Just been put on blood pressure meds
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As Loco said how are things going? Are you making life style changes now you're on meds?
All due respect, nobody PUTS you on anything. We all owe it to ourselves to listen to the advice of the medics and decide which course of action is preferable for us. They CAN NOT decide for us. If you then decide their advice is advantageous, then take the product recommended. If you think they are wrong (and they often are) then seek a second, third and fourth opinion.
The most worrying thing about measurements of BP is the equipment used. If it wasn't a standard (ie, 'old-fashioned') mercury-measured sphyg, DON'T ACCEPT THE READING! If it was one of those modern, plasticky things, treat the reading as you'd treat your horoscope for tomorrow. It MAY be accurate. It may NOT be accurate. The inherent inaccuracies and the pick-up of collaterals make the readings susceptible to inaccuracies to say the least. More people are on medication that do not need it than benefit because they do. Similarly, more people are NOT on medication because the readings showed they were UNDER what was actually real.
I now rest my case, m'lud.
Meds going fine. Tbh, I don't notice any side effects or down side at all. Or maybe that's tempting fate!
Paul, it's been an on-going testing for around 6 months. I've had the BP taken by 4 different methods; the docs arm cuff/stethoscope thingy, an electronic gizmo at the chemist, my own electronic unit plus a hospital gadget I wore for 24 hours. All agree; too high!
I made diet changes in an attempt to get it lower but nothing seemed to work. Even cutting out caffeine. Exercise helped, but its effects are short lived, a matter of hours. I'm healthy, no problems otherwise; cholesterol level good, not overweight, don't smoke nor drink a great deal.
It was with reluctance that I took the doc's eventual advice. And, in fairness to him, he didn't reach for the prescription pad on day 1. He even trialled me on tranquillisers to see if it was stress related, it wasn't.
The meds have reduced my BP. Not hugely but to advised safe levels. I'm still checking it a couple of times but it's always been good. Before, I was getting readings on my machine that made me think it was faulty - readings like 160/100! If the doc hadn't got the same sort of readings on occasions then I probably would have ignored it! Because I FELT fine!
I only went in for a medical certificate otherwise I wouldn't have known, or even suspected, it was high.
Paul, it's been an on-going testing for around 6 months. I've had the BP taken by 4 different methods; the docs arm cuff/stethoscope thingy, an electronic gizmo at the chemist, my own electronic unit plus a hospital gadget I wore for 24 hours. All agree; too high!
I made diet changes in an attempt to get it lower but nothing seemed to work. Even cutting out caffeine. Exercise helped, but its effects are short lived, a matter of hours. I'm healthy, no problems otherwise; cholesterol level good, not overweight, don't smoke nor drink a great deal.
It was with reluctance that I took the doc's eventual advice. And, in fairness to him, he didn't reach for the prescription pad on day 1. He even trialled me on tranquillisers to see if it was stress related, it wasn't.
The meds have reduced my BP. Not hugely but to advised safe levels. I'm still checking it a couple of times but it's always been good. Before, I was getting readings on my machine that made me think it was faulty - readings like 160/100! If the doc hadn't got the same sort of readings on occasions then I probably would have ignored it! Because I FELT fine!
I only went in for a medical certificate otherwise I wouldn't have known, or even suspected, it was high.
