Blood pressure issues in pregnancy

Did anyone else have blood pressure issues in pregnancy?
I’ve been in and out of triage since week 15 with issues of high and low blood pressure.

They can’t seem to get it right. It’s so unstable. Now medication on Labetalol but they keep changing my dosage.
I’m 33 weeks pregnant and been in hospital all weekend 😭

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That sounds awful, bless you. How have you felt with it, have you had any side effects of the low/high BP?

I haven't had any issues with it until now (possibly). I'm 33 weeks too. I fainted a couple of days ago and they're trying to figure out why it happened. They've ruled out iron so now they're looking at BP

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Thanks for replying. I don’t feel as bad when it’s high but they panic more when it’s high. However when it’s low, I feel awful. I fainted once and feel so dizzy.
Yes, they have also ruled out low iron for me too but can’t get to the bottom of it x

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