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In message <[log in to unmask]> "Parkinson's Information Exchange" writes: > Jan > I think it good to go to the kidney specialist as artery changes there can be > a culprit, also a good hypertensive specialist seems to be in order. There > are many reasons for her symptons that may not be PD related. My husband > (parkie) has always had a labile blood pressure also. We have given him his > slow release medicine of course but added in a plain dose or 1/2 of one (his > being cardizem) when the BP peaks. > With the TIAs she certainly deserves the best of referrals > Good luck to both of you with this trying problem added on top of PD. Going back through old messages I found this one that I must have missed when it came in. The kidney specialist did not think kidneys were the problem, and we are now trying variations of medicines. They added Covara HS to the tenormin and diuril she was already taking, but BP went from a low of 109 to 230 in the course of the day. Now she is trying cardizem (the 24 hour one) with the tenormin and diuril, but its too early to say how that will work. Does your husband use sinemet, and if so how does that affect his blood pressure? My mother's blood pressure drops after each meal (she takes her sinemet about 1/2 hour before the meals) Jan