increased blood pressure

6 weeks ago my Pacemaker was implanted. Prior to the implant I had (in the past) taken Lisinopril 2.5 m with great success. My EP Cardio prescribed 5 ml Lisinopril but my BP has started to be higher than normal.
Is this a side effect of the Pacemaker?
When will the site discomfort and "bump" go away?
Help
Thanks

4 Comments

Better heart beat

by Theknotguy - 2014-02-26 09:02:32

Your PM is giving you a better heart beat which, in turn, gives you higher blood pressure. Right after your PM implant your blood pressure can be all over the place. But six weeks in means you should be somewhat stable by now.

I'd check with the EP Cardio to see about your dosage and if he/she wants you to change your dosage or if they want you to switch. The other option would be they feel the BP range is acceptable.

The site bump depends upon your physique, where implanted, skin sensitivity, etc. As I remember it took a while for mine to go down - three plus months. Now at almost five months you can barely tell it's there.

Same for the site discomfort. Mine is still sensitive. I let my weight go high and it didn't bother me. Got my weight back under control and the PM pocket got more sensitive. So at almost five months I'm still pretty sensitive in that area. Can't spray shower water directly on it. But it has gotten better. Not fever hot, normal temperature. But the area is still sensitive.

Hope this helps.

Theknotguy

I don't think..

by Duke999 - 2014-02-26 09:02:46

I don't think the "bump" will go away. The "bump" is the shape of your pacemaker. It's lying there beneath your skin and ain't going any where IF that's what you're talking about the "bump". I wish you well.

Duke

I also take lisinopril

by BillMFl - 2014-02-26 11:02:11

But you are on a very low dose and it is not considered a highly effective bp med compared to newer bp meds. I take 20mg in the evening. It has an added benefit of protecting the kidneys. My morning bp med is Norvasc which even at 5 mg very quickly lowers my bp but gradually wears off late in the day. The two together balance me out for 24 hrs. Very high bp runs in my family as a genetic trait and we all go on bp meds by our mid 30s. Your bp may be higher from the recent stress of the PM etc. You should buy a wrist bp monitor and keep a log of your bp at different times of the day for at least a week and then show the results to your doc.

reply to comments, thanks

by cindar - 2014-02-27 07:02:33

thanks for all the replies. I plan to call my Dr today, although I am out of town, I monitor my BP daily, buy my Dr. doesn't want me to use my wrist cuff. (A little hard to carry the other one though!) Thank for the BP meds info, always good to know what is out there and how it works.
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