29-11-2009, 05:11 PM
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Re: Blood pressure
Originally Posted by nero
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The optimum time to take a reading is when you get up in the morning before drinking tea or coffee, . . . if you forget leave it for at least an hour after eating or drinking anything.
18-01-2010, 11:15 AM
82
Re: Blood pressure
Another high blood pressure sufferer here
I've had it since my late '20s, no particular reason. Been on tablets all that time.
My biggest problem seems to be that I get extremely nervous going to the doc to have it checked, and it's always about 20 points higher than it is on my home monitor. My last few readings at the surgery have been really high, and I'm dreading the thought of being put on a THIRD medication, to go with the other two I already take.
If anyone has any tips on relaxing in the surgery, please pass them on
. I've tried deep breathing exercises without much success!
18-01-2010, 12:54 PM
83
Re: Blood pressure
Originally Posted by Miranda53
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Another high blood pressure sufferer here I've had it since my late '20s, no particular reason. Been on tablets all that time.
My biggest problem seems to be that I get extremely nervous going to the doc to have it checked, and it's always about 20 points higher than it is on my home monitor. My last few readings at the surgery have been really high, and I'm dreading the thought of being put on a THIRD medication, to go with the other two I already take.
If anyone has any tips on relaxing in the surgery, please pass them on
. I've tried deep breathing exercises without much success!
Sometimes they may ask you to take your home bp monitor to the surgery to compare the readings with their monitor.
18-01-2010, 04:14 PM
84
Re: Blood pressure
Originally Posted by Miranda53
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Another high blood pressure sufferer here I've had it since my late '20s, no particular reason. Been on tablets all that time.
My biggest problem seems to be that I get extremely nervous going to the doc to have it checked, and it's always about 20 points higher than it is on my home monitor. My last few readings at the surgery have been really high, and I'm dreading the thought of being put on a THIRD medication, to go with the other two I already take.
If anyone has any tips on relaxing in the surgery, please pass them on
. I've tried deep breathing exercises without much success!
18-01-2010, 06:49 PM
85
Re: Blood pressure
and I'm dreading the thought of being put on a THIRD medication, to go with the other two I already take.I too am on medication for high BP(but it isn`t)-sometimes a cocktail works best. Yoga helps but some of us are just prone to high BP and if tablets work and there are no side effects then that`s OK by me
23-01-2010, 02:28 PM
86
Re: Blood pressure
Have brought my self a moniter thanks to a link I found on this site.Up until Christmas I was most of the time just below 140 and now and again the high 140.
Lately its being hitting 160 with lows of high 140.
Is it lack of exercise, depression with the weather, need for a higher drug, I am to see the nurse in 3 weeks time she will just put my drugs up and tell me to stop drinking.
23-01-2010, 02:33 PM
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Re: Blood pressure
Originally Posted by galty
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Have brought my self a moniter thanks to a link I found on this site.Up until Christmas I was most of the time just below 140 and now and again the high 140.
Lately its being hitting 160 with lows of high 140.
Is it lack of exercise, depression with the weather, need for a higher drug, I am to see the nurse in 3 weeks time she will just put my drugs up and tell me to stop drinking.
23-01-2010, 02:42 PM
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Re: Blood pressure
Originally Posted by galty
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Have brought my self a moniter thanks to a link I found on this site.Up until Christmas I was most of the time just below 140 and now and again the high 140.
Lately its being hitting 160 with lows of high 140.
Is it lack of exercise, depression with the weather, need for a higher drug, I am to see the nurse in 3 weeks time she will just put my drugs up and tell me to stop drinking.
10-02-2010, 04:32 PM
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Re: Blood pressure
We have a BP monitor at home as OH has to check his regularly. On the odd occasion I have checked mine it has been anything from 101/63 to 125/82. Even at times when I have considered myself quite stressed it has been in the low range, so if ever it starts to be higher I'll know there is something wrong.16-02-2010, 09:23 PM
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Re: Blood pressure
A visit to the Nurse todayResult is she put my medication(ramipril) up from 5mg to 10 mg.
BP had being in between145 to 158 average with the dia over 100
Well have to get more exercise in when the weather gets better.
Four hours after upping dose 130/80
Just retaken it after a couple of glasses of red wine 134/89
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