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anyone have high BP and on meds?

chatty6176chatty6176 member
in May 2011 Moms
I am teetering on high BP already. Have always been good and was good with DS but its already hovering around 140/90.  I have to watch it the next few days and if it doesn't get better then they will do some labs and probably put me on some meds.  Any experiences good or bad with it?  Thanks
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  • gwennyleegwennylee
    My experience has been really good so far. I was dx with gestational hypertension around my 9th week. I've been on Labeltrol (too lazy to walk into my room to check the spelling) I was really nervous about the meds interaction with the baby but as I continued to research I found it to be a pretty safe drug historically speaking. My blood pressure has been excellent since the meds have been introduced. My mid-wife cautioned me as I progress in the pregnancy except my bp to jump again around the 5 or 6th month and we will respond accordingly from there. Hope that helps! Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions. I know it can be kind of scary. I know I freaked a little at first. Hang in there!
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  • kikibirdkikibird

    I have chronic hypertension, and have been taking methyldopa (Aldomet) since before the pregnancy.  My BP was low for a few weeks but it seems to have gone back to what it was before the pregnancy now (130s/80s).  My doctor (I see a cardiologist along with my OB) has me take my BP every day and he'll go over the numbers when I see him next.  I'm on the lowest dose, so there will be room to increase as needed throughout the pregnancy. 

    As far as I know both labetalol and methyldopa are the safest for pregnancy.  Methyldopa has been around longer, so I think that's why my doctor goes with it.


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  • chatty6176chatty6176 member

    imagegwennylee:
    My experience has been really good so far. I was dx with gestational hypertension around my 9th week. I've been on Labeltrol (too lazy to walk into my room to check the spelling) I was really nervous about the meds interaction with the baby but as I continued to research I found it to be a pretty safe drug historically speaking. My blood pressure has been excellent since the meds have been introduced. My mid-wife cautioned me as I progress in the pregnancy except my bp to jump again around the 5 or 6th month and we will respond accordingly from there. Hope that helps! Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions. I know it can be kind of scary. I know I freaked a little at first.Hang in there!

    thanks...i sent you a PM 

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  • chatty6176chatty6176 member
    imagekikijbird:

    I have chronic hypertension, and have been taking methyldopa (Aldomet) since before the pregnancy.  My BP was low for a few weeks but it seems to have gone back to what it was before the pregnancy now (130s/80s).  My doctor (I see a cardiologist along with my OB) has me take my BP every day and he'll go over the numbers when I see him next.  I'm on the lowest dose, so there will be room to increase as needed throughout the pregnancy. 

    As far as I know both labetalol and methyldopa are the safest for pregnancy.  Methyldopa has been around longer, so I think that's why my doctor goes with it.

    thanks for the info!  I would rather be on something then to worry the whole time..... :) 

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  • BabyBebe1BabyBebe1

    I was on labetalol as well most of my first pregnancy and am headed for it again (running 140's/80's and seeming to be trending up). I had great experience with it. No issues and the first time it dropped my BPs which were running in the 150's/high 90's to the 120's/70's. Woo-hoo. The really great thing about it is that they can give you A LOT of it, so during labor when we BP went nuts, they just pumped me full of it. I had to stay on it for about 3 months post-partum until my BP came down and you can use it while nursing too.  

    GL and PM me if you have any other questions. 

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  • gwennyleegwennylee
    imagechatty6176:

    imagegwennylee:
    My experience has been really good so far. I was dx with gestational hypertension around my 9th week. I've been on Labeltrol (too lazy to walk into my room to check the spelling) I was really nervous about the meds interaction with the baby but as I continued to research I found it to be a pretty safe drug historically speaking. My blood pressure has been excellent since the meds have been introduced. My mid-wife cautioned me as I progress in the pregnancy except my bp to jump again around the 5 or 6th month and we will respond accordingly from there. Hope that helps! Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions. I know it can be kind of scary. I know I freaked a little at first.Hang in there!

    thanks...i sent you a PM 

    Got it, sent you one back Wink

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  • Gigi2195Gigi2195 member

    I have ALWAYS had h/p...even when I was 120lbs & 21 yrs old.  Now, I'm on 3 htn meds...methyldopa, nifedipine and metroprolol.  Hypertension really blows!  

    Good luck with controlling yours.  :) 

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