Re: [epilepsy] Do AED and other meds cause an increase to blood pressure

 

Tim,

I've been on AED's for 20 years, and I have perfect blood pressure-sometimes they have to take it twice to register it! Maybe you just have high blood pressure, regardless of the epilepsy?

Elizabeth

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Kelly Porter <race_12_1@porterfam.us> wrote:

>I don't know Tim. Maybe it depends on the AED? I know I've never had
>that issue. My blood pressure has always run on the border line low
>side, and after being on AED's for 5 years that hasn't changed.
>
>Kelly
>
>On 6/24/2012 6:48 PM, TIMOTHY wrote:
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>> Since '74 and being put on lots of AEDs,my blood pressure has been
>> being kept/staying on the border line which's the edge of having high
>> blood pressure.Then after the last increase it got above it.I guess
>> the blood is thickened with all these years of medicine in it and the
>> hearts need to work harder to pump it through.
>> Is that why doctors always check your blood pressure in order to
>> decide if he'd rather decide to increase an AED?Uh.
>> Timothy Baldwin
>>
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