Hey Everyone, I am an 25 year old male, 6', 178lbs. I am pretty active. About 4 weeks ago I started feeling disscomfort starting with slight chest tightness and shortness of breath. I thougth that maybe I should just get more rest at the time. Resting over the weekend didn't do anything. It would come and go. Then I would get dizzy and just feel lightheaded. My Blood pressure was hovering around 135/75 to 146/80. My regular BP is around 123/78. Sometimes it feels as my heart is beating irregular. For a few months before all this I also had a poor diet that didn't really include red meats but mostly chicken or turkey on sandwiches. I thought that maybe that had something to do with it and after one finally eating a few burgers one day I was feeling great. So I felt better after eating anything with red meat. But the symptoms would still return. I went to see my doctor an had bloodwork done and it came back normal. So the doctor just put me on Micardis for my BP. But I don't think that I would just develop HBP from one day to to the next. Could I be anemic because of the poor diet? I've heard that the blood work would show the current amount of (iron, vit b12, etc.) in the blood but not the stored amount. I don't really know what to do anymore. I hope somebody has some insight or suggestion. Thanks for the time.
Mike