I took my blood pressure 3 times in 5 minutes. The first one was 123/72, the second one was 151/82 and the 3rd one was 119/84. In under 5 mintes this seems crazy to me. I don't feel dizzy or anything. Is it just that maybe my monitor isn't good? Or is this kind of reading possible? Can it be my nerves? I was nervous taking my pressure.
2007-09-01 09:48:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
By the way, the reason I was taking it is because I had "borderline high blood pressure" due to my wacky nerves when I was pregnant with my son last year and now I just found out I'm having another baby!
2007-09-01 10:03:13 · update #1
Your experience is absoltely normal. That's how the cardiovascular system works.
If it didn't, you'd be abnormal, and soon die.
When someone tells you "It should be 120/80" they're only parroting what they've read. -or been told. -It's tosh. ....we're all the same, -our B/P's vary hugely every minute of every hour of every day. Think of it as being like your hands on the driving wheel, on a 300 mile straight road in Arizona....if your hands didn't move, you'd end up in a dry wash, wouldn't you?
2007-09-01 10:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by Luke Skywalker 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Please leave the machine alone OK, get a paramedic, or doctor to examine your BP.
2007-09-01 17:01:14 · answer #2 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