26 and serious blood pressure??? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

klstoneking · 09-17-2007, 08:24 PM

Never posted on this topic until now, i have been seeing my doc now off and no for 5 weeks to check on my BP, i monitored it at home, everyday three times a day, never after i work out, im a 26 female, not obese, i dont drink ever, it does run in the family..anyhow they put me on meds and said its way too high for my age. it usually stays at around 155/90, and they told me this is why i feel so horrible and sicky all the time, one doc said i had MS now they say its my BP. even on the meds, i still feel nasty and tired and theres not much change in the pressure, now about 148/90...so im concerned what i should do. i do walk, im not a big eater, sometimes skipping meals. whats a good way to lower it?? any advice??

hopesprings2 · 09-17-2007, 09:18 PM

no salt or sodium
and have them check your kidney fuction

Guy1_USA · 09-17-2007, 10:53 PM

I was 32 and my BP was 160/110.

Best to take the BP medications to get it lowered. If I were you, I would insist on an ACE inhibitor medication like Monopril (fasinopril) to reduce my BP, before trying any other BP meds... ACE meds have the least amount of side effects, and do not make you tired.

Be forward with your Doctor... tell them what BP meds you want to try first. You have 100% say over what BP meds you take... not the Doctor. Just remember that.

Folks with heart trouble in their family should be very careful. My friends Brother In-Law's male members had a history of heart failure and he died at the age of 28 walking across his college campus... just went down and that was that.

Anyway... take care of yourself... and take BP seriously...

bethsheba · 09-18-2007, 07:05 AM

Find out what's causing your high blood pressure...at age 26, it is very likely that an identifiable condition is making your pressures go up. If that condition is found and treated, it's possible your blood pressure will go back to normal without meds.

Doctors (and families) often resort to the "it's hereditary" explanation, implying that because it's genetic, nothing can be done except to take meds. Nothing could be further from the truth!!! There are several secondary causes of hypertension that may be genetic/familial but there are treatments/cures for these conditions. Why risk the serious side effects of medications and risk organ damage when treatment of the condition could eleviate or eliminate high blood pressure?

What can you do? Do alot of reading about secondary hypertension, and question everything your doctor tells you. Given your age, your blood pressure, and your other health concerns, you might want to start looking for a doctor who is a specialist in hypertension.

Bethsheba

klstoneking · 09-18-2007, 01:13 PM

thanks for all the replies.....i never thought it was really that serious. my BP today is 149/95 and i donno why...i go back to the doc in three weeks to see if this med im taking is working, when i take it, about an hr later i feel just horrible, dizzy and tired, lord knows i cant afford to be tired, i have a disabled child who needs me 24-7, thus the reason for my stress i guess =) im taking altace once a day...ive researched it, but still clueness on all teh different meds. I have always had medical issues, most of which the docs say its all in my head!! so i think its time for a new opinion =) but thanks for all the advice, im gonna do alot of reading on this issue....its scary though, doc told me walking 2 miles a day like i do isnt good????? that i could fall out with a heart attack, i was under the impression that staying active was a good thing, always...i havent been eating salt either, ihavent ever salted my food, so im confused why teh BP is what it is, unless theres(like the lady that commented said)an underlying reason,another issue they are unaware. they did check my heart and it looks good.