A little Scared(Blood Pressure)

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145/100 is NOT good enough! You need to tell your doctor. A diastolic of 100 is just as bad, if not worse, than high systolic. Think of a hose with constant high pressure - it will eventually find a weak spot and burst. That is what diastolic is. The other number, the first one, is systolic and we don't like to see that high either. I am very serious, 100 is not good enough.

You really need to get this taken care of!

Should a diastolic pressure of over 100 be a concern? -Doctors Lounge(TM)
 
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145/100 is NOT good enough! You need to tell your doctor. A diastolic of 100 is just as bad, if not worse, than high systolic. Think of a hose with constant high pressure - it will eventually find a weak spot and burst. That is what diastolic is. The other number, the first one, is systolic and we don't like to see that high either. I am very serious, 100 is not good enough.

You really need to get this taken care of!

Should a diastolic pressure of over 100 be a concern? -Doctors Lounge(TM)

I did go the the doctor,he says im not going to die,hey,it dropped from 180/120 to 140/100 in 2 days,i say im improving,ive bet in a week ill be close to 120/80 and these meds are so effective ive heard thet can even cause low pressure,i ll be ok.
 
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I drink tons of pure distilled water,tea and coffee,im now stopped drinkn coffee and tea as the caffiene dont help either,now im drinkn hibiscus tea,spose too be really effective in controlling BP.

I have cut back on the coffee and will reduce that further gradually, don't drink soda either. Got some hibiscus tea brewing right now. I'm glad your BP is lower.
 

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Hey HR Thanks for the update. Sounds like the prescription will definitely be of help! Cutting down red meat, and - if you chain vape, maybe reducing the nic would be something to think about also - at least from late afternoon onwards. Good improvement though. Yea!

I never eat red meat,just a little chicken or fish and eggs and organic protien smoothies.
 

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I did go the the doctor,he says im not going to die,hey,it dropped from 180/120 to 140/100 in 2 days,i say im improving,ive bet in a week ill be close to 120/80 and these meds are so effective ive heard thet can even cause low pressure,i ll be ok.

And I am saying that as an ICU RN, that at 180/120 you would be in my unit on a drip until we could get it under control. This is why I told you urgent care or ER, and not to wait for your doctor. I am not talking out my back end, I do it for a living. It should have been brought down much faster than 2 days. High blood pressure is known as the silent killer, because it does its work and you feel nothing. You are playing russian roulette. Have you seen a cardiologist? Or are you seeing a regular doctor?

All blood pressure meds can "dump" you, meaning cause low pressure. But 180/120 is considered a crises, an emergency, and needs to be monitored until we can get it under control. First we would treat the hypertensive crisis, then we would titrate you to find out what would work for you on an outpatient basis. Waiting for some drug to work over a week is not considered good practice. Did your doctor tell you the risks of essential hypertension, put you on a diet (sodium restriction at the very least) and tell you the risks of hypertension?

I only tell you this because I really think you are being mis-treated by your doctor. I would hate something bad to happen to you while all the while you thought it was "ok". It is NOT okay. I have a hard time understanding your thinking that 140/100 is acceptable, and that waiting another week for it to drop would be a good course of action. Your heart is working under tremendous pressure (pun intended) while your vessels are also. The ramifications of letting this continue can be death when a vessel can't take it anymore. Which is pretty damn serious. You need to see a cardiologist who can treat this now, not next week after the damage is done.
 

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And I am saying that as an ICU RN, that at 180/120 you would be in my unit on a drip until we could get it under control. This is why I told you urgent care or ER, and not to wait for your doctor. I am not talking out my back end, I do it for a living. It should have been brought down much faster than 2 days. High blood pressure is known as the silent killer, because it does its work and you feel nothing. You are playing russian roulette. Have you seen a cardiologist? Or are you seeing a regular doctor?

All blood pressure meds can "dump" you, meaning cause low pressure. But 180/120 is considered a crises, an emergency, and needs to be monitored until we can get it under control. First we would treat the hypertensive crisis, then we would titrate you to find out what would work for you on an outpatient basis. Waiting for some drug to work over a week is not considered good practice. Did your doctor tell you the risks of essential hypertension, put you on a diet (sodium restriction at the very least) and tell you the risks of hypertension?

I only tell you this because I really think you are being mis-treated by your doctor. I would hate something bad to happen to you while all the while you thought it was "ok". It is NOT okay. I have a hard time understanding your thinking that 140/100 is acceptable, and that waiting another week for it to drop would be a good course of action. Your heart is working under tremendous pressure (pun intended) while your vessels are also. The ramifications of letting this continue can be death when a vessel can't take it anymore. Which is pretty damn serious. You need to see a cardiologist who can treat this now, not next week after the damage is done.

Thank you for your concern,i did call emergency hospital when it was 180/120 and they asked me questions like if i had and chest pain, numbness a whole bunch of questions etc,and suggested i see my doc first thing in the morning,i now know i should have went in anyway.I didnt say 140/100 was acceptable,just said it went down to that level and im improving.I checked again today and it now at 135/85,i think im in sa e zone here but will aim for 110/75,my doc says these are the new normal numbers.Like i said,this was my fault,i was pounding back 10 coffees a day and chain vaping 24mg.BTW,im also drinking hisbiscs rose tea instead of coffee,they say this is great for lowering BP and im taking a break from vaping,ill pick up some 0 mg next week and keep and eye on my condition.
 
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