What's your blood pressure-when was the last time you had it checked.

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   BRIAN SLATERposted 11 years ago

   What's your blood pressure-when was the last time you had it checked.
   
   Most healthy people don't go to the doctors very often so how do you know your blood pressure?

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   missoliveposted 11 years ago

   Hi Brian, I suffer from high blood pressure and I invested in my own machine. I keep it on my nightstand and check it about every three days. It cost me about $40 American dollars.
   
   Sometimes I'll use the one at our local pharmacist when I want to compare readings. Fortunately, I've been able to keep it under control.

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      BRIAN SLATERposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      That is a very good answer missolive, I wonder how many people bother to buy their own machine, thanks for your comment.

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   missoliveposted 11 years ago

   This article defines systolic and diastolic pressure, ranges of normal readings, and conditions like prehypertension and hypertension. Includes labeled photos and a video tutorial. read more

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   Billrrrrposted 11 years ago

   Yesterday at the Doctor's office I was recorded at 111/68.  This is down from 155/80 six months ago.  Three things helped me get to good BP:  Walking a mile a day, substitution of water for sugary beverages, and Lisinopril.

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   bockshinerposted 11 years ago

   I check my blood pressure sometimes when I visit my parents. They have a machine. My blood pressure has always been fine when I check it so I don't worry about it.

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   Bonitaannaposted 11 years ago

   My BP is up and down everyday. I am not able to take BP medication as it has a tendency to stop my heart from beating at night when I am asleep.  The doctors tried me on over 8 BP medications.  None of them worked. They told me that I would just have to treat it with natural things. So the oils help thin my blood, I take potassium everyday also, as that helps.  But the main thing that lowers my BP is coffee,  You see I am not like everyone else. I tried to tell the doctors that. They could hardly believe me but it is true. When I drink a cup of coffee, it raises my heart beat up to normal and in doing so, it lowers my BP because the heart begins to pump the fluid off my body. I have a very low heart beat that drops into the 40's at night. Then when I get up it only goes up to about 60 beats, which is still too low. I wonder how many people out there on BP pills have the same problem, I have. If I take a BP pill which lowers my heart beat even more than it already is, it can stop the heart from beating. That was what was happening to me. Then I would wake up ghasping for air every night, because I would stop breathing! The normal heart beat for a man is 72, and for a woman is 80 beats per minute. I was averaging 60-64 beats a minute. When your heart rate is too low it will make you tired all the time. I also check my Blood Pressure all the time.

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   LoisRyan13903posted 10 years ago

   It was something like 124/76 done at a doctor visit.  I check on the blood pressure machines at work and at the pharmacies.  However, I hear that they are not as accurate

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