Elevated blood pressure, need advice!

[Pat_McCrotch]

I don't know how accurate they are because usually it's a nurse taking the systolic/diastolic numbers, so I'll have to compare my readings now to next time I have it taken. It could still be anything though, so it's going to be hard to narrow down what is causing the increase.

Nurse are just fine and capable of taking a BP. If it is in a MDs office I am geussing it is not a nurse but a medical assistant. The systolic is fine the diastolic is high over 100.


A BP is not dangerously high until it is 200+/100+ both or one elevated. most MDs are more concerned with the bottom number. that is your pressure when the heart is relaxed.


You prolly have white coat syndrome which is where your pressure goes up when you go to the MD. Chec it again at walgreens or a pharmacy.

Yours isnt that bad so just relax a little and monitor it.

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

Remember, the top number will read a bit higher on an electronic cuff.

 

[Pat_McCrotch]

not always. Electronic ones pick up movement as a pulse and can mess with the reading. manual BPs are always more accurate.

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

http://www0.epinions.com/content_1313906820

 

[njmuscleguy]

Your systolic (top number) isn't bad...your diastolic is high. You should test yourself several times throughout the day, in a rested state. See if your BP is consistently elevated. Get yourself a monitor from a drug store, they're pricey but worth it. Don't get it measured at the pharmacy or grocery store...those things are horrible.

My guess is that it's the tren + clen combo. A I's usually help keep BP down since they keep water off. If your numbers stay elevated for a while, you may want to look into getting an Rx.

 

[td1111]

My local pharmacy machine said the cuff was designed for arms up to 13". !!!!