Not sure about taking bp meds.

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, dundas said:

My blood pressure normally hovers around 110-120/70-80 – unless I have it taken in a Thai hospital when almost inevitably the higher reading will be 140 or more. When I go back to Australia I have it checked again and just as inevitably it's back to normal. No idea whether it's due to the way the BP is measured in Thailand or it's because of my relative lack of exercise when I'm away from home. 

Lack of recalibration of the instrument, probably. There's a large hospital in Chiang Mai I won't name. Had my BP checked there a few times while having some dental work done. Always 150 or 160, and I knew damn well I was between 100 and 120 on the medication. After having yet another tut-tut from the nurse doing the reading, I turned the instrument over and checked the calibration sticker. Had not been recalibrated for 8 years.

[mommysboy]

5 hours ago, Lacessit said:

As they say, up to you. I get results of 100/60 quite frequently on my medications. AFAIK the only effect one has to be careful of is standing quickly from a lying or sitting position, because it may cause fainting.

I suppose the argument is that 100/60 is a tad too low.  What would it be without medication?

 

 

 

 

[mommysboy]

5 hours ago, dundas said:

My blood pressure normally hovers around 110-120/70-80 – unless I have it taken in a Thai hospital when almost inevitably the higher reading will be 140 or more. When I go back to Australia I have it checked again and just as inevitably it's back to normal. No idea whether it's due to the way the BP is measured in Thailand or it's because of my relative lack of exercise when I'm away from home. 

That would be about normal I think. 140 as a wandering about measure in Thailand could be appropriate, especially with anxiety playing its part.  Is there any possibility your own monitor is measuring low?

[mommysboy]

5 hours ago, Lacessit said:

As they say, up to you. I get results of 100/60 quite frequently on my medications. AFAIK the only effect one has to be careful of is standing quickly from a lying or sitting position, because it may cause fainting.

Ooh er! Don't say that- I don't know if I'm doing right or wrong, as it is. I need to establish if I really have hypertension first, and to what extent.

[Nyezhov]

120 over 70 this morning you stressed out over pressured pumpboys.....eat some Fish Sauce and weep

[Spidey]

On ‎4‎/‎25‎/‎2019 at 10:32 AM, wgdanson said:

I've been on Amlodepine 10mg for two years, take it at bedtime. 71 yrs old, 75 kg, not much exercise! My average BP is down to 133/78, put it in an app on my phone every night and morning.

I think you will need longer than 2 weeks on 5mg for it to make much difference.

I used to take amlodipine in the UK. Every time I came to Thailand, my feet and ankles swole up. Doctor told me not to take amlodipine in a hot country and the problem was solved.

[mommysboy]

23 minutes ago, Spidey said:

I used to take amlodipine in the UK. Every time I came to Thailand, my feet and ankles swole up. Doctor told me not to take amlodipine in a hot country and the problem was solved.

Yes, but hang on, didn't your bp just rise again without medication, or did you take something else?

 

I just had a very instructive moment: I just had to do a listening test which got me quite flustered.  I thought I'd take a bp reading afterwards and it had shot up to 137 from around a 105 earlier on.

 

It really illustrates just what anxiety/stress does to me.

[BritManToo]

7 hours ago, Lacessit said:

As they say, up to you. I get results of 100/60 quite frequently on my medications. AFAIK the only effect one has to be careful of is standing quickly from a lying or sitting position, because it may cause fainting.

Just started this game ........

I'm at 85/65 in the mornings after 10 days of Doxazosin 2mg before bed.

My gf always has this as her normal blood pressure

Doesn't seem to make any difference to my life.

Hiked 6Km in the mountains yesterday, cycled 20Km this morning.

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, mommysboy said:

I suppose the argument is that 100/60 is a tad too low.  What would it be without medication?

 

 

 

 

Er 180/110?

[Lacessit]

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I'm at 85/65 in the mornings.

