The hypertension, high blood pressure club ?

[addjunkie]

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.

None of those seem too bad. So a good sign your not too far gone yet! Think positive, try to deal with the stress, we all suffer from it, justas we all suffer from depression. But all manage these things differently in different ways at different times in our lives. You will never fix it all at once, just go for lots of little wins

I was hypnotised to stop smoking too, can highly recommend it, if you find a good one.

 

[stuvy]

Mines due to stress

Had a full blown row with my director and thought I was gonna lose my job so the worry of that, splitting up with an ex and losing money on the house we were buying together

I don’t deal with stress very well and found going to the gym and going back to boxing has been fantastic as a stress reliever. I focus on the pads and whoever has annoyed me that day, the pads get it

 

[Hopefuldave]

Daughter was on BP medication from the age of 12, due to kidney problems, since finding a fella who puts up with her and is super-fit (e.g. 3 cross-country marathons in a long weekend, running 5-10 miles a couple of times a week, fell-walking, mild mountain climbing) and joining him (apart from the marathons!) she too is super-fit and BP improved so much she's off the pills! The exercise input may be a bit much for us oldies though, I'm sticking with the pills .. but diet and exercise DO help.

Dave H. (the other one)

 

[The Artilleryman]

I've joined the club.

Problem is, during and after covid my GP surgery does everything over the phone. So hadn't had my BP checked in over 3 years (not even when I had a D R E). Month ago I started having cold leg problems - probably due to having to lie awkwardly on the x-ray table - and after 2 phone consults GP decided to see me.
BP check was 170/90, he says fill out this form for 7 days and I'll review it. Had to do 14 days in the end as I started Tamsulosin 3 days later (different GP, definitely no joined up thinking in this surgery) which sent the readings all over the place (and gave me blurred vision for the second time, Alfusosin before did the same).

Been on Amlodipine for 5 days then 4 TIA's in 3 days (all very minor), should have done something after the 2nd one but didn't till the afternoon of the 4th one (in the morning), spent 9 hours on Friday night in A & E .

Due up the TIA clinic this afternoon.

Worst thing is the 4 week driving ban, SWMBO is not amused.

 

[pressbrake1]

220/180 a week ago with the magic pills
Got even more to munch so 175/120 atm

 

[Seadog]

Blimey. I thought mine was bad when it got to 225/129.
A reasonable 134/69 this morning, before meds.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Blimey. I thought mine was bad when it got to 225/129.
A reasonable 134/69 this morning, before meds.

I have noticed my readings starting to climb lately, results of 161/93 are sometimes seen. Hopefully it is because I have eaten all sorts of crap over Christmas and I'm just fat. I will try to lose some weight before I bother the quack, especially as I am too tight to consider buying bigger clothes.

 

[Seadog]

I've lost about 6lbs. I will look at stopping my most recent pill as I could end up hypotensive. Today was the first time I've checked my BP in months.

 

[ajlelectronics]

I've lost about 6lbs. I will look at stopping my most recent pill as I could end up hypotensive. Today was the first time I've checked my BP in months.

I do mine twice a day every day. Not Hypochondria, I am just very interested in the science of it and it is useful to have a graph where trends can be seen; like the upward trend I am seeing now.

 

[Seadog]

I suppose that the variations average out.

 

[ajlelectronics]

I suppose that the variations average out.

They often do and it shows that the odd run of high or low are irrelevant really.

 

[ajlelectronics]

 

[Seadog]

You're just about borderline already.

 

[My Old Landy]

I am averaging 152/110 at present and the nurse was getting annoyed that it was not going down. She reckoned I was not taking my meds. I have lost 3kgs in two weeks and do take the meds but its not reducing after 3 months of these tablets.
The numbers seem rookie to those above but the surgery says I have a Qrisk of 30 and will probably have a stroke or heart attack shortly!

 

[Barking Mat]

Went back last week for a check up, still 180 over can't remember.

Medication changed, I can feel the difference.

Was feeling anxious and shaky, not any more.

Nicotine patches too, will give them a go.

 

[minimutly]

If you have a nicotene enema does it mean you have to go outside to fart?

 

[Barking Mat]

If you have a nicotene enema does it mean you have to go outside to fart?

Not something I'm ever likely to know.

 

[KemppiFrog]

Was in a chemists a while back, noticed a new bit of kit. Girl said it was fresh and not used yet. Measured your height, weight and BP. Hey, I will be your first customer... She checks the print out and asks if I have spoken to my medic recently...BP was a bit high.
So I did, he was not too concerned, stress etc..
Arrived in France and spoke to another GP, put me on pills. Lose a bit of weight, drink less (never smoked).
Still on the pills and regular checks. Have a moniter and run triple checks every few days. The first is always a bit high (in the 160.150/90 range), then settles to 130/70. I can live with that (how long?)

 

[The Artilleryman]

I don't feel quite so bad that mine was 150/90 this afternoon, what does leave me feeling down is, instead of a 4 week driving ban (DVLA rules) hospital now says 3 months due to no. of TIA's in short space of time.

Not sure about my stress level will be with SWMBO driving me everywhere.

More meds, this time to reduce cholesterol, Ezetimibe - can't take statins as they give me bad nightmares.

 

[Seadog]

Was in a chemists a while back, noticed a new bit of kit. Girl said it was fresh and not used yet. Measured your height, weight and BP. Hey, I will be your first customer... She checks the print out and asks if I have spoken to my medic recently...BP was a bit high.
So I did, he was not too concerned, stress etc..
Arrived in France and spoke to another GP, put me on pills. Lose a bit of weight, drink less (never smoked).
Still on the pills and regular checks. Have a moniter and run triple checks every few days. The first is always a bit high (in the 160.150/90 range), then settles to 130/70. I can live with that (how long?)

139/70 is very good