Dear Lactnet,
    I have been following a third time mom with latch and milk supply issues.
 She takes Aldomet/Methyldopa (1500 mg daily) and Topral/Metoprolol (dosage
unknown) for high blood pressure that she has mainly experienced in all of
her pregnancies and months of breastfeeding.
    Her BP shot up to 180/120 the other evening. The baby is 5 weeks now.
She has asked me why or if there is a correlation between lactation and
elevated/high BP.  She feels that it has something to do with prolactin.  She
is followed closely by a nephrologist who wants to change her meds to include
an ACE inhibitor.  How would you answer?

Jan Ellen Brown IBCLC
Charlotte, NC USA

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