Blood Pressure

I averaged out at 146/78 and the Dr said no meds required. I do fluctuate horribly though. After my week I casually took BP (not worrying any more) and it was 111/70.

I get your figures with two types of BP meds plus a water tablet!

Either take the medication or if you really don’t want to take meds improve your health style including diet and exercise. Then take your blood pressure again.

I went to the hospital for a routine appointment last week and they took my blood pressure . It was 200/92. I haven’t ever had problems with it before. I’m sure it was the stress of actually setting foot in a hospital for the first time since lock down. Needless to say, my doctor now wants to have it repeated next week . I’m having it done in the car, in the car park. Just hope the stress doesn’t get to me there too. And “breathe!” ?

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Mine is like a yo yo, even with medication.
Yesterday v today.

Mine goes through the roof when it's taken, even when I do it myself. That machine scares me to death! Last year in the surgery it went up to 220/110. I take my meds and try to forget about it.

Yes PinkCakes i have hb and i don`t take medication,that being said my GP didn`t offer any and it was very high,but he said it was down to stress.
Hope your not feeling ill with it.

Same here Kate! I was even in hospital overnight with it. Now like you take the tablets and forget about it!

Oh no Bluesky not hospital. That's what scares me. I'm such a ninny.

I would caution against dismissing highBP as “white coat syndrome”. DH was told that by his GP a week before his first stroke. Stroke doctors ar hospital were not impressed!

Kate by going to hospital overnight it meant I saw the consultant straight away who ordered various heart tests and put me on my current medication.

Those at home monitors can give three very different readings in the space of 19 minutes. Usually going up and up!

When I was getting worried about a series of home readings my doctor arranged a 24 hr monitor for me.

It wasn't comfortable but it did show my blood pressure was only high when OH was being difficult ?

That's good then BlueSky. I've been on meds for 16 years. BP's always been OK except for last year when I was having terrible anxiety attacks. GP sent me for extensive blood tests and said everything was OK. It was the anxiety sending the BP up.

That's good Kate we have been checked, we take our meds there's nothing more we can do! x

Exactly BlueSky . It's comforting to know I'm not alone!

I'm on two types of medication, and still have very high BP It goes up and down like a yoyo.

Marydoll my BP is still rather high when checked in the surgery. Luckily a 24hr monitor showed acceptable readings.

Unfortunately, despite taking it twice a day for years, mine is rarely at an acceptable level. I have no issues doing it, to cause such consistently high readings. ?

I'm on tablets for it, I would rather take them than have a stroke. Both my parents and my aunt had strokes and my father and aunt died from strokes. Hypertension is known as the silent killer.

timetogo2016 Thanks. No, I never feel unwell.

I really should lose some weight - although the GP said my cholesterol level is excellent, at 3.2. My blood sugars are normal. I'm not on any medication apart from an antidepressant.

I start diets, lose a stone, go back to my old ways (need to lose about 5st)

I'm sure if your BP is consistently high you are I'm danger of a stroke or a heart attack. However, my brother-in-law and my neighbour both had strokes a couple of years ago. Both of them had normal BP. My brother-in-law was only 59. Thankfully he is OK now. My cholesterol was a bit high but has come down and I'm not overweight. We can only do our best. Also, when I originally went on BP meds all those years ago my BP was 208/110. I was panicking that I would have a stroke. GP said 'Well you might but it won't be because of your blood pressure'.

Mine has been invoking the health Stasi now for decades. It hovers around the top end of 'normal' (140/90) but can be much higher if a medic takes it, or lower if I do it. It's usually high the first time I do it because I stress myself over it, but a 25h monitor got them off my back just like magic.

I'd really like a 24 hour monitor. I worry about it so much but I'm sure the GP just thinks I'm neurotic.

I regularly take my BP at home. I take it 3 times with breaks in between then put it on average BP for the three. I type up the results and give it into the doctor every 6 months and they put it own my records. Works for me.