High Blood Pressure

Were you nervous at all for the test? Some people freak out and elevate their blood pressure during tests. Buy a monitor and check your blood pressure every morning right when you wake up, and at night before you go to bed and make sure it wasn't "white coat syndrome" ... If it's still reading high then i'd see a doctor. Sometimes high bp is genetic and you can be in fantastic shape but just have higher blood pressure.

53. Been taking BP meds for +15yrs. Ran 2:40 at 43 on them.

Your dyastolic is high. Sys not so bad.

You need to get the number down. Get a good cuff and measure yourself consistently for a few weeks. See a doctor ASAP. It is not a condemnation of your health, or anything like that. If meds are too much, you can stop. The side effects are not noticeable.

The damage from high BP is unavoidable, and in most cases irreversible. High untreated bp in younger years can lead to stroke/heart failure/kidney failure later in life, even it is subsequently treated in later life.

I had a lot of hesitancy about starting treatment and it is very understandable. But you should get to the bottom of this.

I have white coat issues, but recently even my home readings crept up (probably a new job with lots of travel and other stress).

I started 5mg of lisinopril. The doc thought it wouldn't be enough to work, but it dropped me right into the perfect range.

Even better, so side effects. I was worried about dropping too low after intervals like 5x150m on 2 mins rest.

The lowest it drops after workouts is about 116/68 and no dizzyness.

White coat fright wrote:

I have white coat issues, but recently even my home readings crept up (probably a new job with lots of travel and other stress).

I started 5mg of lisinopril. The doc thought it wouldn't be enough to work, but it dropped me right into the perfect range.

Even better, so side effects. I was worried about dropping too low after intervals like 5x150m on 2 mins rest.

The lowest it drops after workouts is about 116/68 and no dizzyness.

No issues with coughing?

Nope, no coughing.

A lot people are on 20-40mg, I'm only on 5mg.

Not a Doctor wrote:

I recently had a medical at work and returned a high blood pressure reading (136/95).

Advice was to see a doctor. Looked online at ways to reduce blood pressure and typically I do most of the things recommended already (drink decaff coffee, drink very little alcohol, don’t add salt to food).

Any distance runners had similar issues with blood pressure? I run 30-50 miles per week, around 3:00 for a marathon, aged 42

That BP is not really worrisome. Keep an eye on it. Change your diet. The only thing that is somewhat worrisome is that you are very active and probably not fat and your BP is elevated(minimally) at a young age. You are likely close to maximized on lifestyle modifications.

Odds are you will need a low dose of something to lower that, unless you are fat or eating a terrible diet.

Soul Coughing wrote:

White coat fright wrote:

I have white coat issues, but recently even my home readings crept up (probably a new job with lots of travel and other stress).

I started 5mg of lisinopril. The doc thought it wouldn't be enough to work, but it dropped me right into the perfect range.

Even better, so side effects. I was worried about dropping too low after intervals like 5x150m on 2 mins rest.

The lowest it drops after workouts is about 116/68 and no dizzyness.

No issues with coughing?

I had coughing issues with lisinopril. Switched to losartan. The scratchy throat was really annoying

Glad this thread exists... For my sports physical, my diastolic(top number of BP) was highhhh. They took three trials and all three were above 150. That summer I was training hard(100mpw) and my diet was decent. I run less now and my blood pressure seems improved. Doc did say "white coat syndrome or whatever" but could running have been the reason to the sharp spike in my bp?

Get an upper arm electronic blood pressure monitor. They're only $25-30 on Amazon.

Check your blood pressure in the morning before you get up and a couple of times during the day.

Coffee can spike BP. Taking BP immediately after sitting down can result in a higher reading. Case in point, I just walked to the bathroom, got my BP cuff, sat down and got a BP of 127/77. I waited a minute and took it again... 119/76.

I regularly check mine at home. Had some borderline readings before I began running and was out of shape. I still check from time to time and it’s perfect. Sometimes at the doc it will be sky high. Was at urgent care last week. Thought I broke my toe and was stressed out. It was like 160/90. Had my annual check up the next day which my doc I’m real comfortable with. 119/80. So there’s a good chance it’s nothing but probably worth getting a machine and checking at home

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Scientific knowledge on this topic has advanced. Calling everything higher than 120/80 a high blood pressure is outdated. If no other risk factors are observed, even 140/90 is considered normal nowadays. You should be concerned if you reach 160/100 frequently, though, or if you have other risk factors like being overweight, smoking, parents with a heart attack or stroke at 60 years old...

Might work on getting more sleep. My own personal BP definitely goes up when I'm short on sleep.

I posted the opening messages as I had returned a High Blood Pressure reading at work.

I visited my clinic several times and took my own readings and BP was still very high.

Doctor suggested I try a 24 hour BP monitoring device. Results came back today which showed an average (excl sleep hours) of 118/82 which is a considerable improvement on reading from 6 weeks ago

White coat fright wrote:

I have white coat issues, but recently even my home readings crept up (probably a new job with lots of travel and other stress).

I started 5mg of lisinopril. The doc thought it wouldn't be enough to work, but it dropped me right into the perfect range.

Even better, so side effects. I was worried about dropping too low after intervals like 5x150m on 2 mins rest.

The lowest it drops after workouts is about 116/68 and no dizzyness.

I believe this statement is very true, along with visiting any health care facility or having stress factors in life. I’ve seen in my profession a lot of patients go from extreme high b/p readings to very low. So many factors come into play. Like someone mentioned, the best way is to keep a log of your readings at home by checking your pressure throughout the day. The best measurement is by having a healthcare giver take your b/p via manual cuff vs an automatic machine. Just my opinion.

FelonDJT - Not sure if you'll get this but what BP med (and dosage) were/are you on?

One reading doesn't equal hypertension

You can buy an at home BP machine.

Take your BP everyday at the same time of day. Do this once upon waking, once midday, and once near bedtime.

135/95 for one reading is marginal.

I've seen as high as 170/110 for "resting" BPs. She forgot to take her BP med that day.

Alan

Partridge wrote:

Scientific knowledge on this topic has advanced. Calling everything higher than 120/80 a high blood pressure is outdated. If no other risk factors are observed, even 140/90 is considered normal nowadays. You should be concerned if you reach 160/100 frequently, though, or if you have other risk factors like being overweight, smoking, parents with a heart attack or stroke at 60 years old...

this is a very dangerous post. but i tend to agree with it. I think much of the bp treatment is driven by pharmaceuticals.

High diastolic (lower) blood pressure is most often caused by constriction or loss of elasticity of blood vessels, renal or other organ disorders. Systolic (upper) pressure increases under the influence of nervous stress and changes in the elasticity of blood vessels. Over the years, blood vessel walls thicken and lose elasticity. To keep them in a normal condition, I took pills from PillPal as I suffer from diabetes. And I need to keep my blood vessels normal