Blood Pressure...

Blue Shirt said:
This morning my average of 36 readings over 7 days is 122/74.

I'm not going to start taking any Prexum just yet. The "high" readings at the doctor's practise are probably just from white coat syndrome.
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Your high of 135/85 is not high - your doc was a bit fast on the pen there to give you any meds
 
I thought I'd set this thread straight with a high BP reading for 2019. It was 169 / another bad number (sorry I forgot this one) yesterday. Doc checked a few times, and it didn't budge. Heartrate is also perma-super high. I've had blood tests done and ECG (which only showed that my heartrate was indeed too high, so red flags there). It was pretty high about a month ago as well, so I kind of knew this was coming. It's the reason I started jogging in the evenings.

I am pretty bummed, but at least I'm not alone I guess.

Congrats to those who have low BP and / or got off the meds. That's my goal.
 
Average of 3 readings 103/71

If this carries on I'm stopping my meds.
Should I consult my doc you think?
 
Sinbad said:
Average of 3 readings 103/71

If this carries on I'm stopping my meds.
Should I consult my doc you think?
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Hi sailor to low.
Can cause dizziness if getting up to quick. This is what happens to me.
When I did work 160/130 was my blood pressure all the time.
It has come down a lot. Swings between 135/80 and less.
 
isie said:
would be a good idea to check with doc, even if he doesn't stop meds, maybe he will put you on a lower dose
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I've already halved my dose about 3 weeks ago
PS, she
 
Had an op today.

For whatever the reason is I got sent back to the ward with an auto BP and heart rate monitor machine. After a long while the nurse said that my readings are super excellent and healthy.
So she took away the oxygen.
She said that sometimes oxygen helps a lot with the readings.
Then awhile later she took off the BP machine saying that my readings are very healthy, too healthy for somone who had an op less than 2 hours before.
BP, max was 110/70, below 90/60 is considered tooo low. heart rate averaged 56-58 with all readings.
I was fully awake, sitting up for much of that time. Even ate their lunch. Drank nearly a litre of water. Was not drowsy or sleeping at all.


Do note I go "insta awake" and hyper for 4 hours after an op. Its how my body reacts to their sleepy drugs. And it was then that the machine monitored me.
 
Sinbad said:
Average of 3 readings 103/71

If this carries on I'm stopping my meds.
Should I consult my doc you think?
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That's a pretty much average reading. To you it could feel low as your body was accustomed to higher pressures.

Definately go see your doc.
If you do go off meds do so under doctor supervision so that if needs be you could go back to meds
 
Venomous said:
Had an op today.

For whatever the reason is I got sent back to the ward with an auto BP and heart rate monitor machine. After a long while the nurse said that my readings are super excellent and healthy.
So she took away the oxygen.
She said that sometimes oxygen helps a lot with the readings.
Then awhile later she took off the BP machine saying that my readings are very healthy, too healthy for somone who had an op less than 2 hours before.
BP, max was 110/70, below 90/60 is considered tooo low. heart rate averaged 56-58 with all readings.
I was fully awake, sitting up for much of that time. Even ate their lunch. Drank nearly a litre of water. Was not drowsy or sleeping at all.


Do note I go "insta awake" and hyper for 4 hours after an op. Its how my body reacts to their sleepy drugs. And it was then that the machine monitored me.
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Wishing you a full and speedy recovery...
 
Sinbad said:
Wishing you a full and speedy recovery...
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Haha,

It is rather eina when you have to jump out of bed just after 3 in the morning for an urgent pee and the meds had worn off! (could have taken at 2 if I was awake).
So now I'm sitting nibbling just a little to line the tummy, then I'm having meds AGAIN!!!

I have pain but it's less than the pain the operated to remove! I'm a slightly eina happy camper. :D :D :D
Instead of the agony of the last week :o
 
Haven't read the whole thread so apologies if its been mentioned

There was a study published in the Eur Heart Journal - taking your BP meds at night shows a significant reduction in cardiac events

so switch to taking your meds at night if you don't already... (just before bed they say)
 
Venomous said:
That's a pretty much average reading. To you it could feel low as your body was accustomed to higher pressures.

Definately go see your doc.
If you do go off meds do so under doctor supervision so that if needs be you could go back to meds
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An update, went to the doc, she changed the meds away from ones with a diuretic. BP went up again but it's OK for now.
The diuretic was really crap. I had constant muscle cramps, was taking 4 cramp-ease a day to keep them away.
 
mr_norris said:
I am no expert but I would rather get a doctors approval for doing this. That said, she gave me tabs to take in the morning and evenings.
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let me know what she says

obviously this applies to once-daily meds

taking a twice-daily dose just at night would be dumb
 
Polly101 said:
Haven't read the whole thread so apologies if its been mentioned

There was a study published in the Eur Heart Journal - taking your BP meds at night shows a significant reduction in cardiac events

so switch to taking your meds at night if you don't already... (just before bed they say)
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I've recently gone onto Prexum. 5mg for 6 months, then 10 mg since a couple of weeks ago.
My (old-fashioned, highly experienced) GP had me take them at night right from the start. He explained it as a function of the 3am drop in pressure which occurs naturally - making the medication more effective.
The 10 mg seems to be the right dose for me. Although I normally wake up at or before 3am anyway, so I'm taking "at night" to mean 6-7 pm in my case.
 
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