My blood pressure suddenly went up to 140/100 and has been elevated for the past two weeks. Why?

Question

I'm 41. Dont smoke. Not overweight. A year ago my BP was 120/80. Since then I have been going to gym 2-3 times a week. Just 2 weeks ago, my BP has been up to 130-140 / 88-100 area. Can this be caused by toxin / blockage / infection?

Answer 1

Your blood pressure will vary due to illness or stress. Blood pressure in the 130's to 140's systolic and 80's to 100's diastolic is considered hypertension or high blood pressure. If you have not already seen your doctor I would highly recommend a visit. You are doing right by not smoking, being a healthy weight and exercising, but it might be time for medication. High blood pressure can do damage to your blood vessels and heart, so the sooner you get it under control the better.

Answer 2

there are certain factors on why you are having an elevated blood pressure. they are:

1. age - as we get older, BP fluctuates.
2. gender
3. heredity
4. temperature - the hotter it is, the higher your BP will.
5. weight
6. diet (lifestyle, vices, etc.)
7. activity

P.S.
*the normal BP is...
systole - 120-140
diastole - 70-90
**but it still depends upon the person...remember that we are "individuals", what is normal with one may not be normal with the other.
***don't take your BP when your exhausted, take a 15-30 minutes break before measuring. and also, dont take your BP if you just ate (you will have an elevated BP if you do so).

Answer 3

I'm 29 weeks pregnant w/ my second and am being watched closely for preeclampsia. About 3 weeks ago, my blood pressure went up. Nothing was really said about it initially, and then when I went back 2 weeks later, it was up again. At that point my doctor had me lay on my left side for about 10 minutes, and came back in to check it, and it had gone back down significantly. She then said that she wanted to see me in one week, but that I was to be on bed rest until I came back. I also had to do a 24 hour urine collection. They give you a container and every time you go to the bathroom your have to pour your urine in the container for a 24 hour period, then return it to your doctor. They are screening for protein in your urine, which is another sign of preeclampsia. Also excessive weight gain in the amount of 5 lbs or more in a 1-2 weeks is another sign. As well as swelling of the face and hands. I didnt have protein in my urine, but when I went back for my appointment last week after being on bedrest, my blood pressure was still up (actually up from what it was the week before). Again, she had me lay on my left for a while and had a nurse come in and check my blood pressure. It was still high, but had gone down from what it was when they originally checked it. My bedrest was continued and I actually go back to the see the doctor tomorrow. So I guess I just wait and see. As long as your preeclampsia is mild, your doctor will just continue to monitor you. They may prescribe you medication for you high blood pressure, and will most likely order you to be on bedrest until you deliver. They may order a non-stress test to check the baby and make sure it isn't in any kind of distress as well as do a bio-physical profile to make the baby is growing and developing correctly. The goal is to usually get the mother to 34 weeks (at least), and it your preeclampsia isn't worsening then they will continue to monitor to you and try and get you as close to term (37 weeks) as possible. However, if you preeclampsia worsens, you may have to have an emergency c-section. The only way to actually cure preeclampsia is to deliver the baby. But in cases that women developed mild preeclampsia, both mother and baby did fine during labor and delivery. Good luck!

Answer 4

Common reasons are salty foods, caffeine, spicy, alcohol, too much sugar or fats;

or sometimes cold temperature's affect, change in excercise style, sodium retaining and lower production of nitric oxide from little understood reasons.