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Old 12-27-2009, 06:28 PM
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MeAndOnlyMe
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My wife had high BP with one of her pregnancies so I have access to a monitor at home. They are also inexpensive at a pharmacy in the US.

After reading up on clinical alcoholism and withdrawal over the holiday weekend (fun, eh?) and monitoring my own behavior and stats it seems that the primary concern is that BP will spike during alcohol withdrawal which may indicated why some of us have a noticeably pounding pulse "the day after" and if verified with a BP reading, it would probably be higher than it normally would be. When you're a really good drinker, as many of us are/were, you pretty much go through withdrawal after every binge which causes your BP to spike. This is problematic in that it can lead to all sorts of cardiac issues such as strokes and arrhythmia. Drugs are sometimes prescribed to help mitigate the risks of these events.

Take it with a grain of salt - I'm not a doctor and I did all of my research on the internet so who knows....
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