1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Any doctor anywhere should be able to accurately measure your blood pressure. You don't have to visit a hospital for that.

Usually it is far easier to find a doctor within a hospital than without (out with/outside) one.

giddyup...nowt to do with this is it?

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200275-computer-not-capable-of-getting-high-speeds-on-the-internet/

 

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It seems you have experience with this.

 

But sometimes I find it surprising when nurses measure my blood pressure in the hospital and sometimes it's high. And then 10 minutes later the doctor measures it manually and it is perfectly ok.

So maybe the problem is just your equipment.

 

Any doctor anywhere should be able to accurately measure your blood pressure. You don't have to visit a hospital for that.

Must be a pretty nurse that caused your blood pressure to rise, and later the ugly doctor is able to reduce your blood pressure. 

9 minutes ago, anchadian said:

I don't trust home BP monitors as at times they can give you inaccurate results

I have been three different weights, two different heights and several BPs taken in the hospital (private) consecutively.

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

I have been three different weights, two different heights and several BPs taken in the hospital (private) consecutively.

You clearly become regularly inflated/deflated, this could explain the high BP! 

7 minutes ago, PGSan said:

You clearly become regularly inflated/deflated, this could explain the high BP! 

I did not say HIGH BP, simply different readings from different machines at the same hospital.

 

1 minute ago, userabcd said:

It's like when I weigh myself on some of these 1baht machines outside 7elevens and in the malls, they all give different results up to 2 kgs.

I guess 2% accuracy is acceptable ???? 

See if you can find a Moringa oleifera tree and eat the young smaller leaves , flowers and seeds from it every day. These trees grow every where here and are often called the tree of life. One side effect I read about is if you are taking BP lowering meds then Moringa may lower your BP too much. Since I started eating it my libido has gone through the roof, I sleep better, have more energy and generally feel much happier. Very easy to grow at home if you have the space. 

3 hours ago, giddyup said:

The last couple of days my blood pressure has shot up to dangerous levels, just checked this morning and it was 200/98. It's never ever been as high as that, normally it's around 140/80. I do take medication, Losartan and Metoprolol which normally keeps it under control, so not sure why it's so elevated at the moment. Problem is I'm worried about going to hospital because of Covid 19, but at the same time I can't risk leaving my BP at such a dangerous level. What can I do to try and bring it down? I guess my other question is what can the hospital do to bring it down immediately.

Go to a good hospital ASAP

20 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I guess 2% accuracy is acceptable ???? 

I have tested nearly a dozen where I live. They are fairly consistent with deviations of only one or two hundred grams. If they are out by over 2 kilos they are not inaccurate they are broken.

The hospital can administer fast acting drugs to quickly lower your BP as well as adjust your ongoing medications. they can also make some investigations to see what is causing the spike (assuming it is nto just a malfunction of your home BP monitor)

 

There is not a safe alternative. Go.

 

As for fear of COVID - use hand sanitizer, wear a mask (no reason I can think of why you'd need to take it off to be treated for this) , and make a point of not touching your face until you have reached home and thoroughly washed your hands.

Definitely the hospital.  I had a similar episode some 6 years back, numbers somewhat higher than yours.  Luckily I was already in an ambulance having suffered a very minor stroke/TIA.  Nothing a triple bypass couldn't put right.

Went to Bangkok/Pattaya Hospital and they did the usual tests, ECG, Urine and Blood tests, all came back normal/ My BP at the hospital was 210/105 so they gave me 20mg Manidipine and after an hour my BP started to come down, to the point it was 110/60 by the time I got home. I'm now supposed to take the Manidipine every day along with the other BP medication.

 

BTW, for all those would-be comedians who find the need to post childish comments on what could have been a life threatening situation, grow up.

17 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

first thing you need to do is to buy a new blood presure checking machine, and

this time NOT made in china.

this, i am sure, will improve your results immidiately.

Are Omron made in China?

21 hours ago, giddyup said:

My worry is getting a Covid infection at the hospital, and what can they do to get my BP down quickly?

