern overnight, etc. I think doing a 24 hour ambulatory if on BP meds (or not) is sensible quarterly.

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