Andrew_P
In between here and there
Anxious about it I guess which probably isn't helping.
High blood pressure
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Illaveago
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- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
They say that eating beetroot can help lower BP. My wife tried beetroot juice , stopped drinking alcohol and did more exercise and it has now gone down.
Anything to help you relax, even long hot baths with eucalyptus oil and avoid stimulants, like coffee.
Avoid politicians debating on the TV or Radio at all costs! Don't listen to the Budget either.
If you got a home BP monitor, beware of the wrist ones. They do work most of the time but can give false readings. That then makes you more anxious. The British Heart Foundation website has a list of approved monitors.
Avoid politicians debating on the TV or Radio at all costs! Don't listen to the Budget either.
If you got a home BP monitor, beware of the wrist ones. They do work most of the time but can give false readings. That then makes you more anxious. The British Heart Foundation website has a list of approved monitors.
Yup have been on them since 23 year old I'm 30 now. Was having readings of 220+ systolic and above 117 diastolic.
24 hour BP machine and it didn't drop much.
Smoking, caffeine, poor diet and lack of exercise was found to be the cause after numerous tests and scans of kidneys.
Was put on Ramipril first 2.5 mg and eventually 10 mg.
Started cycling again, reducing my caffeine and ciggies and improved my diet and then this sent it the other way and ended up with Hypotension and felt very dizzy with systolic readings of below 100.
Had the Ramipril reduced back down to 2.5 mg. Still dizzy so changed to lisonapril another Ace inhibitor. Makes me feel a bit nauseous in the morning but better than dizzy.
24 hour BP machine and it didn't drop much.
Smoking, caffeine, poor diet and lack of exercise was found to be the cause after numerous tests and scans of kidneys.
Was put on Ramipril first 2.5 mg and eventually 10 mg.
Started cycling again, reducing my caffeine and ciggies and improved my diet and then this sent it the other way and ended up with Hypotension and felt very dizzy with systolic readings of below 100.
Had the Ramipril reduced back down to 2.5 mg. Still dizzy so changed to lisonapril another Ace inhibitor. Makes me feel a bit nauseous in the morning but better than dizzy.
I'd not take hot baths or showers but warm is fine. Too hot makes it shoot up.
Calfs swollen a little and feet killing me , but put that down to being on my feet all day after being taken off forklifts by my employer ( as of yesterday can drive them again BP down to acceptable level ). I just feel like there's nothing there !
