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Problems with blood pressure going mad trying to work out levels

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michael33268
michael33268

Hi I had a routine blood pressure test carried out at the Doctors, he said it was high  155 systolic 96 distolic, I am 58 years old male.

He told me to get a lloyds pharmacy cuff machine so i got a lbpk1.

I do precisely what is says to do with cuff, which fits, and position myself and arm correctly.

But when i take my readings, in the morning i come down sit down, relax, then take reading first one is always higher than the 2nd and 3rd, even though their taken quite close together, how can this be.

This morning my first reading streight out of bed was  148 s 95 d heart beat 71  followed by in a short while 137s 88d  heart 70, finally 132s 89d heart 71.

later around midday   my first was   164s 110d 71 heart followed in a few minutes 145s 98d 71 heart and a few minutes later to 143s 96d 71

all my readings are like this so i take the average, my ears ring all the time and my head feels like its under pressure, not like a headache, but feels like someones blowing it up, proble is i have meneires disease so dont know if it that or blood pressure, also when the weather changes from low to high pressure i get the same problems with my ears aching and feeling full and blown up like head with ringing sounds, my gp says its the meneires disease.

He says he will start me on blood pressure meds after i have recorded a few months of readings, but seeing they differ within a short space of time, and i dont move off the seat where i am sat, its hard to know if the brand new monitor is working corrcetly, what do you guys think, really driving me insane my end.

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  • derek76
    derek76 michael33268

    Posted

    The monitors are usually accurate and BP is not consistant and can vary in quite a short period of time. Can you use your monitor on someone else a few times to see if they get the same variations? 
    • michael33268
      michael33268 derek76

      Posted

      I have and my wifes are all ok and consistent, my wifes gets 110 / 63
  • gill70346
    gill70346 michael33268

    Posted

    Michael, I am probably one of a few that has Menderes disease as well as raised BP. I was diagnosed at age 25 and had it for over 20 years -it eventually fizzled out and in all that time I never had blood pressure problems. It was 3 or so years later aged around 45 I started with high BP.  On that basis I am not convinced the Menderes disease and BP are connected. Other than that I would agree with everyone else. I have been in hospital many times for long term health conditions and queried the variation in readings over the course of a day, and was told that there is no need to worry the average is over a day more than 150/100 or an individual one is more than 170/110 even when relaxed. Mine recently went to 220/145 and had to be admitted to hospital. Thankfully with a change to medication it is now more or less within gone normal range
    • michael33268
      michael33268 gill70346

      Posted

      Thank you one question about meneries disease i have had it now for  9 years, ringing ears for whole period never stops, and dizziness, i am on serc 16  medication, my question is this to you...... did yo uever notice like i now know happens to me, that when the weathers pressure go say to a hot day high pressure or a wet day low pressure that your ears feel like there pushing out, and at same time your head feels like it could exspload, because thats what happens to me everyt time the weather change from a good day to a bad one, but when the weather stays on one of the other the symptoms settle down until the next change over in the weather.
  • gill70346
    gill70346 michael33268

    Posted

    Yes, I did notice it but no one could explain it especially doctors (!!) I was so glad when it finally burnt out and no longer had Menderes .
  • michael33268
    michael33268

    Posted

    Thanks everyone for your help, I think I will try Q10 see waht happens, only meds I am on are called serc 16 its for my Meneires disease. Balance and dizziness problems been oi the stuf 10 years with out a break, because when i come off them after 24 hours my off balancess and dizziness stops me from being able to walk i am so dizzy with out them.
  • Fisherman
    Fisherman michael33268

    Posted

    Hi Michael. I am new to this blogging lark but am fascinated by the breadth of knowledge from other bloggers, including the subject of wine!! My first post was a description of how I lowered my bp by going cold turkey is no alcohol, no coffee, reduced tea, no snack foods, no processed foods, exercise every day come rain or shine. I am a stubborn so and so, just ask my wife, and once I decide on something I stick to it. I HATE the non alcohol bit BUT my bp has come down. I am still on 10 mg of ramapril and 10 mg statins but hope my GP will review these this week. Good luck with your future readings and if you can manage it try the cold turkey idea for a month.
    • Fisherman
      Fisherman

      Posted

      PS. Meant to say Michael, the cold turkey plan also resulted in a weight loss of 10lbs which must have helped my bp? Good luck.
    • Alexandra123
      Alexandra123 Fisherman

      Posted

      How do you know that the change of lifestyle is responsible for lower blood pressure and not the Ramipril?  Did you spend some time taking Ramipril before you changed your lifestyle and lost weight? 
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