Omg Covid is the least of your worries.Getting covid is a beeter option than having a heart attack or stroke. YOU WILL NOT GET INFECTED AT THE HOSPITAL 

I’m a CABGx4 recovering person.  One thing for sure...and I found out the hard way, is that..anxiety....even just by itself will raise your blood pressure to dangerous high levels, and can also increase your heart rate and make your heart do funny dances.  Anxiety is a different kind of serious worrying. You may not even realize that you have it. 
     Six times I went to the hospital due to very high blood pressure and high heart rate and with it having skipped beats and extra beats.
 And guess what this does.  It just increases worry and anxiety and makes the blood pressure and heart rate even worse.

    After many visits to the hospital,  scans, blood chemistry, ECG’s and other tests... the doctors told me they seriously believe I was doing it to myself.  Anxiety attacks. Anxiety attacks can and will have serious physical effects on the body. Even make your feet and legs and body have some funny buzzing sensation feeling..not noise... but an internal sensation.  Anxiety attacks are strange and weird. I ended up studying as much as I could about anxiety attacks so I would understand what I was dealing with. 

    This was all new to me. I never had them before my surgery. I didn’t even realize that I was having anxiety attacks. 
     Now..l use my Buddhism to help me calm.  And maybe a 50mg diphenhydramine (Benadryl) if anxiety bothers me too much. It helps.   I refuse benzodiazepines which are sometime prescribed for anxiety, because I believe they are dangerous.
 

    Your problem may certainly be caused by other things and not anxiety at all.  But if you seriously worry excessively, it will only make it worse. 
   You need to find medical help and figure it out. Doctors and other professionals are what you need. 
   Also get your blood pressure monitor checked in case it needs re-calibration or need to be replaced. Everything must be checked and investigated.
I just wanted to tell you my story, in case it helps in some way.  My best wishes to you.  Take care. 
 

I just wanted to share a blood pressure monitor experience which might be helpful to some members.

 

For years I occasionally checked my blood pressure at local hospitals, both government and private. Some of the readings started creeping up into the borderline high blood pressure range so I finally broke down and bought an Omron monitor so I could check my blood pressure at home. The Omron home monitor was actually giving me readings that ranged from 120/80 range to 100/60 range, and I started worrying that my blood pressure might actually be too low, and might explain why I sometimes had symptoms of light headedness.

 

When I cross checked my blood pressure again at local hospitals however, I continued to get borderline high readings, and I grew increasingly suspicious that the hospital monitors might be poorly calibrated. What I finally did was I brought my Omron home monitor to the hospital and did a side-by-side real time comparison between my monitor and the hospital's. To my surprise, my home monitor was giving me much higher readings at the hospital than I ever got relaxing at home. I was about an hour early for a dentist appointment so I kept checking my blood pressure every fifteen minutes or so. I found that my blood pressure didn't really start dropping to the levels I usually get at home until after about 45 minutes of sitting in the waiting room quietly. The conclusion I came to was that the hour and a half drive to the hospital (even though it was totally uneventful) may have been more stressful than I realized, and that the hospital environment (without even seeing a doctor) really did cause my blood pressure to go up.

 

The main point I wanted to make is that bringing your home monitor to the hospital so that you can compare readings with the hospital equipment may be beneficial if you are experiencing big discrepancies between home and hospital readings.

4 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

I just wanted to share a blood pressure monitor experience which might be helpful to some members.

 

For years I occasionally checked my blood pressure at local hospitals, both government and private. Some of the readings started creeping up into the borderline high blood pressure range so I finally broke down and bought an Omron monitor so I could check my blood pressure at home. The Omron home monitor was actually giving me readings that ranged from 120/80 range to 100/60 range, and I started worrying that my blood pressure might actually be too low, and might explain why I sometimes had symptoms of light headedness.

