About that blood pressure…

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After just being happy about cooperating blood pressures, now I’m writing quite the opposite.

Yesterday (Wednesday) my morning started off normal (126/84). I rode my exercise bike which normally elevates my BP pretty high (150+). Shortly after riding I could feel it was starting to drop. It got to the point where I was feeling pretty off so I had someone check it. It was 88/45. I have a medicine, Midodrine, to take when it goes below 90, so I did. It helped to elevate but not very much (115/74). 2 hours later I started feeling off again. Blood pressure was 86/57. I took my medicine again and this time it elevated my BP up to 148/99. So it did what it was supposed to do, maybe just a little too much. I have another medicine I need to take when it’s over 150 (Nephedopine). Luckily it didn’t get to that point.

It’s simple things like this most people probably don’t think about or don’t associate with a spinal cord injury. It’s been a struggle ever since my injury and is not just me. Practically everyone with a spinal cord injury deals with this kind of stuff on a daily basis.