I’ve been seeing a cardiologist for high blood pressure for about six months and my blood pressure is now under control with the help of medication. I feel great, better than I have in a while. He has concluded that my high blood pressure is a hereditary condition since my mother has high blood pressure and I’m otherwise healthy and take care of myself. I eat right, I exercise regularly, I’m actually a little underweight and could stand to put on a few pounds, and all test results came back fine.
I’ve been on birth control pills for the past four years without any problems. My cardiologist (as well as my primary care doctor and the ER doctor I saw when I first had problems with my BP) said that he didn’t think the birth control pills were causing my high blood pressure and that as long as my blood pressure stayed normal with my BP meds, it was fine to stay on the pill. My gynecologist, however, refused to write me a new prescription and told me to immediately stop the pill before I had a stroke. So I stopped them and have felt awful since, not to mention that I’m freaking out about getting pregnant. I’ve been off them nearly a month and have monitored my blood pressure daily and there have been no changes, which makes me think they are not doing anything to my blood pressure and that it is in fact a hereditary condition.
Who do you think knows better in this situation? My cardiologist or my gynecologist?
Am I Better Off Listening To My Cardiologist Or Gynecologist?
January 28th, 2012
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Why don’t you have a primary care physician ?
Any doctor will refuse you a prescription if he feels you condition or your other medications contraindicate.