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Old 01-12-2007, 11:31 AM   #1
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does anyone know if 156 over 76 is high

 
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The top is high, if it is like that at all times or most of the time. If not, it could be a spike, but still should be checked. Where did U get this reading, at a drs. office, at home, or some machine in a store? My BP seems fine at home, yet when I go to the dr. it is up around 145/90, then after we talk for awhile and I calm down, it goes to about 125/78. They call that white coat syndrome.

U really need to get a home tester, and not a finger or wrist one, very inaccurate, and take your BP 3 times a day for a week or so to see how it really is. The store machines are usually off as well. When taken at home, it should also be about the same time each day.

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could you tell me what a spike is i tested it on the machine in the doctors it has been different as i have been 119 over 71 and 136 over 71 all on the same machine on different days

 
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A spike is sometimes when U are stressed, or maybe U were in a hurry so U weren't calm. Even when I had very low BP, if I got excited about something, or had to hurry for a drs. appt. he would get a high number till I quieted down.

Even people on BP meds. sometimes get spikes, it just happens. As long as your not having those readings all the time, I wouldn't worry about it, but U could mention it to your dr. next time U are there. Even drs. machines need to be calibrated, and many aren't as often as they should be. Everyones BP varies from day to day, hr. to hr.

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thank you i was in a bit of a hurry that day but have you ever heard of the top number going up and the bottom one staying low i dont know to much about blood pressure the the nurse said she was more worried about that in saying that my nurse is a bit o.t.t sometimes she panics me

 
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