Link between high blood pressure and birth control?
At my yearly visit a few days ago, I discovered I have high blood pressure. If this is due to taking birth control, will it go down fairly quickly, having stopped taking the pill?
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Hi Jmissydj,
Another individual asked a question regarding birth control. You can read the Q&A here - http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/question/79456/38192.
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
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Jmissydj
Monday, September 21, 2009 at 05:40 PM
Lisa Nelson
Monday, September 21, 2009 at 06:01 PM
Agreed, your situations are different but the information on birth control and blood pressure applies to both:
Birth control pills may increase blood pressure, although it tends to be rare side effect. The risk of high blood pressure increases with age (>35 yo) and how long you've been on the pill.
As far as how quickly blood pressure would decrease if birth control was discontinued - I do not know the answer to that. Since a connection between birth control and blood pressure is rare, there may be no change when birth control is stopped. Your physician would be a good resource or maybe someone else will jump in here with an answer.
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
I don't think you read my question in its entirety. I had read her question, and it's actually an entirely different situation than mine. My blood pressure is continuously high, while it seems like hers was a temporary thing.