 

When I cross checked my blood pressure again at local hospitals however, I continued to get borderline high readings, and I grew increasingly suspicious that the hospital monitors might be poorly calibrated. What I finally did was I brought my Omron home monitor to the hospital and did a side-by-side real time comparison between my monitor and the hospital's. To my surprise, my home monitor was giving me much higher readings at the hospital than I ever got relaxing at home. I was about an hour early for a dentist appointment so I kept checking my blood pressure every fifteen minutes or so. I found that my blood pressure didn't really start dropping to the levels I usually get at home until after about 45 minutes of sitting in the waiting room quietly. The conclusion I came to was that the hour and a half drive to the hospital (even though it was totally uneventful) may have been more stressful than I realized, and that the hospital environment (without even seeing a doctor) really did cause my blood pressure to go up.

 

The main point I wanted to make is that bringing your home monitor to the hospital so that you can compare readings with the hospital equipment may be beneficial if you are experiencing big discrepancies between home and hospital readings.

The readings I was getting at home and then at the hospital were almost identical.

Good to see you at least  got some effective  intervention.

23 hours ago, giddyup said:

My worry is getting a Covid infection at the hospital, and what can they do to get my BP down quickly?

You can't have it both ways!  Maybe that is your problem as to why it has shot up to think you are going to catch the Virus if you go to the hospital, prior to the hospital you had a better chance of catching an regular infection.

Either way you are going to end up in the hospital the way you are thinking and going?  Put a clean mask on carry some alcohol and get checked out while you are waiting think about your diet and maybe put forth a plan to get some exercise?

 

Now giddyup!???? Good luck

5 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

You can't have it both ways!  Maybe that is your problem as to why it has shot up to think you are going to catch the Virus if you go to the hospital, prior to the hospital you had a better chance of catching an regular infection.

Either way you are going to end up in the hospital the way you are thinking and going?  Put a clean mask on carry some alcohol and get checked out while you are waiting think about your diet and maybe put forth a plan to get some exercise?

 

Now giddyup!???? Good luck

Catch up! Already been to hospital and posted outcome.

1 minute ago, giddyup said:

Catch up! Already been to hospital and posted outcome.

Sorry, wasn't going to read through all the pages glad that you did, did I also miss the outcome or you in quarantine from the visit now?

3 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

Sorry, wasn't going to read through all the pages glad that you did, did I also miss the outcome or you in quarantine from the visit now?

If you don't read previous posts your comments are uninformed.

On 1/11/2021 at 8:57 AM, giddyup said:

The last couple of days my blood pressure has shot up to dangerous levels, just checked this morning and it was 200/98. It's never ever been as high as that, normally it's around 140/80. I do take medication, Losartan and Metoprolol which normally keeps it under control, so not sure why it's so elevated at the moment. Problem is I'm worried about going to hospital because of Covid 19, but at the same time I can't risk leaving my BP at such a dangerous level. What can I do to try and bring it down? I guess my other question is what can the hospital do to bring it down immediately.

why are you asking on here for advice from non medical people?

go to the hospital for goodness sake

4 hours ago, giddyup said:

Are Omron made in China?

Units I have (7130) are marked Japan/Singapore.

5 minutes ago, nickmondo said:

why are you asking on here for advice from non medical people?

go to the hospital for goodness sake

Someone else who can't be bothered to read the previous posts, and btw, this is a medical forum, a place to ask questions.

22 hours ago, chuang said:

If you do not wish to go to a hospital then go to a clinic.

Not a particularly good suggestion for someone concerned about covid, yet to see a clinic that has not been standing room only, hospital would be much safer.

I would go to a hospital now. They have the equipment to do a thorough examination. Wouldn’t worry about COVID right now, as your immediate problem is your BP.

4 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Units I have (7130) are marked Japan/Singapore.

I was responding to the doofus who suggested I had a Chinese BP machine.

Just now, Jaxxper said:

I would go to a hospital now. They have the equipment to do a thorough examination. Wouldn’t worry about COVID right now, as your immediate problem is your BP.

For goodness sake! Read the previous posts. Already said I've been to the hospital.