On 10 Mg Methadone A Day - Blood Pressure Has Gone Up - Wants To Reduce It - Why Is She Trying Detox Without Me Knowing

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BLOOD PRESSURE WAS UP 145/90 THEN 135/80. TOOK AGAIN BEFORE LEAVING. DOWN TO 120/68. LAST SAW DR PRIMARY DR ORDERED EKG SAID LOOKED OK. WENT TO PAIN MANAGEMENT APPT TOOK UA AS USUAL. MY PRESSURE WAS AGAIN UP TO 145/90. SHE SHOWED ME EKG SOMETHING ABOUT QT LEVELS SOMETHING LIKE THAT WANTS TO START REDUCING METHADONE. BEEN ON LONG TIME ALONG WITH OXY HAVE CHRONIC PAIN WHY IS SHE STARTING TO REDUCE IT. SHE SAID HOPING PRESSURE WOULD COME DOWN. BEEN UNDER ALOT OF STRESS ON DIFFERANT MEDS. THIS IS 2ND TIME PRESSURE WAS UP THIS HIGH. IS REDOING EKG IN MAY. I AM AFRAID SHE IS TAKING AWAY FROM ME. I TAKE MEDS LIKE SUPPOSED TO, EXCEPT PREGABLIN DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH IT FOR FIBERMYOLGIA.

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Hello, Sue! How are you?

Methadone has been know to cause QT prolongation in some people that take it, that can contribute to high blood pressure and other cardiac issues. Thus, by reducing it, your doctor is trying to see if it is what's causing your blood pressure problem.

Before treating with a high blood pressure medication, it is always advisable to look at other possible factors that could be causing it and see if removing any of them resolves the problem.

Are there any other questions or concerns?

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They r doing the same thing to me its bull there trying to get people off of it I went to my heart dr and he said the same thing

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