OK blood pressure people....

[manlymatt83]

Really, how bad is a constant "walking around" blood pressur of 138/85 ... as in, when you're up and moving, its that high.

Sitting down mine is like 130/80.

 

[edmundoab]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
Really, how bad is a constant "walking around" blood pressur of 138/85 ... as in, when you're up and moving, its that high.

Sitting down mine is like 130/80.

Normally at rest rate, it should be an average of 120/80..

since its 130.. I don't think its that bad for the systolic, that fluctuates anyway.
The most important thing is the Diastolic.. which is about 85 for walking..

Your Blood pressure is fine.

For me it was worst, during work, I used to hit 140,90.
Now thats borderline hypertension for someone at the age of 25..I had to control my diet and get more sleep to recover.. too much pressure at work. I eventually quit that job though.

Im back to about 135,85~ 80
thank goodness, but i gotta becareful from now onwards.

 

[funboy6942]

Its the last number that will kill you. If I was not on my pills for my blood pressure I would be dead and had many doctors before going on my pills wonder why I wasnt dead because my just sitting blood pressure would be anywhere from 160/95-190/135 and that was just sitting. I tried to give plasma one time and instead was rushed to er and had many doctors ask my if my head hurt, did I feel like fainting, any chest pain, the works. Now Im on pills and Im at 110/60. But if your last number at rest hits around the 90's its considered mild hypertension and gets worse from there, working out and diet can take care of 80% of most bp cases, in mine it is all stress induced and till my surroundings change and my life levels out I will be on the pills.

 

[sindows]

Is that true about the last number that kills you? Mine is usually around 63-70 which is below the "average" yet my other number is 130ish which is above... wierd

On the other hand, I noticed that if I spend an hour or so running/jogging, my blood pressure actually decreases slightly although my heartbeat is elevated...is this normal?

 

[spidey07]

That's pretty bad. Your young and have blood pressure that high?

I think you're a walking heart attack.

Or here's another postulation - you're mental obsessiveness about your health is causing you more problems than is normal.

Mind controls the body dude, mind controls the body.

 

[Kaervak]

The AHA has once again changed their guidelines on what's "normal." 120/80 is now considered pre-hypertensive. Your BP seems fine to me, if it was 150/100 while walking around that would worry me.

 

[Gibsons]

Slightly above average. Probably no big deal.

But it almost never hurts to get more exercise.

 

[ShOcKwAvE827]

Yeah it's fine. If you get over 140/90 for long periods of time then I would get on some meds.

 

[Unitary]

It would probably be best to talk to a doctor about it just to be safe. Personally, I'm in my late 20's and my BP is regularly be between 135/95 and 145/95 whenever it is taken. When I spoke with my doctor, he suggested that I wear a monitor that took my BP every 15 minutes for 24 hours to see what my average was. My twenty four hour average turned out to be 125/75, which the doctor said was just about right. If they find your BP to be continuously elevated, then they would think about starting lifestyle/medication changes.

One more thing to check. Some medications/over the counter drugs will elevate your blood pressure too. I was taking Allegra D which contains pseudoephedrine for my allergies. Pseudoephedrine is notorious for raising one's blood pressure.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Unitary
One more thing to check. Some medications/over the counter drugs will elevate your blood pressure too. I was taking Allegra D which contains pseudoephedrine for my allergies. Pseudoephedrine is notorious for raising one's blood pressure.

As are all stimulents.

I smoke and whenever I have my BP checked I won't have one for a good 4 hours before testing. 125/75 here.

 

[GoingUp]

Just got mine checked out last week. 100/60

 

[BoomerD]

Before I gave in and started taking the dammed pills, my blood pressure had slowly crept up over the years to 200/100 average...some days, even higher.
I had lost about 50 lbs over the previous year, quit smoking and stopped commuting, all of which were obvious stressors, yet the BP kept climbing.
I tried controlling it with the limited exercise I can do, and severely curtailed my salt and caffeine intake, and it kept going up.
Finally, I agreed to take the pills...The doc had me try several different ones before we found one that controlled the BP without any side effects, (a couple caused my hands and feet to swell like ****** balloons!) but now, my BP runs about 128/75 to 130/78, and the doc is happy as hell with those numbers.