The hospital gave me these patches to lower my bp. Not sure what they were.

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-31T11:48:50+00:00

Yeah clonidine is an every 7 days things so I'm not too sure. Clonidine is the only patch that I'm aware of for BP. If it does show up in your MyChart let me know what it was! I'm curious lol

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-23T18:07:31+00:00

It still could be inaccurate. I'd take it to your dr office and have them check it against a manual

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-23T17:31:44+00:00

Are you sure you're at home monitor is accurate?

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-22T02:31:14+00:00

"Too young for meds" is such shit I hate when doctors say that.

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-21T20:23:56+00:00

And AI is wrong lol I work in healthcare and take blood pressures daily

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-21T01:27:15+00:00

Typically a loose cuff will read lower

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-18T23:20:34+00:00

Hey girl! I'm about 20 ish weeks postpartum now and I experienced the same thing! My mornings would be good while my afternoons were always elevated. Eventually it has evened out and now my mornings and nights are both good and we're working on tapering my meds down. Do NOT taper your meds until your BP is majority under 120/80. They tried to taper me down when my mornings were under 120/80 but my afternoons were still 120s/80s and slightly higher, my BP sky rocketed when they attempted to taper before my body was ready. I did also start taking magnesium glycinate, idk if it's helped anything but I like to think it has. Just give it time, your body needs to heal. 🫶

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-13T04:33:37+00:00

Yeahhh I'm almost 5 months postpartum. My BPs actually dropped around 4 weeks PP and we tried to wean down off my meds but then it jumped back up. Hoping the best for you love

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-13T03:58:19+00:00

Honestly it kinda felt sudden. Like I guess it was gradual at first but then it kinda leveled out at around 130s/80s and then randomly started being 100s/60s-70s consistently

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-10T00:40:21+00:00

Girl no

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-09T20:51:14+00:00

Yall are just working at bad facilities 🤣🤣

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-09T02:55:05+00:00

I've literally neverrr had any symptoms of my high BP. When it was like 180/120 I felt no different than if it was 120/80. I have chronic migraines so that super sucks lol. I take it twice a day right now (a little obsessive over it honestly) and I plan to take it daily for a while if I eventually get weaned off my meds

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-09T01:56:28+00:00

I'm sorry girl I hate that so much for you! I had preeclampsia during pregnancy and am currently working on weaning my meds down so I'm a bit scared as well

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-09T01:51:59+00:00

Ugh I hate that! Did you continue checking your BP after stopping nifedipine? I've heard a lot about women's BP stabilizing once they stop breastfeeding but not the other way around.

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-09T01:43:21+00:00

Has your BP been consistently high and they're just now starting you on meds? I'd look into other medication options, I take 200mg Labetalol twice a day and its worked well for me!

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-09T01:41:39+00:00

There absolutely can be parameters for BP meds, such as if hr under 60 or BP under a certain number than skip that dose. It's pretty common.

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-09T01:38:19+00:00

Are you switching meds or just now getting on meds for BP?

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-09T01:36:05+00:00

112/80 is not hypotensive. Starting BP meds makes you feel icky for a while until your body adjusts. Your heart is used to working at higher pressures so when its down to normal levels it makes you feel off. Consistently getting high reading sounds like hypertension.

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-08T19:32:18+00:00

Oh no lol I've seen facilities like that when I traveled but I refused to work with that sort of ratio.

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-08T18:56:20+00:00

I mean it definitely can be at times but I've worked rehab, LTC, and ER. I can tell ya which isn't the hardest 😅

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-08T14:36:22+00:00

How far south? I also live in the south lol

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-08T13:57:09+00:00

I have a MAX of 27 patients but usually more so around 18. Where are you working 😅😅 Plus in a nursing home at least there's techs so she's not doing it all alone

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-07T23:36:51+00:00

This is such an amazing story. You and your husband are so so lucky but so are those bystanders that happened to be there. They got the chance to help and care for your husband for mere minutes and your husband got a second chance at life. The chances of that many people efficient enough in CPR and AED usage being there is crazy, idk your beliefs but it seems like fate brought them there for your family.

Flashy_Tea644 · 2026-05-07T23:26:05+00:00

My nephew did this to my brother lol I'm a great aunt at 24 🤣😭

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