My gf always has this as her normal blood pressure

Doesn't seem to make any difference to my life.

Hiked 6Km in the mountains yesterday, cycled 20Km this morning.

In other words, you are extremely fit and that contributes to the low readings. Well done.

[mommysboy]

9 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Just started this game ........

I'm at 85/65 in the mornings after 10 days of Doxazosin 2mg before bed.

My gf always has this as her normal blood pressure

Doesn't seem to make any difference to my life.

Hiked 6Km in the mountains yesterday, cycled 20Km this morning.

Too low?

 

I don't know how old you are but what goes for a slip of a lass might not go for you.

[mommysboy]

9 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Er 180/110?

Wow.  That is high. Yes, I see. 

[wgdanson]

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Just started this game ........

I'm at 85/65 in the mornings after 10 days of Doxazosin 2mg before bed.

My gf always has this as her normal blood pressure

Doesn't seem to make any difference to my life.

Hiked 6Km in the mountains yesterday, cycled 20Km this morning.

Does the Doxadozin not give you a stuffy nose in the morning? Mine did! That's very good B/P mate.

[wgdanson]

11 hours ago, mommysboy said:

I just had to do a listening test which got me quite flustered

You mean her inside gave you a tongue-lashing.   LOL  555

[BritManToo]

Just now, wgdanson said:

Does the Doxadozin not give you a stuffy nose in the morning? Mine did! That's very good B/P mate.

Nothing like that, I've only been taking the meds for 10 day, nothing negative yet.

Pulse is higher, used to be 60 at rest, now it's nearer 90.

[wgdanson]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Nothing like that, I've only been taking the meds for 10 day, nothing negative yet.

Pulse is higher, used to be 60 at rest, now it's nearer 90.

I regularly monitor my B/P, average 130/80 ish. But I have noticed that the lower the pressure, the higher my BPM, which makes sense as your body needs whatever the blood give it, so less pressure = more beats = same amount of blood. No?

[wisperone]

On 4/25/2019 at 7:05 AM, cooked said:

Same thing happened to me. Checking at home I was getting 'normal' BP levels, at the hospital and at the dentists was getting really high results. 

Last time I went , again, I get 158 something and I immediately checked, my machine showed 156, so OK. The doctor was unimpressed when I showed him my BP weekly records for the last 12 weeks, all at normal levels. White coat syndrome, which is a mystery to me as I am not a nervous guy.  (I had been following his advice and taking BP meds), and he immediately put me on statins and wanted me to continue with the BP meds.

I spent two days on the Internet and decided not to take any meds but to go keto. Now, 6 months later my BP is at 104/69 ish and my blood sugar down from 126 to 83 last time I looked. I'm 71, drink little, exercise.

Keto is worth googling.

 

What was your cholesterol six months ago and what is it now?

[mommysboy]

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Nothing like that, I've only been taking the meds for 10 day, nothing negative yet.

Pulse is higher, used to be 60 at rest, now it's nearer 90.

That's very worrying! 

 

Maybe you're taking it soon after exercising?

 

Whatever you are doing at the moment it sounds like it is not good at all.

 

[mike787]

Some helpful suggestions intended as information only.  NOT medical diagnosis/guidance.  Definitely, always seek a medical licensed professional for treatment, verification, and guidance of any kind you seek.  If your BP is measured, always make sure the index is between the 2 white line on the BP cuff, if they are not, potentially the BP readings maybe artificially too high or low depending on the cuff size.  For more info to consider and discuss with you medical provider, see link below.

 

https://www.inmo.ie/MagazineArticle/PrintArticle/5990

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, mommysboy said:

That's very worrying! 

Maybe you're taking it soon after exercising?

Whatever you are doing at the moment it sounds like it is not good at all.

Was back to hospital today after another 20Km cycle ride.

50% increase in my BP meds (from 1 to 1 1/2 tabs each night) and a blood test for cancer.

In the hospital I tested 100/60.

