The high blood pressure enigma.

[swissie]

As we get older, high blood pressure becomes an issue for many.

Athletes raise their blood pressure at or above 180 as a daily routine.

As high blood pressure is bad for us, how come that Athletes (provoking high blood pressure daily) don't drop dead at the age of 30 at the latest`?

[scubascuba3]

Blood pressure is meant to go up and down, weight lifters can be very high. This video is very good, promotes changing diet rather than meds

 

https://youtu.be/ZzCU9V27UkI

[Kaptain Asia]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

This video is very good, promotes changing diet rather than meds

Hey scuba, you're wasting your time trying to educate people on diet. Most people don't get it, never will get it and would rather pop pills than change their lifestyle. Better to let them keep making their own mistakes rather than keep banging your head up against a brick wall.

 

[scubascuba3]

9 minutes ago, Kaptain Asia said:

Hey scuba, you're wasting your time trying to educate people on diet. Most people don't get it, never will get it and would rather pop pills than change their lifestyle. Better to let them keep making their own mistakes rather than keep banging your head up against a brick wall.

 

I agree, maybe a very small minority will see the light

[partington]

Because their resting, non-exercising blood pressure is usually extremely low as a result of exercise. Fitness has the effect of lowering blood pressure in the - much longer -non exercising periods .

 

The blood pressure increase during exercise is the natural adaption of the body to exercise mode, and is necessary to supply oxygen to the muscles faster.

 

 People with clinically high blood pressure exhibit this at rest, which is decidedly abnormal and not episodic but continuous. The harm caused by this kind of high blood pressure results from cumulative damage over very long periods to blood vessels and other organs.

 

 

 

 

[CANSIAM]

Exercise 5-6 days a week, eat well, buy a BP monitor, monitor yourself at home. Take 3 or 4 readings record the lowest.  Many have clinic/hospital white coat syndrome = high numbers = Dr.'s writing you BP prescriptions which are also hard on your kidneys etc.....stay active, the numbers do drop ! My doctor once said "do you want to beat this yourself or keep buying medicine"     

[KhunLA]

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I agree, maybe a very small minority will see the light

Yes, but if 1 gets it, and follows through successfully, it was worth the effort.

[Sheryl]

5 hours ago, partington said:

Because their resting, non-exercising blood pressure is usually extremely low as a result of exercise. Fitness has the effect of lowering blood pressure in the - much longer -non exercising periods .

 

The blood pressure increase during exercise is the natural adaption of the body to exercise mode, and is necessary to supply oxygen to the muscles faster.

 

 People with clinically high blood pressure exhibit this at rest, which is decidedly abnormal and not episodic but continuous. The harm caused by this kind of high blood pressure results from cumulative damage over very long periods to blood vessels and other organs.

 

 

 

 

As above.

 

Temporary rises in BP are totally normal. It is only when the BP remains elevated at rest that there is an indication of vascular disease. In fact every time you simply cough or sneeze, your BP shoots up often to 200 systolic or more. Totally normal.

 

Healthy blood vessels are very elastic, they readily constrict when they need to and then fully relax again. In hypertension the vessels are stiffer and unable to fully relax. The resulting prolonged elevated pressure  then inflicts more damage on the blood vessels over time, a vicious cycle.

 

 

[ignis]

Find BP very odd

 

Dr on 1st June gave me different Meds ...... +  Hydraiazine  25 MG  4 x day.........  also take Atenolol  50 MG  1 x Day for over 30 years

 

Was told to monitor BP 3 x day.... on the 8th stopped taking them as my BP I think was to low and felt light headed /dizzy/blurred   was  88/48

 

Just now before Lunch now = 98/51  +  Pulse 52   ??

[Sheryl]

You were right to stop it as your BP was  too low.

 

Now it is on the low side but within normal limits.

 

How high had your BP gone when you were prescribed the hydralazine?

 

I think another consultation with our doctor is in order. Bring records of your BP with you.

 

The pulse of 52 is to be expected on atenolol.

[ignis]

31 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

You were right to stop it as your BP was  too low.

 

Now it is on the low side but within normal limits.

 

How high had your BP gone when you were prescribed the hydralazine?

 

I think another consultation with our doctor is in order. Bring records of your BP with you.

 

The pulse of 52 is to be expected on atenolol.

around 186/85 at the Hospital machine

 

Had to lay on a bed for 1 hour b4 they would let me go....  Not the 1st time or the only person waiting for there BP to go down + all ages.

 

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Bring records of your BP with you

Always do for past 7 years

Instruction to monitor BS + BP 4x day see Dr next Friday.

 

Dr also changed my daily units on my Insulin  + take 1x less 850 MG Metformin a day...  = higher BS than I like

Diabetic 1.5 Lada

[Lacessit]

I am very pleased to say I have progressively tapered down from 160 mg of Co-Diovan to zero with an exercise regime. BP 128/62, pulse 56 as I type this.

I still take 1 mg of Cardura every second day, it's for prostate symptoms but does have some effect on BP as well.

I consider I may have been over-medicated for many years due to white coat syndrome. If I was to go to a hospital now, I would probably register 150/90, with doctors telling me I am hypertensive.

Everyone is different. Viagra has a profound effect on me, 80/40 and the lowering effect lasts for 14-18 hours.

[Sheryl]

1 hour ago, ignis said:

around 186/85 at the Hospital machine

 

Had to lay on a bed for 1 hour b4 they would let me go....  Not the 1st time or the only person waiting for there BP to go down + all ages.

 

Always do for past 7 years

Instruction to monitor BS + BP 4x day see Dr next Friday.

 

Dr also changed my daily units on my Insulin  + take 1x less 850 MG Metformin a day...  = higher BS than I like

Diabetic 1.5 Lada

Where your reading is at home at all elevated? Or just this reading in the hospital?

 

It is not unusual for BP to rise temporarily due to stress of being in the hospital (so-called "white coat syndrome"). Also, sometimes the machines used in hospitals are not well calibrated. Did Doctor check the pressure manually (with stethoscope and old style machine)?