blood pressure changes???

[MREXE]

I searched the posts and found very little on this. Ive been vaping for 3 months now and recently went for my yearly check up. Im 58, fairly good health, but my blood pressure was 160/100!!!! yikes. I have been on BP meds for years and checked it often at 120/70. I have been vaping 36mg and cut that to 24 and soon to 18. Nicotine is a powerful vaso constrictor, causing gum receding, and heart disease. Ok, so most of us know this.........just curioius, if anyone else has experienced high BP since starting...........Please check yours often!!! thx

[jj2]

First off, I'm pretty much off nicotine. Basically I use it for what I classify as special occasions.
I started vaping March and went to doctor September because I was having some problems. Well the culprit was that my BP was too low. He cut my meds and I'm doing great.
You might want to cut back on the nicotine and see if that helps. Also, dehydration will cause your BP to rise. Are you drinking more water?

[doots]

Mine has gone down considerably since I have been vaping.
averaging 134 over 86

I dont do low nic juice either.

BP was extremely high with analog use.

So it has went way down to a safe level now.

[martha1014]

From Web MD
How Does Smoking Increase Heart Disease Risk?

The nicotine present in tobacco products causes:

• Decreased oxygen to the heart.
• Increased blood pressure and heart rate.
• Increase in blood clotting.
• Damage to cells that line coronary arteries and other blood vessels.

I went to the doctor after vaping for 6 months and my B/P was up also. I must be getting more nicotine than when I smoked.

[MREXE]

interesting Martha, not sure how others are experiencing lower BP, I know nicotine is the culprit, that and the fact I retired 3 years ago. my weight is perfect for my height, Im just not as active as I was when working, so im sure that has to contribute. But, all in all, I feel much better without all the crap in tobacco.....just have to figure out the perfect formula for me.........

[doots]

You have to keep in mind when people say tobacco products they are almost always referring to cigarettes,

Which have over 4000 chemicals in each cig. Many of these components cause bp rise also.

Good luck to you. Hope yours goes down..

There are many causes for BP rise. We need to look at everything we are doing to ascertain what is causing it not just one facet.

[rocketvapor]

My BP was prefect all my life....until last year when it spiked suddenly and stayed there for several months. This coincided with some serious lung problems (anad stress from work).

Since vaping, my BP is back in the normal range (and lungs are better). I still have the same stressful job, so I contribute it to getting off tobacco. I never used BP meds, but I was headed that way if things kept on the way they were.

I hope you and your doctor can get to the bottom of it. Good luck!

[bassn99]

I've been vaping for over three months with the same BP as always. I really cannot see where vaping would cause a rise in BP unless you are vaping 36mg constantly all day long. I vape a lot, anywhere from 12-24 mg. At night it is almost continous. Depending on work (which I am back at) I have to cut back during the day.
I just had my physical before I left to work out of town and everything was good.
Oh except my bad cholesterol, (never been great)

[override]

My blood pressure has gone up to stage 1 prehypertension since I started vaping, but my weight has also gone up considerably aswell, Since I have become unemployed I have gained about 40 pounds, so I dont know if it is vaping or weight gain that has cause it to go up.

I can say that through all my life I constantly have struggled with my weight and keeping it below 200, at the same time I have been smoking since I was 18 and have never ever had high blood pressure, I don't see how vaping would cause high BP but who knows. I have never had problems with blood pressure while smoking and weighing about what I do now so I dont know, its deff something I am going to keep an eye on.

[quitting sucks]

mrexe, i'll let ya know how mine does. I haven't vaped yet but seems promising in ending the habit and should have everything in monday or so.

I'm half your age but have always had low bp other than a episode recently where it shot up to around 170/120 and got a ambulance ride, tubes in nether regions and all kinds of other fun stuff.

Anyway they put me on plavix, metroprolol, pravastatin and asprin if you happen to be on any of those. I'm not over weight but am lucky enough to be a very rare case at my age to have a rare blood disorder that makes my blood thick. Bp machine is on standby but the new meds and vaping will hit between oncologist visits so any data from there will be a mix.

If i forget to post here again feel free to pm me to remind me if it will help you.