Blood Pressure 146/84. Pulse 74. Taking medication for this. Should I be concerned?

Question

I am 31 years old.

That's with medication. I had preeclampsia when I was pregnant with my daughter (she's 16 months now) and have had hypertension every since.

Just before delivery of my daughter my BP was 200/110.....no joke! I had her six weeks early via emergency c-section. I, too, was on medication for hypertension, the same that I am now, when I was pregnant.

Answer 1

It depends on what it was before. I mean it's still on the high end of the good range but still a marked improvement from 200/110. Whatever you do, do not quit taking that med! You're young and have an excellent chance at controlling this problem if you take the maintenance drugs. Ask your doctor - those numbers may satisfy him or he may want you to switch if it doesn't come down more, some meds take a while to start worthing at their full potential. Sometimes people will feel sick when their bp is high - chest pains, headaches, fatigue, blood shot eyes. It takes it's toll on your body.

Answer 2

Well 146/84 is high normal you low side is good and your pulse rate is good. What is your BP without medication? That is what you need to be concerned about.
Work closely with your doctor and see if he and you can get you on some kind of exercise to help keep your BP down. With diet and exercise you might be able to get it down enough to get off the medication..

Answer 3

The diastolic(?) (84) pressure is under control. Your pulse (74) is well in the norm. The systolic(?) pressure (146) usually indicates the force of your heartbeat, which in this case would seem great.

Women are far more resilient than men in that they are not likely to suffer heart attacks or strokes. The estrogen hormone plays a large role in making women more resilient to blood pressure issues; pregnancy requires stress resistance, and that's probably a big reason.

Ultimately, you have to ask yourself how you feel.