 

PS. I normally fall in the athletes section for most vitals.

[kkerry]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

50% increase in my BP meds (from 1 to 1 1/2 tabs each night)

 

 

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

 In the hospital I tested 100/60.

 

You wrote earlier at home you also test 85/65 but now they increase your dosage? 85/65 seems quite low for an older man as it is. You probably wrote somewhere why you need bp medication but you sound fit for your age, so how high were your readings previously to make them decide you needed medication, or is there some other reason? Just curious.

[BritManToo]

19 minutes ago, kkerry said:

 

You wrote earlier at home you also test 85/65 but now they increase your dosage? 85/65 seems quite low for an older man as it is. You probably wrote somewhere why you need bp medication but you sound fit for your age, so how high were your readings previously to make them decide you needed medication, or is there some other reason? Just curious.

Its to relax blood vessels around my prostate so I can urinate. Lowering my BP is an wanted side effect.

Same medicines, different use.

[mommysboy]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Was back to hospital today after another 20Km cycle ride.

50% increase in my BP meds (from 1 to 1 1/2 tabs each night) and a blood test for cancer.

In the hospital I tested 100/60.

 

PS. I normally fall in the athletes section for most vitals.

An athlete would likely be around 100/65 with heart rate 60 or lower- that's true.  i suppose the experts know what they are doing.

 

 

 

[GarryP]

2 minutes ago, mommysboy said:

But why are you on bp medication?

 

 

 

Because of the side effects of some medicines, they can also be used to treat other problems, not only the problem they were intended to treat.     

[scubascuba3]

Its to relax blood vessels around my prostate so I can urinate. Lowering my BP is an wanted side effect.
Same medicines, different use.

Don't forget viagra etc lowers blood pressure, so if someone has low blood pressure they need to be careful

[BritManToo]

6 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Its to relax blood vessels around my prostate so I can urinate. Lowering my BP is an wanted side effect.
Same medicines, different use.

Don't forget viagra etc lowers blood pressure, so if someone has low blood pressure they need to be careful

Don't need Viagra, my BP meds have the same effect every night.

[marcusarelus]

9 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Its to relax blood vessels around my prostate so I can urinate. Lowering my BP is an wanted side effect.
Same medicines, different use.

Don't forget viagra etc lowers blood pressure, so if someone has low blood pressure they need to be careful

When drug developers first invented Viagra they were looking for a treatment for common heart disease.  My cardiologist also prescribes me viagra as he says it contributes to my exercise program. 

[cooked]

21 hours ago, wisperone said:

What was your cholesterol six months ago and what is it now?

Dunno, no longer care much. Unless a doctor talks about diet instead of automatically giving me meds, I don't trust them, and anyway, what does your question mean? Total cholesterol? Meaningless.

[ignis]

On 4/28/2019 at 9:12 PM, Spidey said:

I used to take amlodipine in the UK. Every time I came to Thailand, my feet and ankles swole up. Doctor told me not to take amlodipine in a hot country and the problem was solved.

Yes amlodipine, = the same for me in 2015  the Dr here put me on these, within 2 years all was so swollen I had difficulties to even walk, different Dr's different tests. leg x-rays etc.... this was wrong and then that, they could not understand + did not know why I had no feeling anywhere on my feet, even when I told them I had lost the feel 15 years before

 

in the end I stopped taking amlodipine and went back to taking my old med, 2 months was back to normal size feet and legs.  just take morning and evening Anapril 5mg   this morning 119/70.

 

Have a new Dr for the past year, he is older a Diabetic Specialist and very good, he changed my 20mg [taken since 1991] in the evening to 5mg twice a day..

 

Changed my wrist BP monitor, was old + must take 2x a day last year to a electric/battery Omron arm machine, was expensive, with a discount 2,850 baht, I am 69 so will last til the end of my days

[Sheryl]

Arm machines are much more accurate than wrist ones.