The hypertension, high blood pressure club ?

[ajlelectronics]

I suspect that would raise > blood< pressure.

At the very least.

 

[My Old Landy]

My BP is high and they have just doubled my Amlodipine to try and help. My Qrisk2 score is 26. Being sedentary has not helped nor has being overweight. The last 6 months in a wheelchair has really added perspective. Now I am more mobile I am determined to lose weight and get off the BP meds. Good luck with the future @Barking Mat you can alter your life path with determination!

 

[Keith 66]

Back when i was last given the third degree by the doctor i had a bp monitor for 24 hours, when i took it back & saw the doctor she produced a chart & it was mostly normal with a couple of high spikes, She just said, "need to get you on the pills", I asked when the spikes were, one was at 11:00am the next at 4:30pm, the first was when we had a class of horrible year 9's in the workshop that the teacher couldnt control & the second when i nearly got run off the road at a roundabout on the way home. Im surprised the readings werent way higher! But there was no discussion & i wasnt impressed. Leaving that job was a good decision, I dont do stress now. I bought my own bp monitor & try & use it regularly , I must confess i have lapsed a bit lately.
One thing i am sure of, If i had still been a smoker i would be dead or in serious trouble.
Get Xmas out of the way & it will be time for a diet & be more sensible!
Just checked my bp & its 138 over 88, best of three. For my age & plumpness it isnt too bad but could be better!

 

[roofman]

I am a few pounds over weight but being born 13 1/2 pounds its kind of in my genetics to just be big. much more important to me being 62 is not being on any medication whatsoever and although i get my pains in joints etc and tired after a hard days graft i am staying off the pills for as long as i can.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@Barking Mat
Something to calm you down.

 

[Tigman]

I joined the club 3 months ago , I've had 3 changes of dosage up untill now , 2 lots of blood tests and I have to put my own readings in to the system this week to see if it's settled down , cut out salt and don't drink often , have a fag with my daughter now and then , lost 5 lbs in that time , don't feel any different for taking pills no better no worse , like to think they know what they're doing !

 

[Barking Mat]

Had a blood test yesterday, surprisingly everything ok there, sodium a little low.

We don't really do salt.

 

[mike os]

So what’s changed? Health, lifestyle, hereditary?

 

[Barking Mat]

So what’s changed? Health, lifestyle, hereditary?

Your guess is as good as mine.

Cholesterol levels ok, I'm not overweight, don't sit behind a desk all day.

Could be the genes ? Last three years have been fairly stressful.

 

[Tigman]

Had a blood test yesterday, surprisingly everything ok there, sodium a little low.

We don't really do salt.

I love a bit of salt but was told to cut it out !
How can you eat a tomato without salt , or fish and chips , impossible

 

[Barking Mat]

I love a bit of salt but was told to cut it out !
How can you eat a tomato without salt , or fish and chips , impossible

Cold beef sandwiches is the only thing I add salt to, with raw onion, mmmm.

 

[OJCar]

Your guess is as good as mine.

Cholesterol levels ok, I'm not overweight, don't sit behind a desk all day.

Could be the genes ? Last three years have been fairly stressful.

Will be the stress your under, try to work out the causes of the stress and ways to reduce it.
Easy to say, much harder to do, I'm struggling at times.

I love a bit of salt but was told to cut it out !
How can you eat a tomato without salt , or fish and chips , impossible

Mad Wife in the Attic eats her tomatoes with sugar on them ...

 

[ajlelectronics]

I love a bit of salt but was told to cut it out !
How can you eat a tomato without salt , or fish and chips , impossible

You will find that you start tasting food, rather than the assorted condiments traditionally scattered thereon.

 

[MattF]

 

[daleyd]

Will be the stress your under, try to work out the causes of the stress and ways to reduce it.
Easy to say, much harder to do, I'm struggling at times.


Mad Wife in the Attic eats her tomatoes with sugar on them ...

A bit of sugar on grilled or microwaved tomatoes is a superb addition

Not so much on raw ones though!!

 

[OJCar]

It's the raw toms she puts sugar on.

 

[mike os]

Your guess is as good as mine.

Cholesterol levels ok, I'm not overweight, don't sit behind a desk all day.

Could be the genes ? Last three years have been fairly stressful.

Stress is my guess … and what goes with it

 

[daleyd]

It's the raw toms she puts sugar on.

Oh no!!

I’d urge anyone who likes cooked tomatoes to try a bit on those though!

 

[Barking Mat]

Stress is my guess … and what goes with it

Yep.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Quite. My first read this morning was 157/90 67. Second 150/87 66, although likely to be down to having back pain this morning. You can see from my second graph how it peaks and troughs.

This evening just to show how it varies, my first read was 129/72 61 and the second 136/71 61. The third 131/72 60. I have been sitting for an hour watching the New Year's Day concert I had recorded this year.