Blood pressure and pulse

I started Ramipril 2 weeks ago. Initially on 2.5mg, now on 5mg. Definitely had high BP for a long time but finally addressing it. No change in the symptoms of being me but thankfully BP has gone to the green level on my machine

Yep, and yep. Working in a restaurant and swimming in the sea totally fuckit, to the point where GP was weary of even taking a reading, as is said it is quickly reversible. One of my underlying issues is having just one kidney...(10years later) I've had two year of watch time before medication was prescribed - it's an instant change but not reversible - once you're on it your onit

I noticed an improvement when I got put on the Amlodipine, that came a few years after starting on the Ramipril. My BP randomly went up again so needed more meds.

I have obstructive sleep apnea as well which may have contributed but now that I'm on therapy there hasn't been a BP decrease. So who knows? I've done everything I can to reduce stress in my life now I just need to drop a few kgs.

But TBH I feel shit most of the time. That's just old age. 🤣

Been having random issues for years but never adressed it properly or knew where to start. Borrowed a BP meter the other day and have been getting readings around 145/85 consistently. Some higher. And that's when i've felt calm and relaxed. I don't even want to know what the readings are when i feel like shit.
33 y.o, 6ft 165lbs. I neither drink or smoke.

Made me feel properly gloomy. Maybe time to search some medical advice.

Get medical advice, but you can get a cheap blood pressure monitor omicron do a decent recommend monitor

This will sound ridiculous, and woo woo, but if you have 2hrs, listen to a recent Joe Rogan Podcast.

I don't have blood pressure issues, but the guest (Gary Brecka) had a lot of interesting info about a high profile client of his, with hypertension and more.

Might be nothing, but 2hrs of listening, before medical intervention, doesn't seem insane?

Bizarrely I get lower readings when I think they'll be high (and thus the minefield opens). I'm up for being corrected but I think the 85 flow number is good -

That's the info I'm interested
But Is Joe Rogan (in history) a little say edgy?

He's as good as his guests?

As I said, you might perceive the info as woo woo, but I found it really interesting.
My family history would suggest I have to watch out, and this episode for me was very *interesting *

Rather than spending 2 hours, of time that we can't spare, watching an unstructured unmoderated chat, on a podcast hosted by a well-renowned ascientific conspiracy theorist, perhaps you cold do us the honour of providing us with a precis of the most salient points.

Cheers.

I'd only do a mis-justice to something that as seen above will be thought of as fringe before it's even considered.

So I'll bow out.

Good luck with everything 🤞

If it's that good, I'm sure he's been published, right?

Right?

For srs tho.

It's two hours long.

Who the fuck has time to listen to 2 hours of anything on the promise of, from what you say, idle gossip?

Sandy vag tonight?

As I said, it might be nothing. I certainly don't have any medical training, of any kind.
But I believe that even those with medical training are not necessarily at the forefront of sciweand technology.
I have a lot of time to kill whilst driving for my job, and 8hrs of Rammstien everyday is a bit much for me. So podcasts of all kinds fill my time.

I wasn't suggesting anyone ignore medical advice. But is there any harm, other than to your IQ from listening to one episode of JRE? 😂

As I also said, I'm out.
I'm way out of my depth

My blood pressure is, unfortunately, spiking massively just now.

I'm not sure that's going to be helped by listening to someone whose whole schtick is selling a HealthSystem™ by dressing it up as a miracle cure for Stuff.

@GrantMontie fair play - as Andy points out, I'm being salty for no good reason.

Doing a bit of reading, though, it looks as though Brecka is a quack and charlatan, albeit a persuasive one.

Reddit post on the podcast

https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/tests/blood-pressure-measuring-at-home

High blood pressure is a silent killer.

I don't think you need to chase the numbers but finding out if there is an issue Vs is there even a problem will be interesting. Hopefully it's a smooth simple journey. I guess blood pressure is a fickle thing

I have a follow up appointment this week, and the absence of any instruction other than ‘take your blood pressure for two weeks’, I suppose I should prepare some analysis in advance.

I found this:

National guidelines recommend that the most reliable way to record average home blood pressure is to record the lowest of 2-3 readings taken morning and evening for 7 consecutive days. We then ignore the first day's readings and calculate the average blood pressure for days 2-7.

When deciding what is the lowest, would that be based on the Sys or Dia figure?

Presumably when calculating average, I simply add up all the Sys and divide by amount, same for Dia?

systolic pressure – the pressure when your heart pushes blood out
diastolic pressure – the pressure when your heart rests between beats

^From NHS... I just write them all down do an average and say how I did it, they'll know within a short glance

(That what the numbers are wasn't for you as such more i had forgotten)

Can anyone help with two questions:

• I get an anxiety spike when I take my blood pressure, which is not ideal. I can feel my heart starting to race and get sweaty palms. I bought a home BP monitor last week. Does anyone have experience of this and advice for managing it when testing? I'm hoping I will just get used to doing it if I test each morning and won't have an anxiety response.

• Can anyone share practical experience and success in reducing BP (excluding medication)? I think a proximate cause is stress, but I haven't had any detailed medical testing.

I tested this morning and BP was 116 over 83. Pulse was 110, consistent with anxiety due to the test. My garmin read of resting HR during the day is 40 to 50 BPM.

For background, I had blood pressure taken on clinic along with blood tests for something else pre Christmas and the BP reading was 120 over 87, pulse 106. The other health issue I was addressing was causing anxiety (thankfully all clear), and it was also a stressful time at work. Given the elevated diastolic reading I wanted to monitor it.

Resting pulse of over a 100 world warranty getting checked properly . I would ask your doctor for a 24 hour ecg tape. Don't ignore it and best to get it sorted by a cardiologist . Speaking from current experience .

Thanks. I had reasoned that the elevated heart rate was due to adrenaline caused by anxiety pre test, as my usual resting heart rate is fine. Don't want to find another thing to worry about, but maybe this needs raising with my GP.

No experience to share, but your theory of taking lots of BP measurements and thereby reducing general anxiety physiological response seems valid

I'd guess though that instead of "a test every morning" it may be better to get yourself comfortable, in front of a tv, and do 20 readings. And then do the same tomorrow. etc. Basically just get to the point where its hard to care (as BP tests are in fact very boring)

By then your upper arm will feel like popeye and start to bruise as well.