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Any relation between the two
I'm totally shooting in the dark here but need to find answers.All of my life except with my last pregnacy (2 1/2) years ago I have had low bp. Average being around 117/60. Now what started with minor muscle twitching in right side of my face has now turned into my entire right have of my body have a constant decrease of at lease 50% sensation, gross muscle movement is harder most of the time and in my hand the only fingers I have full normal control over are my thumb and index. My face is affect with right side partial paralysis, speech is slurred. There have even been spans of 10-15 minutes where I could not move my right side without extreme difficulty.
A stroke has been ruled out. I have had a ct scan, and an mri both have come back clean. Neurologist orginally thinking complicated migraines but not so sure any more. More test have been ordered. I keep getting asked if I have changed anything, but I haven't. Was recently diagnosed with hypothyroid but the meds have leveled the numbers out. But I have noticed that my heart rate and diastolic bp number has significantly jumped up almost as if overnight. Within a span of 2 weeks between a normal med check where everything was normal and finally getting into my dr about a week after the inital numbness sensation my resting heart rate has gone up to around 95 bpm and bp is now 128/85.
Is there anything that can cause both of these or is the heart rate and bp increase merely a side affect of the stress & frustration over what is going on with the right side of my body.
Nina
A stroke has been ruled out. I have had a ct scan, and an mri both have come back clean. Neurologist orginally thinking complicated migraines but not so sure any more. More test have been ordered. I keep getting asked if I have changed anything, but I haven't. Was recently diagnosed with hypothyroid but the meds have leveled the numbers out. But I have noticed that my heart rate and diastolic bp number has significantly jumped up almost as if overnight. Within a span of 2 weeks between a normal med check where everything was normal and finally getting into my dr about a week after the inital numbness sensation my resting heart rate has gone up to around 95 bpm and bp is now 128/85.
Is there anything that can cause both of these or is the heart rate and bp increase merely a side affect of the stress & frustration over what is going on with the right side of my body.
Nina
I have cervical MRI scheduled for Monday but the neurologist is pretty convinced the source is in my brain somewhere because of the speech problems I get when it hits me. LOL I sound drunk because my tongue gets almost frozen to the right side of my mouth. So he ordered a separate scan to be done with and without contrast.
Thanks again everyone
Thanks again everyone
have your neck looked into. Sometimes there can be a pinched nerve in the neck or arthritis in the neck which can cause the numbness or tingling. I don't know about the periphreal neuropathy just being one sided; I have that problem myself and it affects both of my feet.
Continue to follow up with your doctor(s). This is something that you surely need an answer to, and I hope and pray you get that answer soon. I am sure this is making you miserable, too. Have you followed up with a nuerologist to rule out any problems with your nerves? It is possible that the numbness and heart rate problems could be two different diagnosis. Please keep us posted on this. I will be watching to see anymore from you. In the meantime I am going to do some goggle searches on this for you. I did find some articles on Splenda being a cause of numbness in one woman. I will keep looking for you. Ally
Thanks all. I'm really just grasping at straws here trying to find anything that could be the cause of the right side numbness because each day I am worse. But I do greatly appreciate the feedback.
Chatter†Ally - stroke was ruled out by the clean ct scan.
Chatter†Ally - stroke was ruled out by the clean ct scan.
correction 95 is still in the normal range of 60-100
under 60 is bradycardia, over 100 is tachycardia but even then there is some wiggle room depending on the patient
under 60 is bradycardia, over 100 is tachycardia but even then there is some wiggle room depending on the patient
The normal range of the heart rate is 60-100 beats per minute and varies wildly depending on the circumstance and setting and of course mental state.
The cutoff for high blood pressure has been years now revised to below 135/85 and if its close to that its classified as pre-hypertensive.
Ideal blood pressure is below 125/80 consistently, the lower the better, it directly correlates with less heart attack and stroke as the numbers decrease.
If you are pre-hypertensive, drug therapy is not necessarily needed but first should be addressed by decreased salt intake, a daily exercise program and weight loss if needed. That in many people will decrease the bp naturally.
However others will do these things and still have the kidneys trying to raise the blood pressure and it should be followed to make sure it does not become too high with routine blood pressure monitoring.
This can be done by an at home monitor that is tested for accuracy on yourself at your doctor's office. Then when you are in a relaxed at home setting ie not having white coat hypertension in a doctors office. You can take daily readings over several week's time to see where the trend line is.
Meaning you throw out the high and low readings and look at the average. This should help unmask if you truly have hypertension.
Increased exercise will also make your heart more conditioned and efficient and is a natural way to lower your heart rate. Marathon runners often have very low heart rates from this effect b/c each heartbeat is so efficient due to training.
Thyroid medication can both increase heartrate and blood pressure but its important to continue taking it. Hypothyroid will depress the body including the heart and may explain why it was lower than your current readings now that you are properly treated.
As far as the neurological issues, I wouldnt even begin to guess.
Your numbers are not abnormal and I understand that you are just surprised and the change.
All of this can still be treated easily with an exercise and lower sodium diet in conjuction to working with your primary care doctor to monitor your issues.
Women often have higher heart rates than men, even if they do exercise. They run like a honda, often what will happen is that if a woman is conditioned but has a high resting heart rate. The heart rate will increase rapidly to a certain point and the the rate of heart rate climb will slow significantly. Thats just the way they can run sometimes. 95 again, is still less than the normal range and poses no danger
The cutoff for high blood pressure has been years now revised to below 135/85 and if its close to that its classified as pre-hypertensive.
Ideal blood pressure is below 125/80 consistently, the lower the better, it directly correlates with less heart attack and stroke as the numbers decrease.
If you are pre-hypertensive, drug therapy is not necessarily needed but first should be addressed by decreased salt intake, a daily exercise program and weight loss if needed. That in many people will decrease the bp naturally.
However others will do these things and still have the kidneys trying to raise the blood pressure and it should be followed to make sure it does not become too high with routine blood pressure monitoring.
This can be done by an at home monitor that is tested for accuracy on yourself at your doctor's office. Then when you are in a relaxed at home setting ie not having white coat hypertension in a doctors office. You can take daily readings over several week's time to see where the trend line is.
Meaning you throw out the high and low readings and look at the average. This should help unmask if you truly have hypertension.
Increased exercise will also make your heart more conditioned and efficient and is a natural way to lower your heart rate. Marathon runners often have very low heart rates from this effect b/c each heartbeat is so efficient due to training.
Thyroid medication can both increase heartrate and blood pressure but its important to continue taking it. Hypothyroid will depress the body including the heart and may explain why it was lower than your current readings now that you are properly treated.
As far as the neurological issues, I wouldnt even begin to guess.
Your numbers are not abnormal and I understand that you are just surprised and the change.
All of this can still be treated easily with an exercise and lower sodium diet in conjuction to working with your primary care doctor to monitor your issues.
Women often have higher heart rates than men, even if they do exercise. They run like a honda, often what will happen is that if a woman is conditioned but has a high resting heart rate. The heart rate will increase rapidly to a certain point and the the rate of heart rate climb will slow significantly. Thats just the way they can run sometimes. 95 again, is still less than the normal range and poses no danger
More than likely this is stress related. A normal heart rate for a woman is 82bpm, unlike a man whose normal is 72bpm. A rate of 95 isn't even classified as tachycardia, or faster than normal heart rate. You BP really isn't that high either, it isn't classified as hypertention until it goes over 140/90. Just keep working with your doctor and hopefully he will be able to figure out what is going on with you.
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