Is this normal? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

Moxie75 · 09-22-2005, 05:20 AM

I woke up this am and took my shower got dressed and ready for work. I then took my BP and it was 160/100 I almost died

. I waited a few minutes and took it again and it was 145/95. I ate breakfast took my Diovan took my vitamins flaxseed and wheat germ took it again and it was 140/90. I am afraid of having a stroke here should I be? I thought for sure that with all this healthy eating and hardly any fat at all in my diet for the last 2 weeks I would have seen better readings than that. What are your thoughts here?

Thanks, Lisa

cartner · 09-22-2005, 06:11 AM

Hello Lisa,

160/100 is not that high so you will not have a stroke, tell me how old are you? age is important too. I'm not my doctor but all my family have High Blood Pressure, my uncle's reading is 180/130 to 160/110 and he just doesn't care about it and he forget to take his medicine.
My point is that he's 58 years old and he haven't a stroke YET although that his blood pressure is very high and for a long time too. So I guess you don't have to worry because when you worry more your blood pressure will be increased more.

When I was 17 I was measuring my blood pressure 10 times daily (maybe more) and my doctor told me to stop this because my blood pressure will not go down if I keep doing so.

About Diavon, people are different and as I have seen in this forums and others some people with a blood pressure of 160/110 takes one Med and after a few days their blood pressure is 130/90 and others take 3 Meds to achieve the same results. For me I take Atacand 8 mg (an ARB like Diavon) and my blood pressure is fine so I think you have to tell your doctor that your blood pressure is 140/90 so he may add some other Med to Diavon or change it.

Also execrise and losing weight will help you IF YOU TAKE THE MEDICATION. I will tell you something but I'm not sure of it yet, when I take my Atacand while I'm execrising most days of the week my blood pressure drops to 120/80 or even less than that. As I said I'm not a doctor but I tell you what I have been through.

Oh by the way, I heard that stress can make your blood pressure vary as your readings are different in a few hours so try to listen to classic music. I'm happy that you are taking Flaxseed and White Germ because I like those stuff too

and also I take 900 mg of Garlic Powder which is very very useful as I can see.

I took Zaic which is a Beta-Blocker (took it off few weeks ago) which made my hands very cold and when I started the Garlic I felt that my hands are very warm so I will never stop Garlic

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Good Luck and keep us posted with your readings
Michael

Moxie75 · 09-22-2005, 07:11 AM

Hi Michael,

I am 47 and workout 5 days a week. I have lost weight over the last 2 weeks because the Doc wanted me to lose 10 lbs. I am eating practically a vegetarian diet. I only eat 3oz of skinless white meat or fish a day. The majority of the day I eat raw veggies, cooked veggies and fruit and whole wheat cereal, oatmeal and brown rice. I eat a lot of beans and no dairy products at all The only fat in my diet comes from the meat or fish. I do not cook with any fat at all. I will start to incorporate Olive and sesame oil next week but only a tablespoon. Daily I take CoQ10, Mega B, Milk Thistle, C, Magnesium and Calcium, Garlic Extract and I sprinkle Flaxseed and Wheat Germ on my cereal. I am anxious to see if any of this brings down my BP and my cholesterol. I also cut out coffee and only drink Chai Tea but I do have wine or a cocktail or 2 at night. I do not smoke either…Lisa

cartner · 09-22-2005, 07:40 AM

Lisa,

Wine raises blood pressure and I took Calcium Supplement before which raised my blood pressure. Many said that Calcium Supplement reduces blood pressure but it didn't happen for me. So give it a try and stop wine and Calcium for 1 week and see what will happen.
Thanks
Michael

Machaon · 09-22-2005, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by michaellabibat

When I was 17 I was measuring my blood pressure 10 times daily (maybe more) and my doctor told me to stop this because my blood pressure will not go down if I keep doing so.

Hmmm!? I've taken my blood pressure an average of about seven times per day for the past seven years (17,000 readings). I've entered these readings, along with other info, into my computer and I do charts and reports by hour, week, month. The information and knowledge that I've gained, from this blood pressure data, has enabled me to get my blood pressure and heart rhythm under much better control.

Providing that someone is mentally stable, then taking daily blood pressure readings can enable that person to understand his blood pressure problems much better than getting an occasional reading at the doctor's office. By tracking your own blood pressure, you can slowly relate events to increases or decreases in your blood pressure and heart rhythm. To me, more knowledge is almost always better than less knowledge.

But...... I've got a different situation than you. For one thing, I'm a lot older. I've also got heart failure, serious heart rhythm and blood pressure problems among other nasty heath problems. Seven years ago, my blood pressure and heart rhythm was out of control and my health was getting worse. If I didn't get my blood pressure under control, and heart rhythm under better control, I would probably have been dead right now, or worse. The improvements and knowledge gained from my 17,000 blood pressure readings have been well worth my efforts and I continue to take my blood pressure about seven times per day. But now I look at the readings and my frown has turned into a smile.

Regards and best of health!