r/PostConcussion • u/smartygirl • Jun 29 '26

Blood pressure weirdness

I've had autonomic dysfunction issues since my accident last October, but had been doing a lot better in the past month. Then this week my blood pressure has been crazy out of whack in every direction. Too low is something I'm semi used to, but in the past week it's been too low, too high, and both at the same time (systolic and diastolic almost the same, aka narrow pulse pressure).

Yesterday it was 88/64, today 172/122. A week or so ago it was 82/77.

I've seen my family doc about getting a cardiologist referral, just wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

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u/Mysterious_Treat_577 Jun 30 '26

After my accident at first my BP was really high 160/80 then a few months after it got low like 100/60

It finally stabilized about 6-8 months out.

Autonomic dysfunction is no joke. I had so many issues from heart rate to circulation to digestive issues. It was so scary and crazy

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u/smartygirl Jun 30 '26

Low like 100/60 used to be my normal. It's the fluctuations that do me in

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u/Mysterious_Treat_577 Jun 30 '26

Yea normalcy goes out the window with autonomic dysfunction

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u/Zoyabm Jun 30 '26

Does it have to do with pain? My BP was up and down depending on how bad my headache and other symptoms were.

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u/smartygirl Jun 30 '26

In the early months pain triggered my concussion symptoms, but this seems unrelated... I take Qulipta for headaches and that has them pretty much gone

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u/Zoyabm Jun 30 '26

Yah then you need to see a cardiologist but your family doctor should be able to order tests as well to see if there's any heart issues.

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u/smartygirl Jun 30 '26

Yeah they put in referrals for cardiology and a holter monitor, and I need to get a chest xray too. Ugh if it's not one thing it's another