title: Ask the doctor. My blood pressure is high when I first get up in the morning, generally around 150/80, but always drops back to normal (around 120/60) by 9 a.m. and stays that way throughout the day. I take 150 milligrams of Avapro in the morning and again in the evening, along with a diuretic in the morning. I check my blood pressure at home using a meter that was verified in my cardiologist's office. My doctor says I shouldn't worry about the temporary high morning blood pressure. What do you think?
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents