high altitude and breathing issues for newcomers

[Charles]

Originally Posted by capepuffin

I just moved to Colorado Springs from sea level (Cape Cod, MA.) and it has been tough. The first few days I was dizzy in Denver. After about a week I came to Colo Springs & got pretty sick (flu like symptoms) that lasted about 3days. I had total fatigue and a hard time catching my breath, but I was unpacking a moving truck and going up and down flights of stairs. I have had a lot of diahrea also.

This almost sounds like a coincidence. Maybe you did have a bug.

[Bob from down south]

Not to worry. A lot of Colorado Rockies fans reported the same symptoms recently as well.

Cheerio

Bob

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Bob from down south

Not to worry. A lot of Colorado Rockies fans reported the same symptoms recently as well.

Cheerio

Bob

I wonder if that's what Buckner had in 1986.

[capepuffin]

I went to the docs the other day because I have still been feeling really sick on and off. Mostly on though. My blood pressure has skyrocketed! Now I never thought of my blood pressure and problems with altitude before. I was on BP med before I came out here and now I am on double the meds!

I just want to let people know that if you have hypertension or high Blood Pressure, it can go up drastically. After a trip to the ER and doubling my BP med it has come down just a little in about a week. I guess I am one of those people who don't adjust to quickly. When I went to Denver for Thanksgiving (a house and people who I have never met before) I brought my BP monitor because I wanted to know if my BP would drop. Well IT DID! I felt better, no headache or fatigue, and when I came back to the Springs, wouldn't you know, my BP went up again. So altitude def plays a roll in blood pressure. Now I know why I have not been feeling well. I never had this problem back east. I just hope that it all levels out soon because I do not want to have to move to a lower area because I love it here!

[janetjanetbobanet]

Originally Posted by capepuffin

I just want to let people know that if you have hypertension or high Blood Pressure, it can go up drastically.

How long have you been here? I went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago and mine was borderline high. I have been here three months now. The second time they took it, it was OK, so maybe the new doc was making me nervous.

[capepuffin]

Originally Posted by janetjanetbobanet

How long have you been here? I went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago and mine was borderline high. I have been here three months now. The second time they took it, it was OK, so maybe the new doc was making me nervous.

You could have 'White Coat Syndrome!' I have been here 1 month. My blood pressure was a little high back when I lived on Cape Cod but I was put on a BP med and it was fine until I moved here. I was around 129/70 back east now I have been as high as 165/96! Docs doubled my BP meds and it has come down ever so slightly. I guess I will be one of those people that just takes along time to adjust. I have been having terrible anxiety because of it.