High BP at 19 Years Old - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

stanjus12 · 10-03-2007, 08:50 AM

For the past 2 months my blood pressure has not been under 135/80. Most of the time it averages from 140/80 all the way up to 171/98. I am a 19 year old male, 5-8 205 lbs, and am on my feet most of the day so i do get excercise, and i am not that overweight either. What is wrong?

tamuprof45 · 10-03-2007, 09:29 AM

Unless you are a bodybuilder, 5' 8" 205 lbs is well into the overweight category re the BMI.

I am 5' 11" and I was overweight at 197 lbs. I dropped 21 lbs in last 6 months, and hope to drop 10 more, getting me into the "normal" range of the BMI.

Calculate your BMI and see how much weight you may need to lose. I mention this because the BMI correlates very strongly with BP! MY BP dropped from 140s/90s to 120s/130s over 70s when I lost 21 lbs. Still a little too high, but weight loss makes a difference.

tamuprof45

CouchPotato · 10-03-2007, 10:08 AM

Eat less salt...

perfectlove3952 · 10-03-2007, 11:14 AM

Stress My Dear And I Think You Better Get Rid Of That. I Am 55 And I Have High Blood Pressure That My Heart Doctor Cannot Control And I Got 3 Meds Already And Still High. Why They Cannot Contorl It, Well I Told Them Pay My Bills And My Mortgage And My Stress Will Go Away And My High Blood Pressure Will Go Back To Normal.

Suelai721 · 10-05-2007, 10:22 AM

Being so young with high blood pressure must be terrible. I can’t imagine how you must feel. Everyone has a different idea as far as what over weight is. I would ask your DR. this question. I would never ever suggest going on any blood pressure medications. The side effects are terrible. Unfortunately sometimes we have to take them. I do however; recommend trying natural ways to lower your pressure. I would suggest maybe starting a diet. I have been on the Dash diet for a while. It has changed my life. I also use this device called the resperate. The device uses breathing excurses to naturally lower my blood pressure. I think it will be wise to try some of these methods. Let me know how it works out for you.