Blood Pressure

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Night-owl May 2013 7:23pm, 6 May 2013 15,519 posts	0 Night-owl As does working nights Fresh start a couple of times have had mine tested whilst tired that gets the docs nose twitching guess that tells me something
Oysterboy May 2013 7:29pm, 6 May 2013 6,247 posts	0 Oysterboy Mine's always high when I have it taken at the doctors as is my pulse. I do hate them and feel on the verge of a panic attack whenever I walk into the office. My old doctor had a machine in the waiting room and I used to take it myself and show him. It's the only time I've had normal readings.
sallykate May 2013 10:09am, 7 May 2013 3,175 posts	0 sallykate My OH has ridiculously high blood pressure which has come on for no apparent reason. He's always been big and isn't a keen exerciser but with no other factors changing his BP went from normal a couple of years ago to stupidly high - like 225/130 - in fact one of the readingd had 139 as the lower number (diastolic?); if it had been one higher the GP would have sent him straight to hospital. I think he has a touch of white coat syndrome but even an ambulatory 24 hour test came out as 170/110 or something. He's toying with the idea of seeing a cardiologist to see if there's anything underlying this. Meanwhile he's reluctantly started on ramipril - reluctantly because he hates the idea of taking drugs for the rest of his life.
runner duck May 2013 10:22am, 7 May 2013 10,653 posts	0 runner duck i think i'd want it checked out, too, sk, just to set my mind at rest, especially with it being a sudden change. mine's always been on the low side. the only time i ever got anywhere near 120/80 was full-term pregnant. so now it has gone up a bit as i've got older it's still nowhere near being 'high'. i like the feeling i have a little in reserve
sallykate May 2013 10:22am, 7 May 2013 3,176 posts	0 sallykate Meant also to add that mine is "textbook" 120/75 and always has been, whether I exercise or not.
Meglet May 2013 10:33am, 7 May 2013 12,389 posts	0 Meglet Had mine checked last week. 100/60 and pulse 54.
Pestomum May 2013 11:30am, 7 May 2013 2,902 posts	0 Pestomum Pre high blood pressure? Isn't that, like, being alive?
JenL May 2013 11:31am, 7 May 2013 24,688 posts	0 JenL Are we all pre-old, then?
Pestomum May 2013 11:36am, 7 May 2013 2,903 posts	0 Pestomum pre-terminal?
mulbs May 2013 12:00pm, 7 May 2013 8,554 posts	0 mulbs pre-tend?