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I tend to have a 'spiking' b/p which may well be associated with 'white coat syndrome'.
At work today, I was teaching someone how to take blood pressure with one of the electric sphygs. I got her to take mine as practice and it was 188/94 with a pulse of 53. At home just now it was 168/78 with a pulse of 51
When I was at the docs last year - she got a bit scared 'cos my b/p was similar. At home it is much lower (I bought a machine and take it occasionally). I really don't want to be taking medication of any sort ('specially beta blockers), do you have any advice?
At work today, I was teaching someone how to take blood pressure with one of the electric sphygs. I got her to take mine as practice and it was 188/94 with a pulse of 53. At home just now it was 168/78 with a pulse of 51
When I was at the docs last year - she got a bit scared 'cos my b/p was similar. At home it is much lower (I bought a machine and take it occasionally). I really don't want to be taking medication of any sort ('specially beta blockers), do you have any advice?
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do a load of readings at differnt times and see about the average
we would be fussier about home BPs
as you know its a risk benefit thing to be weighed up individually
if you DID end up needing medication, would suggest ace inhibitor or ARB
Im sure you are already cutting out salt and so on
The puzzling thing is that yesterday evening - after a club run it was 126/64
this morning it's 133/76 - do you know what would cause/how you prevent a spiking b/p and should I be concerned????
you worrying about it!
im not joking either
i would recoomend the omron arm cuff
I agree with not wanting to take a beta blocker, but they are really not considered 1st line treatment for B/P these days. I take an ACE inhibitor daily with good therapuetic effect and no unwanted side effects.
I'll just keep an eye on it for a while and see what happens, thanks guys :0)