aussiejono
03-06-2008, 01:37 AM
I'm 35, and my BP regualrly comes in at 140/95 or there abouts....... should i beon treatment for this?
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tamuprof45
03-06-2008, 08:42 AM
Yes. 140/90 is considered high blood pressure, esp. if it is coming in consistently. Talk to your doctor about whether lifestyle changes are an option. Typically doctors recommend lifestyle changes for people who are pre-hypertensive, and low-dose meds for people who cross the 140/90 threshold.
tamuprof45
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aussiejono
03-06-2008, 07:10 PM
Doctor keeps havering about wether to start me on pills or net.... but if it is going to prevent a stroke, heart atack, and me spending the last 10 years on my life a drooling vegetable, i think i will push him to start them, rather than push him not to, which i have been doing
bethsheba
03-06-2008, 07:42 PM
Doctor keeps havering about wether to start me on pills or net.... but if it is going to prevent a stroke, heart atack, and me spending the last 10 years on my life a drooling vegetable, i think i will push him to start them, rather than push him not to, which i have been doing
There are things that are worse than drooling like a vegetable...I would suggest you read about the experiences of those of us who are taking or who took bp medication.
Bethsheba
There are things that are worse than drooling like a vegetable...I would suggest you read about the experiences of those of us who are taking or who took bp medication.
Bethsheba
Vanessa74
03-06-2008, 09:43 PM
Aussiejono,
If you have not tried diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes - I beg you, PLEASE try them before strating medications.
I am 34 years old - I was started on B/P meds 5 years ago - and I wish I would have tried the above mentioned things first -- I would have saved my self and my body years of struggles with side effects and fighting with my Drs. to believe that the B/P meds were causing my problems.
You are very young - you have a chance to reverse this without medications. Please at least give it a try before you go on meds. If you do go on meds - please do plenty of research on whatever drug your dr. decides to start you on.
Best of luck to you!
Vanessa
If you have not tried diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes - I beg you, PLEASE try them before strating medications.
I am 34 years old - I was started on B/P meds 5 years ago - and I wish I would have tried the above mentioned things first -- I would have saved my self and my body years of struggles with side effects and fighting with my Drs. to believe that the B/P meds were causing my problems.
You are very young - you have a chance to reverse this without medications. Please at least give it a try before you go on meds. If you do go on meds - please do plenty of research on whatever drug your dr. decides to start you on.
Best of luck to you!
Vanessa
aussiejono
03-07-2008, 12:45 AM
Will do, I need to drop a bit of weight, and could get fitter
flowergirl2day
03-07-2008, 02:26 AM
Hi, :)
I'm 35, and my BP regualrly comes in at 140/95 or there abouts....... should i beon treatment for this?
I'll repeat what Vanessa and others stressed: please try your best to reduce your blood pressure through natural means. With your bp readings, it is possible to remain medication-free. Drugs are not a solution. They all come with side effects and in spite of what you might think, everyone is susceptible. Also, most bp meds cause problems of sexual nature. Are you ready for that at your age? :confused:
best of luck,
flowergirl
I'm 35, and my BP regualrly comes in at 140/95 or there abouts....... should i beon treatment for this?
I'll repeat what Vanessa and others stressed: please try your best to reduce your blood pressure through natural means. With your bp readings, it is possible to remain medication-free. Drugs are not a solution. They all come with side effects and in spite of what you might think, everyone is susceptible. Also, most bp meds cause problems of sexual nature. Are you ready for that at your age? :confused:
best of luck,
flowergirl
bethsheba
03-07-2008, 01:47 PM
... Talk to your doctor about whether lifestyle changes are an option. ...tamuprof45
Lifestyle changes are always an option.
Bethshba
Lifestyle changes are always an option.
Bethshba
bethsheba
03-07-2008, 01:54 PM
Aussie,
Vanessa and Flowergirl have some very valuable advice to offer...if you listen, you can avoid going through a conserable amount of physical and emotional pain, and expense, and improve the quality of your life.
Bethsheba
Vanessa and Flowergirl have some very valuable advice to offer...if you listen, you can avoid going through a conserable amount of physical and emotional pain, and expense, and improve the quality of your life.
Bethsheba
tamuprof45
03-07-2008, 09:15 PM
I can only add to what the other veterans here say. Many on this board have been helped by losing weight, quitting smoking, exercising, and eating right (DASH, or something similar...low sodium, lots of fruits and veggies). I have been helped by managing my anxiety and stress, and possibly by a myriad of supplements I take.
There are med-free routes that have worked for MANY, many of us. DASH for example can lower BP in 75% of people who follow it. Exercise is a known BP reducer. Breathing exercises work as well.
I can give you this important piece of advice too, because it helped me. Get a complete cardio checkup, please: your cholesterol level, get tests for inflammation, and get stress tests. BP is quite often linked to artery stiffness/hardening/blockages, and these tests will (a) give you piece of mind, or (b) information you can use in addressing your BP. If your tests are good, then you have much more certainty that the lifestyle changes will work for you. In any case they will still help your heart and arteries, which in turn will help your BP. You want to think of your "mission" as it were, NOT merely to just lower your BP, but to strengthen your whole cardiovascular system.
And yes you CAN do it!!! Many here in far worse shape then you did! Take inspiration from them, and we're all here to cheer you along the way!
tamuprof45
There are med-free routes that have worked for MANY, many of us. DASH for example can lower BP in 75% of people who follow it. Exercise is a known BP reducer. Breathing exercises work as well.
I can give you this important piece of advice too, because it helped me. Get a complete cardio checkup, please: your cholesterol level, get tests for inflammation, and get stress tests. BP is quite often linked to artery stiffness/hardening/blockages, and these tests will (a) give you piece of mind, or (b) information you can use in addressing your BP. If your tests are good, then you have much more certainty that the lifestyle changes will work for you. In any case they will still help your heart and arteries, which in turn will help your BP. You want to think of your "mission" as it were, NOT merely to just lower your BP, but to strengthen your whole cardiovascular system.
And yes you CAN do it!!! Many here in far worse shape then you did! Take inspiration from them, and we're all here to cheer you along the way!
tamuprof45