my father-in-law who is 79 years young show a blood pressure of
135 over 72 or 75; the chap is 6" tall with a frame of 190 pounds his
companion is 59 years young and she argues that the guy should
see a doc to bring his bp a tad down (my kinda guy doesn't pop
the blue pill for obvious reason: he carries a tiger in his tank)
2007-02-14 05:21:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Men's Health
120/80 is normal
2007-02-14 11:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The normal blood pressure used to be 120/80. They changed the guidelines this year and lowered it to 110/70. Your father-in-laws first number is a bit high. Some blood pressure pills have a lot of side effects like swelling of the feet or dificulting urinating, or lack of sex drive depending on the pills he is given. There are hundreds of different ones. I had to try about six before I found one with no side effects. I would definately go on medication if his blood pressure is 140/90. The lower the blood pressure, the longer you live. Its just a matter if you can live with the pills. The Ace inhibitors like Altace and ARBS like Antacand are very tolerable. They protect your kidneys too. At 79, you might just what to just cut out the salt in his diet first and get him on the "dash diet"
2007-02-14 13:33:21 · answer #2 · answered by Rockford 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. With the new blood pressure guidelines, 135/72 is too high. He should see his doctor about what can be done to bring it down to < 120/80.
2007-02-14 13:25:19 · answer #3 · answered by Ken C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His BP is normal and he doesn't need medicines. Let him be.
2007-02-14 13:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For his age, his B/P is rather good. As far as his sex life, ask him. Have a nice VD
2007-02-14 16:31:50 · answer #5 · answered by firestarter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