My blood pressure is always between 116/64 and 120/70, is that considered high blood pressure?!
Question: My blood pressure is always between 116/64 and 120/70, is that considered high blood pressure.?
I'm a 51 year old woman in good health, not overweight and I take very good care of myself. Whenever I go to the PCP, I always get ticked off before I get into the office, usually by either being kept waiting for over an hour, being told that I don't have an appointment after driving 40 miles to get there and taking time off of work or other piddly nonsense. Any other Dr that I go to w/the exception of the OB/Gyn and the PCP, my bp is normal.
Thursday my bp was 131/86. The time before 133/81. He's talking about putting me on BP meds and cholesterol meds (my choles is only 208 and I eat very healthy, mostly vegetarian.)
Do the Dr's get kickbacks for this.? I asked him to please get records from EVERY other Dr that I see to see that it's only him and the ob/gyn that I have high blood pressure at, but he refuses...and I refuse to go on medication for a supposed health issue that I don't have.
(I was molested by an ob/gyn and whenever I have to go, I have to take a 'witness' in the room with me and my BP is usually 180/100 from sheer terror that it might happen again.)Health Question & Answer
Thursday my bp was 131/86. The time before 133/81. He's talking about putting me on BP meds and cholesterol meds (my choles is only 208 and I eat very healthy, mostly vegetarian.)
Do the Dr's get kickbacks for this.? I asked him to please get records from EVERY other Dr that I see to see that it's only him and the ob/gyn that I have high blood pressure at, but he refuses...and I refuse to go on medication for a supposed health issue that I don't have.
(I was molested by an ob/gyn and whenever I have to go, I have to take a 'witness' in the room with me and my BP is usually 180/100 from sheer terror that it might happen again.)Health Question & Answer
Answers:
The lower numbers you mention are excellent. Mine is always around 130/88 and my Dr. hasn't considered medication. At one time I had the same experience as you, though thank God I wasn't molested, just very stressed from a particular exam. They put me on meds and I had to go in every 2 weeks to get tested. Because of the original experience and the hassle I was ALWAYS stressed when I went there and BP was always high. I monitored it at home and at the pharmacy and it was normal. I switched Dr's and haven't had a problem since.
*Just a side note: A Dr. once told me that if you are extremely nervous or scared you should smell vanilla extract. It has a calming effect. (It works!) My friend carries a bottle of vanilla in her car.
Good luck to you and stay well.Health Question & Answer
*Just a side note: A Dr. once told me that if you are extremely nervous or scared you should smell vanilla extract. It has a calming effect. (It works!) My friend carries a bottle of vanilla in her car.
Good luck to you and stay well.Health Question & Answer
The doctors are honorable people. There may be some bad apples.
Tell the nurse in office to be with him during the private part test.Health Question & Answer
Tell the nurse in office to be with him during the private part test.Health Question & Answer
can you monitor it yourself at home.? use a digital BP cup or a friend you might know, that's nurse or aide. some doctors are quick to medicate.Health Question & Answer
You should not go over 140/90. So your pressure is perfectly OK.Health Question & Answer
Your BP is fine.Health Question & Answer
This sounds like "white coat syndrome" where your blood pressure goes up whenever you see a doctor. The 116/64 reading is pretty good. The recommended target, however, is 110/70. The old target, now abandoned by most medical authories, was 120/70. Try avoiding all foods which raise your blood pressure (those high in salt) and eating those that lower your blood pressure (those high in potassium).Health Question & Answer