My blood pressure is usually 148 over 90. Is this Super high?

Question

One doctor told me that 145 was the cut off for normal and he wasnt going to worry about 3 points.

Answer 1

The systolic (higher) number is not as critical as the diastolic (lower) number. Most competent medical personnel are or should be aware that a diastolic of 90 is borderline high. While not as likely to cause a hemorrhagic stroke as numbers higher, it is still inflicting damage to the smaller vessels in your body, a little at a time.

If this is the only reading you have ever gotten, it should have been repeated at least one more time while you were being examined.

Some people have "white coat" hypertension, which is transient and seems to be only demonstrable at the doctor's office. When you see one of the free blood pressure machines at the grocery or pharmacy, take your BP. They are amazingly accurate. If your diastolic stays that high every time you take it, you really ought to consider taking meds to get it lower. Blood pressure does fluctuate somewhat, so you need to know what yours runs, on average, in non-stressful situations. Ask Santa for a sphygmomanometer for Christmas and learn to take your own.

Chronic hypertension is indolent, and silent in the damage it inflicts, until it is too late. Fortunately, we live in an age when that is understood, and can be circumvented.

You said ONE doctor. What have other doctors said about your BP?

Answer 2

In the first place, you can't really measure blood pressure so well as to tell the difference between 145 and 148. You can have 10 different medical people take you pressure and they will all get slightly to significantly different answers. 145 or 148 both are way to high.

Your doctor should be trying to do something to get both of your numbers down. Long term exposure to blood pressure this high can harm your heart, circulatory system, kidneys and other organs.

Current thinking is 120/80 is the highest anyone should have.

If I were you, I would be doing something to get those numbers down.!!!!

Answer 3

For an average adult, a normal blood pressure range is generally regarded to be 120/80. This is what the medical community considers to be the ideal reading. The more important number between the two is the diastolic number. When you see it above 80 on a regular basis, you're most likely suffering from hypertension. While it is true that blood pressure readings can fluctuate frequently throughout the day and also while you are going through various activities and emotions, but when your reading are consistently above 120/80 during times of rest, you're considered to have hypertension. if your readings are at or above 150/95, you are considered to have high blood pressure and you need to see your doctor to begin getting it under control.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

As you can see from these answers, there is some disagreement over what constitutes a "high" reading. I have about 135/92 and for a while my MD told me to forget it, but then as time went on he changed his mind. He said newer research was proving more and more that values of over 130 were bad, but especially, values over 90 were definitely bad. We have been working to keep me under 90 by exercise, losing some weight and medication.
If you don't get the numbers down, you could have a stroke - strokes really are the pits. I dont want to deal with that so I am working on this seriously to improve my chances of not having one!!!!

Answer 6

No. The top number is on the higher end but not super high. Keep an eye on it. If you are worried speak to your Dr about it.
The number represent how well your heart pumps blood in and out of your heart. A little high is not a big deal as long as it is not a constant. If it doens't go back down then he will probably put you on something.

Answer 7

i've been having medicine for high blood pressure for a while and i would say that you need to get the top figure down tounder 140. The 90 is pretty good.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Usually it's supposed to be your age plus 100 for the systolic up to 145. I think it's rather high. But hey, my normal is 98/64.

Answer 10

It's over normal but not super high