Blood pressure and pulse

elevated diastolic

87 is an indicator you're at risk of high blood pressure. I'm not sure its anything to be overly concerned about by itself.

Less so that it was at a clinic, as the readings are expected to be +5/+5 compared to those at home.

24 hour ecg tape.

I'm being lined up for one of these - when i remember to call my GP back.

The ECG i had at the surgery was fairly inconclusive - unsurprising as I wasn't experiencing symptoms at the time - but as soon as I got back home, my heart was clanging again like it was trying escape.

Have you tried the val salve manoeuvre a few times with your feet/legs as high as possible.

Only when I have an audience.

But no - It's not PVCs / ectopics / extrasystoles (which, ironically, I hardly get any more) - it's palpitations, but seemingly all the time.

Evening test was 116/ 78, this morning 111 / 82, despite still getting clammy palms and elevated HR during the tests. I did relaxation breathing before both to try and manage it.

I think those results are probably ok, but would be nice to be solidly in the sub 80 range on diastolic.

After 4 days of taking BP twice in the morning and the evening, I don't have the anxiety response to the test. 113 / 70 this morning with pulse of 51. Hopefully useful for anyone starting to do home testing and feeling anxious about the results. Give it a few days and it will settle down.

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Try to leave around 2mins between readings. I normally take three reading and then average out the results. I found my first is always high and then goes down with each reading.

Heh - I just keep on taking mine until it's normal.

In fairness, it does mean that I am taking the time to do some breathing exercises and to calm things down.

Finally got round to calling my GP again, and have a referral for a 24 hour ECG.