Typically does bp go up in the afternoon or evening? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

lauralu2000 · 03-23-2006, 04:17 PM

Hey everyone.....I have been keeping track of my bp lately due to it being high during a doc visit a month or more agao. I had an infection though so I wasen't really concerned with it being high....but...Im keeping track now. Just to show my doc it's okay.

I take it morning after i have been up for an hour or so. Mid afternoon and before I go to bed.

I always get a higher reading in the mid afternoon and even higher by the time i go to bed.

Again it's that stubborn bottom/diastolic number giving me grief. Ranging from 70's in the am 80's mid afternoon to 90's before bed.

My systolic has been ranging anywhere from 114 to 124...no biggie there

Wierd ???

Just wondering if ayone knows if there is any kind of data that shows typically when bp is lower or higher in the coarse of a day or if it's strictly individualized.

Thanks....

Machaon · 03-23-2006, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lauralu2000

Hey everyone.....I have been keeping track of my bp lately due to it being high during a doc visit a month or more agao. I had an infection though so I wasen't really concerned with it being high....but...Im keeping track now. Just to show my doc it's okay.

I take it morning after i have been up for an hour or so. Mid afternoon and before I go to bed.

I always get a higher reading in the mid afternoon and even higher by the time i go to bed.

Again it's that stubborn bottom/diastolic number giving me grief. Ranging from 70's in the am 80's mid afternoon to 90's before bed.

My systolic has been ranging anywhere from 114 to 124...no biggie there

Wierd ???

Just wondering if ayone knows if there is any kind of data that shows typically when bp is lower or higher in the coarse of a day or if it's strictly individualized.

Thanks....

From what I have read, the blood pressure is high upon rising. Thereafter, the blood pressure is lowest during the morning hours, but continues to gradually rise during the afternoon. At night, for people who are diabetic or have Insulin Resistance or have certain forms of heart disease, the blood pressure usually goes even higher. For most others the blood pressure goes down at night, especially during sleep.

There are many different things that can cause increases in blood pressure, at any time of the day, so this normal daily "expected" blood pressure fluctuation might not always be consistant.

If interested, you might do some research into dipper and non-dipper hypertension. Non-dipper means that the blood pressure doesn't "dip" or go down at night, as it should.

I used to be non-dipper hypertensive. My blood pressure used to go quite high at night, and I suffered from all kinds of nasty symptoms. I treated my condition with a proper diet. My blood pressure now "dips" at night as it should.

lauralu2000 · 03-23-2006, 06:18 PM

I will do that...I have never heard of that. Before I go a surfing though the net. Would a dipper include a bp that goes down when in bed and going off to sleep for the night?

I am asking because typically when I get a higher bottom number say high 90's when I am sitting and doing a resting bp. I will than take my bp again right before I go to sleep at night after I have been laying in bed watching TV. It is always lower. Sometimes 98/74 or so before I go to sleep. I am assuming it probly even goes lower after I drift off.

I know we are not drs. here but it is just is so interesting to me to read
others opinions and sugestions. We learn so much from each other.

I will add that my BP has gone down at night since I have stopped eating so many canned soups. I was eating canned soups like cambells Classic chicken ect. Than I read that the sodium in canned store bought soups are really high. So I stoppped eating those. Iam sure there are low sodium brands I just haven't checked those out yet.

Thank-you

Uff-Da! · 03-23-2006, 06:22 PM

Both what I've read and my own personal experience are consistent with beerzoids' comments. You might want to note, too, if you consume any foods or beverages which increase your blood pressure. Many people find that their BP rises with caffeine consumption, in which case their pressure may be higher later in the day if they consume many servings of coffee, tea or soda during the day. But some individuals are affected by other foods as well, much as one might be affected by an allergy.

I didn't note that my BP varied that much during the day, but my BP decreased enough that I was able to get off BP medication after greatly increasing my fruit/vegetable consumption, especially of foods like spinach, asparagus, celery, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. You might want to try it and see if it affects your BP any. People are different, so I make no promises, but my own systolic went down about 10-20 points with the dietary change!

pal7778 · 03-23-2006, 07:48 PM

My own limited experience is that my bp is slightly lower at night than in the morning, unless I have a big meal, have more than one glass of beer or wine, or especially if I mix alchohol and caffeine. Tonight it was a little high on the first reading, and came down to 130 systolic on the second. Cause--a good dinner, 2 large glasses of red wine, 3 cups of coffee after dinner. No big deal. On a normal night, it would have been 130 or less right away. My pulse, of course, was also somewhat higher than normal. Moral: If you know the cause, and it's obviously temporary, don't worry. A large rise at night wo any obvious cause probably should be worrisome.