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Can anyone tell me if a blood pressure reading of 162/92 followed by 157/97 then 169/92 is anything I should be concerned about?
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Strangely enough I was fitted with a 24hr BP cuff today at my GP surgery.
So i'm currently monitoring mine, I have to say i'm glad I persevered with it (long story) as it's falling each time which indicates whitecoat syndrome, which my GP thought.
I have managed to get to 154/84 and i'm delighted, hopefully will continue to fall.It was sky high this morning and any other times they take it at the practice.
So really, I suppose your reading are slightly high , as are mine, but have you higher ones to compare with?
Mine were over 200/?? this morning so I am very pleased. I'll keep any eye on your thread, key is relaxation I think but I don't know what you're doing, GP/Home readings.
Strangely enough I was fitted with a 24hr BP cuff today at my GP surgery.
So i'm currently monitoring mine, I have to say i'm glad I persevered with it (long story) as it's falling each time which indicates whitecoat syndrome, which my GP thought.
I have managed to get to 154/84 and i'm delighted, hopefully will continue to fall.It was sky high this morning and any other times they take it at the practice.
So really, I suppose your reading are slightly high , as are mine, but have you higher ones to compare with?
Mine were over 200/?? this morning so I am very pleased. I'll keep any eye on your thread, key is relaxation I think but I don't know what you're doing, GP/Home readings.
The only time in my life I've had high blood pressure before was in my first pregnancy when it rose to 220/160 (eclampsia), I have never seen a bunch of doctors and nurses panic so much, it actually made me laugh to see them flapping about and they had to sedate me, as when I laughed the blood pressure went higher. :)
My normal readings have usually been around 120/70
My normal readings have usually been around 120/70
I think a blood pressure reading of 160/90 ish would be considered high, daffy, but not something to panic about. It would be worth seeing your GP, and getting a further blood pressure test just to clarify the situation.
For a diagnosis to be made, you will need more than one instance of readings. I would definitely want to get it checked/confirmed with my GP,and since I am impatient I probably would want to see them sooner than 2 months though :)
For a diagnosis to be made, you will need more than one instance of readings. I would definitely want to get it checked/confirmed with my GP,and since I am impatient I probably would want to see them sooner than 2 months though :)
Sorry but I did laugh at you having to be sedated because the Doctors and Nurses were in a flap lol
It's concerning and tbh, I can only dream at having a reading of 120/70 but since they don't want to see you for 2mths I rather doubt they are as concerned as you rightly feel atm.
I've just had another one (it triggers every 30 minutes), i'm glad I persevered, 154/70...I am so in for brownie points from my GP tomorrow :)
It's concerning and tbh, I can only dream at having a reading of 120/70 but since they don't want to see you for 2mths I rather doubt they are as concerned as you rightly feel atm.
I've just had another one (it triggers every 30 minutes), i'm glad I persevered, 154/70...I am so in for brownie points from my GP tomorrow :)
Get yourself a Lloyds pharmacy blood pressure monitor for about £20. Checked mine and it was 160/90 ish. Went to quacks who said yes, it was a bit high so im now on Amlodipine and Losartan
Try the BP test at different times of the day...i do 3 tests in the morning, 3 when i get home from work and 3 in the evening. Always do them when you have been resting for 15 mins.
Good luck, go to the GP, it could save your life in the longer term.
Try the BP test at different times of the day...i do 3 tests in the morning, 3 when i get home from work and 3 in the evening. Always do them when you have been resting for 15 mins.
Good luck, go to the GP, it could save your life in the longer term.