My grandmother has very high blood pressure due to my good for nothing mooch of a sister causing her so much stress. What is considered a deadly blood pressure level? What is considered stroke level blood pressure? I'm so worried my grandma will end up dying because of my stupid sister.
2007-12-08 16:40:18 · 7 answers · asked by SouthernMomma 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Thank you! She told me that yesterday her blood pressure was 220/ 100something. My dad was supposed to have spoken with my sister the other day but lord only knows if he did. My sister got pregnant and had a baby at 18 and now expects everyone else to take care of the baby, give her money (even though she has a job) and clean up after her. She moved in with my grandma b/c she and her boyfriend (second one since she and the baby's dad split) broke up. Now she mooches off my grandma who lives off her social security checks and my grandfather's life insurance. I'm just scared to death that she's going to end up having a stroke or a heart attack.
2007-12-09 01:53:57 · update #1
Normal blood pressure is in the range of 120/80. Hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure meassures more than 140/90 in three successive readings, under resting conditions (i.e. not following any physical or mental stress). Complications of high blood pressure occur either on a short-term or long-term basis. Extremely high blood pressure like 220/110 might cause stroke, cerebral edema, internal hemorrhage, dissection of the aorta, ..etc. Less severe, but sustained hypertension on the long run might cause heart disease, kidney disease, ...etc.
2007-12-09 08:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by samsam 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-23 04:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all honesty. Not coming from a doctoral handbook or anything but dangerous blood pressures can start as low as 130/80. If you think about it, no body is the same so it does truly depend on the person. Her BP would probably kill me on spot. How long has she had high blood pressure? Is it hereditary? Exercise? How often is the stress laid on? These are all factors to what a deadly BP can be. You need to get her to a doctor fast. Make sure she drinks lots of tea. Also, you should get her some fish oil pills and saw palmetto. Also possible some one a day multi-vitamins. I am truly sorry to hear about what is going on with her. Send her my regards.
2014-03-23 11:07:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have said - each person is different but if her top number is consistently over 200, she is a stroke or heart attack waiting to happen and that is what would kill her, not the blood pressure itself. She should be on medication if her blood pressure is high and if she is and it is still high, the dosage should be adjusted. She needs to work with her doctor to get her blood pressure back in a more normal range.
2007-12-09 00:03:39 · answer #4 · answered by J B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medication can control high blood pressure along with dietary and lifestyle changes.
People should eat a low sodium diet & try to keep at a healthy weight and exercise (ie: walking).
Strokes are caused by clots breaking away from plaque in an artery that then travels to the brain.
Does your grandmother also have cardiovascular disease?
I don't know how old or what your sister does, but it seems like you are very close to your grandmother. Why don't you just sit down with her and talk about your concerns. She may be able to calm your fears or it might make her aware that she needs to take better care of her health, 1st by going to a cardiologist.
Good luck.
2007-12-08 16:56:43 · answer #5 · answered by knicname 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK... time to stop blaming your sister for these problems... If your grandmother is over about age 60, high blood pressure is to be expected. Even Olympic athletes have higher blood pressures as they age. This is because the elastic molecules in their arteries are not as stretchy as they once were. The heart, in turn, must beat harder and increase its pressure on the blood within the arteries in order to maintain normal blood flow rates.
There is a lot of fluid dynamics involved... and it is beyond the amount of time I want to spend here discussing this... but it is normal for the blood pressure to go up as one ages.
The real question is how much is "normal" for someone of any given age, health history (smoking, alcohol use, active / sedentary lifestyle, ethnic background, family history, etc.) Only your doctor can tell you this; not a bunch of people on Yahoo Answers.
2007-12-08 16:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The stress alone is not what is causing your grandmas high blood pressure and medicine will help keep it down. If she is not on meds you need to be sure she sees the doc and gets her high blood pressure treated. She should also find out what is causing it and work on treating the cause. High blood pressure in itself is not what usually kills you but the stroke will be the problem or the heart attack.
2007-12-08 16:45:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sustained high blood pressure, especially when you are older can lead to kidney failure and strokes. Meds, however made me feel as if I was already dying and I went off them for years. My BP at age 64 was 270/199. I felt fine but when I went for a routine visit to my doctor he made me go to the ER. They put me on meds, wanted me to spend the night, but I drove myself home. 2 months later I had a mild stroke, but I almost felt the meds they gave me caused the stroke, as I felt great until I started taking them.
Tried them faithfully and sometimes it kept my pressure down, sometimes not, always made me ill. It has been the worse 2 years of my life. I finally did enough research to discover I have a parathyroid tumor. Going to have it removed next week. Parathyroid tumors or inflammation can raise your blood pressure in a way that doesn't respond well to meds. Have your calcium and PTH levels checked if you have high blood pressure.
2016-11-25 12:06:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't a "magic number". Everyone is different. A pressure that might kill one person won't necessarily harm another person. BUT you should get your grandmother to a cardiologist and get her some treatment. And if possible, get your parents (or another trusted adult) to help keep your sister from causing your grandmother so much stress.
2007-12-08 16:50:44 · answer #9 · answered by Jeanne R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had 240 over 140 many times got so weak I dropped to the floor ended at the emerg to be sent back home and told to stay in bed I was 55 at the time after 3 times I stopped going to the Kirkland hospital
2016-10-17 11:35:58 · answer #10 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