Blood pressure
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Redwurzel
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Agree - hence the 24 hour constant monitor - it takes a reading every 15 minutes.
Friend of mine had a home monitor and took my readings, well tried. Their scale was too low. Went to GP and recorded 250/180. You know it’s not good when they talk about not letting you home.
Regularly exercise and cut out the booze, meaning my weight was at a 13yr low, so this caught me way off guard. Apparently they call hypertension the silent killer for this reason.
Regularly exercise and cut out the booze, meaning my weight was at a 13yr low, so this caught me way off guard. Apparently they call hypertension the silent killer for this reason.
festa5
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Mine was high, I am slightly overweight but not to the extent it should have caused high BP alone. I'm also very active.
Cue the full barrage of tests, ******* into a bottle for 48 hours (the smell
) blood tests, ECG, scans, the lot. No underlying causes found, everything fine. Even my cholesterol was surprisingly better than average. So they gave up. Sometimes it's just genetic. On tablets now and it's under control.
I also have an abnormally low resting heart rate (40 BPM). Which they weren't bothered about for ages till my last check up when they decided they wanted another ECG doing and then sent the results to a cardiologist. Verdict was nothing to worry about. Which is just as well as I think I first realised it was that low 15 years ago!
Suppose the thing is better to know about it than not. You can do something about it. There'll be thousands walking around unaware. Like carrying a ticking bomb
Cue the full barrage of tests, ******* into a bottle for 48 hours (the smell
) blood tests, ECG, scans, the lot. No underlying causes found, everything fine. Even my cholesterol was surprisingly better than average. So they gave up. Sometimes it's just genetic. On tablets now and it's under control. I also have an abnormally low resting heart rate (40 BPM). Which they weren't bothered about for ages till my last check up when they decided they wanted another ECG doing and then sent the results to a cardiologist. Verdict was nothing to worry about. Which is just as well as I think I first realised it was that low 15 years ago!
Suppose the thing is better to know about it than not. You can do something about it. There'll be thousands walking around unaware. Like carrying a ticking bomb
I had one of those for 24 hours... really interesting when it sets itself off whilst you are driving!
Fat_Dragon
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Salt makes my BP go up quite a bit so I don’t add my own salt now to meals. Have to read labels to check how much the manufacturers put in.
coluka
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I once had a nurse pr*ck my finger for a blood sugar test and it spurted out like a mini fountain for a second or so. Her chest area the point of impact 
the doctor, also in the room at the time was shocked and he asked me if I was on warfarin, I wasn’t. They decided to take my blood pressure which was higher than normal, but not significantly so. He advised me to monitor it at home on a cheap monitor from Lloyds pharmacy, they were about £16 in 2017. Generally mine is around 127/83 ish.
Anyway, the Dr gave me one piece of advice to take away, which was whenever you are sat having a poo, never strain, as it can and does kill people by bringing on a stroke or even rupture an aneurysm in the brain
You have been warned!
the doctor, also in the room at the time was shocked and he asked me if I was on warfarin, I wasn’t. They decided to take my blood pressure which was higher than normal, but not significantly so. He advised me to monitor it at home on a cheap monitor from Lloyds pharmacy, they were about £16 in 2017. Generally mine is around 127/83 ish.Anyway, the Dr gave me one piece of advice to take away, which was whenever you are sat having a poo, never strain, as it can and does kill people by bringing on a stroke or even rupture an aneurysm in the brain
You have been warned!
NorthumberlandBoro
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I hope no one checked to their blood pressure this afternoon.
Redwurzel
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It was always said Elvis died having a poo - he had become almost addicted to cheesburgers by the mid 1970s and they were killing him.I once had a nurse pr*ck my finger for a blood sugar test and it spurted out like a mini fountain for a second or so. Her chest area the point of impact
Anyway, the Dr gave me one piece of advice to take away, which was whenever you are sat having a poo, never strain, as it can and does kill people by bringing on a stroke or even rupture an aneurysm in the brain
You have been warned!
Redwurzel
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I can understand exactly what you say - Blood pressure and pulse still seems a bit of a mystery for the medical profession. Things can only be applied in very broad strokes.Mine was high, I am slightly overweight but not to the extent it should have caused high BP alone. I'm also very active.
Cue the full barrage of tests, ******* into a bottle for 48 hours (the smell
I also have an abnormally low resting heart rate (40 BPM). Which they weren't bothered about for ages till my last check up when they decided they wanted another ECG doing and then sent the results to a cardiologist. Verdict was nothing to worry about. Which is just as well as I think I first realised it was that low 15 years ago!
Suppose the thing is better to know about it than not. You can do something about it. There'll be thousands walking around unaware. Like carrying a ticking bomb
NorthumberlandBoro
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Just had exactly the same experience.Had my blood pressure took at hospital few days back and it was 165/103 pretty high, I shat myself to be fair, bought myself a blood pressure monitor on the doctors instruction and now my readings are usually 128/87 etc .
I heard its white coat syndrome anyone else got this, didn't even know it existed until today
It was looking worrying high at the doctors, but within the normal range at home.
Also, this has improved my overall heart attack risk score (I don't want take statins lightly).
DonTheKing
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I do mine just weekly now. Its usually 115/75 range now I relax abit more getting it done.Just had exactly the same experience.
It was looking worrying high at the doctors, but within the normal range at home.
Also, this has improved my overall heart attack risk score (I don't want take statins lightly).
sadgit
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I literally have no idea about blood pressure. I was asked to go and get mine checked via text, due to my age being over 50. So went and did a self service test (x2) and the results were
128 / 84
resting heart rate 68
No one contacted me about it, so I guess all is fine?
screw asking FMTTM...
www.nhs.uk
Slightly high. Probably due to my illness. We'll sort that out
128 / 84
resting heart rate 68
No one contacted me about it, so I guess all is fine?
screw asking FMTTM...
Check your blood pressure reading - NHS
This service helps you check your blood pressure by showing your reading on a chart. You'll get a result and advice on what to do next.
Slightly high. Probably due to my illness. We'll sort that out
Hap
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It does depend on age, but that’s not bad. Resting (lower) rate could be better (edit)
1finny
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Had my blood pressure took at hospital few days back and it was 165/103 pretty high, I shat myself to be fair, bought myself a blood pressure monitor on the doctors instruction and now my readings are usually 128/87 etc .
I heard its white coat syndrome anyone else got this, didn't even know it existed until today
Perhaps it was the relief of shatting yourself that brought the pressure down