I just started the dialysis session for today but the blood pressure readings look a lot better. The machine only took four readings so far but they’re much lower than Tuesday. The only variable is the NIFEdipine ER I took last night. I’ve tried many hypertension drugs in the past and this seems to be one of the more effective ones.
| Time | Systolic | Diastolic | Pulse | Notes |
| 9:09 am | 162 | 91 | 67 | Standing |
| 9:16 am | 165 | 88 | 65 | Sitting/legs up |
| 9:25 am | 168 | 90 | 62 | Sitting/legs up |
| 9:55 am | 160 | 92 | 61 | Sitting/legs up |
I hope this holds. Maybe I can drop one of the other hypertension medications later.
==========
Hmm, at about 11:00 am, my blood pressure started to rise again. It jumped from 168/99 to 188/108 in about an hour. I only took one hypertension medication prior to dialysis. Maybe it’s getting dialyzed out. I did find a research paper that studied the same drug (Olmesartan Medoxomil) and dialysis but found no effect.
Life with chronic diseases 