heres the thing i have been keeping track of my bp and sometimes its alittle high most mostly its not bad sometimes the bottom number is alittle high for no apparent reason i am 110lbs and 22 so im not overweight when i get nervous it goes way up but how do u tell if you need meds for it? how consistant does it have to be high to judge that? people say it goes up at points durning the day what points is it suppose to go up i dont get how you judge whetther or not you need medicine for it...when i go to the doctors its always kinda high but when i take it at home its usually normal sometimes high but not to bad advice?

Hi,

I have high blood pressure since I was 16 and I'm 24 now, I guess I'm lucky because when my blood pressure is high I feel it. My pulse rate becomes high when my blood pressure is high and also I feel breathless and sometimes dizzy.

As you might know, the normal blood pressure is 120/80 and the high normal is 140/90. Doctors say that after 140/90 you would take medication to control it. So if you blood pressure is 130/85 then you can do many things, other than medication, to control your blood pressure.

Usually, doctors don't put you on medication on the first visit when they find your blood pressure is a little high. They need to take 3 or more readings to determine that you need medication.

Can you tell us your readings are the doctor office and at your home? take serveral readings through the day: when you wake up, in the afternoon, in the evening and at night for 3 days and see what's going on.

Good luck,
Michael

nicki,

Test yourself at home every day at different times each day for 30 days. Make sure you are relaxed and sitting or reclining comfortably for 5 minutes before each test.
Take the average of the 30 days of readings: THAT is your blood pressure.
If over 140/90 on either number, you probably need to treat it. If under...put the tester away and check again in a couple years!

sometimes it goes up high then i take it again 10 min later and its normal so i dont know why that happens for example....i just took it and it was 115/83 with a 91 heart rate alittel while ago it was 124/90 with an 88 heart rate on average id say its early to mid 80s the diastolic number the top number isnt usually that bad unless my heart rate is way up then it goes up alittle but usually not that high its the bottom number that gives me trouble why is it going up and down all the time i always feel like crap too lightheaded and then i feel panicky because i feel so wierd.... i dont know if i should take topral or not i was given it by a neurolist who didnt know what he was taliking about i am also seeing a pychiatrist now becasue i feel lightheaded 24/7 and i get anxiety now so he wants me on zoloft and zanax before i tried celexa and it didnt help ...im just a mess constantly