After many weeks of a fairly normal blood pressure, I checked it today and it was abnormally High. I did nothing different so I could not put my finger down on what it is exactly. Work was lite so stress levels was down, so the normal reasons were out the window. I felt no symptoms and that is what is so scary.
Normally if my blood pressure is elevated I would immediately know because of the physical symptoms of headache or tension.
I called the Dr. for answers, he told me to take special note of the times of days I take my blood pressure and note that down. He said I should do that for a few days and take it at different times. Also important to note what is it I was doing at the time.
Look for a pattern, and on the times that it is elevated, continue for a couple more days, taking the pressure at exactly the same time to see if the level remains.
All, in all friends, take you pressure daily and note it on a note pads. Not the times also, and look for a pattern.
That’s all for now
Now, monitoring your own blood pressure is recommended by the American Heart Association, American Society of Hypertension and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses’ Association, experts on hypertension.
Before it was frowned upon, as doctors thought patients would find it hard to use blood pressure monitors and the readings would be inaccurate. But now, they have come to the conclusion that home monitoring reflects an overall pattern of a patients blood pressure. What`s more, when it is carried out in familiar and relaxing surroundings, “white coat hypertension”, which is due to fear or anxiousness in the presence of a doctor, is eliminated.
Taking regular readings will show if high blood pressure is persistently high or is fluctuating, which can pin-point possibly the cause or show up as being normal.
Have you stopped writing?
I have seen nothing since July last year.
Cheers, Bil.
Hypertension sufferer and survivor of some serious heart issues.