I also forgot to mention that certain medications will increase your blood
pressure also.  I know I have to be very careful with meds that contain
pseudoepinephrine or dexedrine.  They raise my blood pressure and my pulse
rate.

Beth T.

-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 8:39 PM
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Subject: Re: i have a blood pressure problem

I've been told that pain can elevate your blood pressure, Ken, so it'd make
sense that chronic pain would increase your hypertension.


Kat

On 16 Dec 2005, at 20:25, ken barber wrote:

> i actually do try to do this when i am alone.
>
> someone ask if i had other symptoms. i have had quite a bit of pain
> for years so it would be easy to miss another one. actually pain for
> as long as mine has been can be a stress factor itself. and i'll be
> the first to admit that i have over the last couple years and the last
> one in particular have had multiple stress factors one on top of
> another. it has been from every angle. so that is the first suspect.
> there could be others.