What's your blood pressure now or was last time you checked?

[deadlyapp]

112/75 last time I was in the doctor's office a few weeks ago.

I don't know if it's the same category, but my Garmin fitness tracker (doesn't do blood pressure) always seems to match up quite closely for heart rate and SpO2 when I'm in the doctor's office. Had to get a pre-procedure EKG that put my resting heart rate at 47, it's often at 47-49 according to my tracker too. I'd been curious to see how well it would compare to the in-office EKG.

To be fair, at rest, the watches are fairly accurate. My garmin is quite accurate when not moving/sweaty. Just when active they lose most accuracy.

 

[Iron Woode]

I assume they told you to make sure you are drinking enough water. Do your physicians have any thoughts for you?

yes, other than the blood pressure I am doing OK. I will know more in March.

 

[pcgeek11]

121/78 my last checkup.

 

[Muadib]

116/70 is what it was when I had my yearly physical last week. I am on pills for it though.

 

[BoomerD]

Roughly 128/75...the BP pills are working very well. When my doc FINALLY convinced me to take pills...I was running 200/100 regularly...I was a candidate for a stroke...What's funny (not ha-ha funny) is that for years before, I was a heavy smoker, worked a high-stress job, commuted around 200 miles daily in/out of the SF Bay area...and my BP ran less than 140/80...after I got hurt at work, I stopped smoking, no longer commuted or worked the high stress job...my blood pressure sky-rocketed.

 

[marvdmartian]

I tend to suffer from "white coat fever". Meaning, put me in a medical office setting, and although I don't feel any conscious nervousness, my BP will spike. Oftentimes, upward of 170/80. Take my BP at home, it's usually around 130/80.
Yesterday was a classic example. Went to the VA hospital, for some outpatient surgery (removal of a sebaceous cyst, on my back). I'm relaxed (and well numbed) while the PA and his student are doing the procedure to remove it. But the BP showing on their machine is up around 170/80. The RN asked me if I took blood pressure medication, and I explained my issue.
Sure enough, by the end of the procedure, as they're putting the pressure dressing over the incision area, my BP is back down to 135/75. Go figure!

 

[Torn Mind]

For the most recent ER visit I had regarding my finger infection, the triage nurse took it twice thinking something was wrong and then asked me if my BP is normally low, to which I answered yes.

Only reaffirming that I am in danger if I ever become an inpatient in a hospital because "The Samples" simply don't have low blood pressure people. 93/60 or something?

 

[brianmanahan]

my doctor's been on me like a hawk because every time i go into the office, i get white coat syndrome and my BP rockets up into the 140s

but when i take it at home it wavers between 120/75 and 135/85 (though i guess technically that's high too)

so they got me stopping one med and starting another to see if it works better

i bet %90 of the problem is the uncontrollable anxiety.

tried losing 20 lbs but so far that hasn't helped at all... maybe another 20 will help.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Ashwaghandha?

 

[brianmanahan]

Ashwaghandha?

fhqwhgads?

 

[VirtualLarry]

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[brianmanahan]

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To reduce anxiety.

oh huh, never heard of that stuff before

 

[NutBucket]

Figured I should probably start paying a bit more attention to my health so I picked up a monitor yesterday.

This morning it measured 109/66 when I got up. A little later in the morning it was 118/77. Hopefully I remember to take a consistent week of readings.

 

[brianmanahan]

Figured I should probably start paying a bit more attention to my health so I picked up a monitor yesterday.

This morning it measured 109/66 when I got up. A little later in the morning it was 118/77. Hopefully I remember to take a consistent week of readings.

those are good numbers i think

doctor decided to double one of my meds, and voila, now i'm at like 105/60 in the morning

 

[NutBucket]

Agreed. And not that I particularly watch my diet (though I eat lots of vegetables anyway and not a lot of sugar) and there are no meds involved.

 

[nakedfrog]

I was at 96/62 at the doctor's office a week ago, weirdly low. Considering picking up an at home blood pressure monitor out of curiosity.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I was at 96/62 at the doctor's office a week ago, weirdly low. Considering picking up an at home blood pressure monitor out of curiosity.

Maybe you were dehydrated? What did the doc say about it? Are you on any meds? 62 diastolic is ABNORMAL and potentially serious. I struggled for more than a year or even two before I ate eggs for two weeks to get my diastolic above 65.

 

[nakedfrog]

Maybe you were dehydrated? What did the doc say about it? Are you on any meds? 62 diastolic is ABNORMAL and potentially serious. I struggled for more than a year or even two before I ate eggs for two weeks to get my diastolic above 65.

That seems unlikely, I'm pretty good about my hydration regimen and there hadn't been anything unusual lately. She wasn't too concerned since I stated I wasn't feeling light-headed/faint. She's a competent physician and knows my history, she's the one that did my EKG last fall prior to surgery. I was there for a physical and all my labs came back great. I do have family members with low blood pressure.

 

[WelshBloke]

...I was running 200/100 regularly...

Thank you! See that's a high blood pressure! The rest of you with your sub 150 systolics need to get a grip! You'll give yourselves a stroke worrying!

 

[lxskllr]

I go to the doctor once a month or so, and by "doctor", I mean the higi health station at wegmans. Everything pretty much always looks good aside from a bit of weight. That'll come down over the summer. I'll be within 5# of my target(200#), then I'll put it on again for winter.

 

[brianmanahan]

doctor decided to double one of my meds, and voila, now i'm at like 105/60 in the morning

lol the doc told me those numbers were too low, so to go back to the old dosage

voila, i'm back at 135/85 again

i guess a few milligrams makes all the difference

 

[ch33zw1z]

I’m usually around 110-120 over 90ish iirc. Blood pressure is not my problem, it’s cholesterol that will get me

 

[igor_kavinski]

it’s cholesterol that will get me

Oats will fix that problem. Have a 200g bowl before start of every meal. I used to have oat flakes soaked in watermelon juice.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Oats will fix that problem. Have a 200g bowl before start of every meal. I used to have oat flakes soaked in watermelon juice.

I wish! I admit that for many people just a diet change will clear it up. Mine is genetic, I eat very healthy. Without exercise and the statin, mine will be 375+ every test even with a healthy diet. The statin knocks it down a good chunk, but strength training helps a good bit as well. I have managed to keep in in the low 200's for the last year, I count that successful.

 

[MtnMan]

Took BP meds for probably 8+ years, it stayed in a range that made the doc happy.

Came down with covid in February, and the pharmacist told me to stop the BP meds as they didn't play nice with the anti-viral I was described. I monitored my BP, and it stayed fine, so never started the BP med back.

Mine is average 126/80 now.

I have lost about 15 - 20 lbs since I was first prescribed the BP meds.