B.P

lilly31 · Guru

B.P

Ma · Guru

Blue's BP was constantly 220/195 until they found the right "c.o.c.k.tail" for him and it was all a bit trial and error but finally they did and now it's always around the 125/70.

Take some time out for yourself Lilly and do as the doctors suggest.

lilly31 · Guru

I am on meds have been for years now they night and morning . ....Good result for blue i say you and him are both please with the results

Happywanderer · The Master

Those figures are all too high lilly. The doctor probably wants to put you in hospital so he can sort out you meds to get it right.
Obviously the script you are on now is not doing the job properly. Get it done asap.
I get mine checked occasionally at the chemist. They give you a card and record your BP each time you go in.

lilly31 · Guru

Yes way to high ..just changed meds again not long ago .. it a worry i can tell u my dad and mum had high bp both had strokes ..yes hosptal is for trying to get meds right and to try to figer out why is so erratic at times ...and to make me rest

Esmeralda · Guru

Wooo Lily - get them to sort it out quick smart - those readings are way too high. I have low blood pressure so no problems for me but I would be doing anything they say to sort this out. A change of medication to something new maybe just what you need.

Ma · Guru

Low BP can be just as serious as high BP Es.

My BP always falls dramatically under stress and have passed out on numerous occasions and I was told that it can actually have a very severe effect on your brain.

Cruising Granny · Guru

Low BP is difficult to control. I used to suffer with low during pregnancy, causing the spins and wobbles.
Then in my early 30's I developed massively high BP which I suffered until 2008 when they removed a faulty adrenal gland with an andenoma. I also had severe potassium deficiency.
Please do as you're told in this case, or you may cause yourself to suffer a stroke. Not saying you will, but the combination of uncontrolled hypertension and the worry you are causing yourself could be worse than the high BP on its own. It's in your best interest to take the time to participate in the tests necessary to stabilise your BP.
BP does not necessarily lead to stroke, but it's a contributing factor.
I'm not a Dr but I'm extremely experienced in all things BP for the last 30 years.
Oh, I don't have high BP anymore and my potassium was restored to normal 12 hours after the op.
Medical science is a wonderful thing. We are lucky to be living in these times.

I wish you all the best, and please, please take it easy until you have a result.

Esmeralda · Guru

The low blood pressure could be a pain when I was pregnant - the wooziness etc, and I hd medication for it in the end. But now it usually doesn't cause much of a problem although there is very occasional light headedness for a short period. Many years ago I had a small day procedure and afterwards the nurses told me I couldn't sit up or get out of bed until my blood pressure had returned to normal. I asked what it was at the time and when she told me I told her that it was normal for me. I could have been still laying there waiting to get up to her "normal"!!

Ma · Guru

Mine drops dramatically after an "op" to the point that they have a crash cart on standby. Last of it dropped to 62/48

ChiChi1 · Guru

My mother has had bouts of low blood pressure. Usually it is remedied by getting her to drink lots of fluid.

cannylass · Senior Member

I to suffered with very high BP it took a while for find out what was wrong with me but in the end it was a blocked carotid Artery I would suggest when having your annual doctor health test to get your doctor to test your neck with his stereoscopy It not something they do, I had to have an operation. And when I have to see a new doctor they always ask me how did my doctor find that

Smokeydk · Guru

I am chemical intolerant............my normal BP.....is 144/88.........if I take BP meds......it can go as high as 302/188........so meds of any kind are out for me.......which is a worry......as I said on another thread......I have a best mate who has had a lot of trouble last 2 years.....what gets me.......he was not over weight....and pretty fit too

Cruising Granny · Guru

That doesn't seem to have anything to do with the cause of BP. I was fit, early 30's, busy with my business and umpiring about 4 hours of Netball every week, walking every morning.
I was also a single mum of teenagers, running my own business, suffering migraine headaches. BP pills stopped the headaches and stabilised my BP, 220/140.
Almost 30 years later, and after hundreds of tests it was discovered my potassium went missing within 3 hours after I'd eaten. Just about everything we eat has some potassium, or vitamin K.
The trouble-maker was a faulty adrenal gland with a benign tumour. Medical science removed it and my BP was normal in 3 months and I was and am still off BP bills. The potassium was normal within 12 hours of surgery, or by the time I really woke up.
If all goes haywire the kidneys get damaged. The surviving adrenal gland is coping very well on its own.
I wouldn't know what happens if you can't take the medication to bring your BP down, but I guess you are destined to have high BP as normal. Just keep up the water and healthy living.

golivers travels · Guru

lilly31 wrote:
My B.P has been erattic for ages but last few weeks it been right off doctor ready to put me in to hospital for few days ...
Any one else have this problem ...I have to take my BP 3 time a a day for doctor to see what doing ,,this is last two days
Yesterday morning ...174/107..... midday...178/109 ..... night time 180/106
Today ..morning 209/110.......midday....207/118......now 157/94
I might add i am wee bit scared of haveing a stroke ....

-- Edited by lilly31 on Thursday 23rd of February 2012 06:29:16 PM

-- Edited by lilly31 on Thursday 23rd of February 2012 06:30:39 PM

Lilly31 Sometimes docs will want to put you in hospital to see what your bp is like in a rest situation. I know mine always goes up when I go to the doctors but is okay when at rest at home. Maybe good to idea to have that time in hospital to find out what is going on. Glenda

lilly31 · Guru

Doctor vists dont seem to make any differents my b.p alway's up i have to take it at home 3 time a day ... my bp has been 150/100 at least for last 23 years . I havetaken meds for 20 of those years but last copule of months for some unknow reason become very high 'very erattic even when my meds have been double .... I had all sort of blood test to find out what is wrong but nothing is wrong there .... so it a worry to say the least but i get on with life and take care of myself and see wat happen i guess.....

Ma · Guru

Have they done any kidney tests on you Lilly. I know that when there is a blockage or similar in the kidney/bladder system it can put your BP up significantly.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

My friend was on BP medication for 25 years. Then she retired and was on the first trip around Aus in their big M'home when she needed to see a Dr in Darwin for something else. He took her BP and it was normal! He said its probably the reduction in stress now that shes retired and on the road.

lilly31 · Guru

I have a enlarged kidney Ma but they say it is functing as good as it should be ...... Gerty Dancer ..it could well be stress a lot is happing at present probley no more then has happen over last 30 years but i think sometime we dont cope as well as when were younger ...Anyway doc just put me on 10 day off work and just relax with i will be doing ...

the rocket · Guru

Hi Lilly31, All you can do is see a dr. and get it sorted out. all the best. rocket n strop

Cruising Granny · Guru

Have you tried meditation eg Yoga. Then some exercise such as walking, steady stroll, no aerobics.
Our body is a wonderful machine, and we don't know enough about the bag of bones we sit in.
Medical science is working very hard to research every possible thing that comes up.
I used to monitor my BP 3 times a day, and every time I took it I'd do it 3 times and average it. I'd get a different reading every time.
Then when I go to the doc it would be up again. It's called "white coat syndrome".
Three or 4 deep breaths and it's normal again.
Hang in there and stay coooooooool.