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Reason for 140/90 bp with mild headache, heavyness and pain in heart & spine at times, numbness in both shoulder & left leg for 60 female with thyroid?

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Dr. Ira Friedlander answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

Need further eval.: This is an abnormal blood pressure for a 60yo female. With chest symptoms and numbness both cardiac and neurological issues are raised. You need to be evaluated and examined by a health care professional to initiate treatment and prevent long term complications and health risks. Get checked out thoroughly soon.

Answered 10/2/2015

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Clarification needed: Does this patient have high thyroid on treatment, or low thyroid on replacement thyroid hormone therapy? Most of these symptoms seem unrelated and coincidental, but they certainly could be caused by thyroid disease. The blood pressure 140/90 itself is not high enough to be at stroke level, causing numbness and tingling in limbs. I would go check her thyroid levels.

Answered 10/2/2015

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