Can a BiPAP machine raise your blood pressure?  my blood pressure was 122/83. I have been using the BiPAP machine for two days and had a Dr. appointment today and my blood pressure was 120/96. Could this be because of my BiPAP machine? My pressure is 23/18. Thanks for your help.


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Hi. I don't sleep good. Is it bedtime yet?

Normal BP is less than 120/80, so your readings of 83 and 96 both are high.  BP fluctuates widely and the differences in readings are most likely due to situational differences.  Time of day of reading, what you were doing before, etc.  BiPAP is not going to raise your BP.  Every apneic event causes a rapid and high spike in BP as you try to overcome suffocation.  Your BiPAP will be keeping that from occuring throughout the night.  It would not affect your daytime pressure.  Are you are BP medications?  You may need to discuss BP meds. or other ways to get your BP back into the normal range with your doc.

Vicki


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That which does not kill you makes you stronger-Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich must of had apnea.

No meds but I was seeing the Dr. for a hernia. It is probably that. I love the BiPAP. Thanks Vicki for the replay.


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Hi. I don't sleep good. Is it bedtime yet?

I was recently chasing information via google and ran across a web site discussing the criteria for determining if CPAP was needed.  Right now, medicare for one uses the AHI, but this discussion centered around finding another and better indicator for needing CPAP.  One of the parameters examined was blood pressure (BP).  They seemed to find that while the CPAP did not actually reduce the BP it kept it from increasing, that is it seemed to keep it at it's lowest level.

Assuming this to be true, which I really don't know because I'm really so new, it would seem that your increase in BP was/is from other factors.

As I suffer from high BP, hopefully some one on this site knows more about it and can elighten us both.

Frank