Help me please! Could this be possible????? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

bubblegum3p · 06-20-2008, 11:48 AM

i've posted a couple threads and noone has answered me yet. maybe someone will answer thisone:
okay, last 3 visits to dr. my bp. was high. lower number was 95, 101 and then 98. so w/o questions prescribed me dyazide 37.5-25 mg. capsules once daily.
reluctant to start a med. i decided to monitor my bp at home for a day.....in the morning it was 92/69 pulse 80 and just now it was 114/74 pulse 92....
im wondering if it's just high cuz of being nervous at dr.s office, rushing, etc. cuz it seems normal at home. i will monitor tomorrow as well and go from there...could this be possible????

Edelweiss · 06-20-2008, 04:59 PM

I'm sure it could be possible. I almost always get lower readings at home than at my doctor's office.

However, with diastolic numbers like you have, I would want to be sure that the lower numbers you're getting are accurate. Were all the lower numbers from the same bp machine? Maybe check it elsewhere and then discuss it with your doctor...

Good luck.

famnd · 06-20-2008, 11:37 PM

BG,

Usually with "cuff anxiety" it is the top number that is higher. I would ask if you can have your b/p cuff checked at the Dr's or go to an ER or Fire Station. Once you know your cuff is within range at least, you can check your b/p in all sorts of situations. When you are relaxed, when you are stressed out, when you are eating your favorite food or petting your Dog. Just pretend you are a nurse researcher putting together some info for your Doc. Keep a detailed record to show your Dr. You certainly don't want to go on meds for life without good reason to do so. Try some lifestyle changes even if you do have to go on meds. The DASH diet for HBP has had a lot of success. Stress reduction is a must. Good luck. Fam

famnd · 06-20-2008, 11:40 PM

According to the two medical textbooks I recently bought, most people have an increase in b/p at the Dr's office. And why not, our health plays a pretty big factor in our well being-any threat to that is a big thing. Fam

drs · 06-21-2008, 07:10 AM

My doctor called it a 'White Coat Syndrome'.