blood pressure?

Question

what are symptoms? i always have high blood pressure when at the doc like 144/108 i somtimes feel like im high and kinda out of it. could this be blood pressure or somthing else

Answer 1

Blood pressure measurements don't count for anything if you've been walking around. Ideally, you should be sitting down for at least 5 minutes or so. Blood pressure also can vary during the day, so it's best to get measurements from similar times during the day. No caffeine in the morning either. These measurements should be repeated on a few separate occasions. Some people get "white coat hypertension" when they go to the doctor's office because they are nervous. Probably blood pressure medicines wouldn't kill you. But you don't necessarily need blood pressure medicines if your blood pressure is only high while active. When doctors study the effects of high blood pressure, they study the effects of people who are diagnosed with it as described above. You are probably at no higher cardiac risk from your blood pressure.

Answer 2

Your question raises a very common problem. It is important to understand that blood pressure is not a fixed absolute. It varies throughout the day and changes under stress and different activities. This is now recognised and hospital specialists can arrange for 24 hour blood pressure measurement.

This allows patients to lead a normal life while the blood pressure is measured automatically every 15-30 mins. As yet the relative importance of the average pressure calculated this way and the extreme highs and lows that can occur is not well understood.

"White coat hypertension" is a measurable rise in the blood pressure that occurs when it is measured in special circumstances such as in a hospital or a GP surgery; that is to say, the stress of being surrounded by people in white coats can actually cause blood pressure to rise! If it is only raised

at such times, remaining normal the rest of the time it is likely that treatment is unnecessary.

Answer 3

3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.

Answer 4

Omigosh, why haven't they put you on meds? I was regularly running 140/100 or 145/105 and they caught it at one of those public health fairs where they're checking your blood sugar and blood pressure for free. The lady wrote down the number and said "take this to your doctor as soon as you get to your hometown, show them this number." I did and was promptly put on meds. (they also gave me a blood pressure machine to check myself at home.)

A co-worker who was at the health fair with me had the same thing happen to her, they wrote the # and said "tell your doctor" but she blew it off. A month later, she had a stroke and had to be hospitalized!

Now I was about 40 when it happened to me, you might be younger than my co-worker and me, but they said that the higher number should be UNDER 140 and the lower number is really dangerous when it's over 100.

Some people have "white coat syndrome" where the stress of being at the doctor's office is what makes their blood pressure go up. Otherwise, it's OK, but only your doctor will know whether you need meds or not.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Sounds like high blood pressure to me. Anything above 140/90 is considered high. 120/80 is ideal.

Answer 6

I think 120/70 is a good number to shoot for. Do you have white coat syndrome? Your bp shoots up because you are at the doctor's office. There are medications that can lower bp. Did your doctor ever suggest one? You may want to call an E.R. or hotline nurse and describe your symptoms. Heart attacks can happen at any age. Good luck to you!

Answer 7

yes and you really need to get your blood pressure under control the bottom number should be under 100

Answer 8

Mine was once 160 over 120. Now with the pills I am at 145 over 90

Answer 9

Yes...It probably is your blood pressure..I'm surprised the Doc didn't put u on meds. Perhaps u need to change Docs.

Answer 10

My nose will bleed if my blood pressure is high.