Blood pressure up

Patient: M.C.

Female, 66 y.o.

Patient # 6 on 7/12/10 and patient #1 on 5/24/10, both in Oakland clinic.

 

Patient has been taking Dang Gui Si Ni Jia Wu Zhu Yu Sheng Jiang Tang + Long Gu Mu LI + Tian Hua Fen

After two weeks, all symptoms are improving: less back and knee pain, more energy, sleep good.

Bowels are a bit slower, but still every day and her blood pressure is the highest is has been and has been high since starting the above formula.Blood pressure had gone down with the Wen Jing Tang to an average of 119/80. Blood pressure is now 160/89 when it is high, 139/86 when it is low.

It seems weird to me that her blood pressure would go up. I thought Long Gu Mu LI were helpful for this. Her pulse seems a little bit different on the Left Guan it is less deep, thin wiry, sl tight, more mid depth and tight. Other pulse positions seem the same. Her abdomen seems to have more rikyu than when she was on the Wen Jing Tang.