I assume not because any competent Doctor would have noticed the increase well before now and put you back onto medication. Your systolic pressure is high-normal now and your diastolic is normal-optimal. This is much much better.
If you have been taking the medication more than 2 weeks, you may need a change of medication or an increase in dosage. Systole pressure is the pressure at rest and not effected be vessel resistance.
Often if there is chest pain (angina), the pain subsides almost immediately with rest from the exertion that caused the pain. However, there can be chest pain both with or without exertion. You may want to discuss the matter with your doctor expecially if you have shortness of breath as well.
(No pre workouts) I was put on bp meds when I was 22 yrs old due to high bp. It’s systolic that always is high for me...I’ll check my bp in the morning when I first wake up and average is around 145/80...it’s been as high as 158/80. I take my meds regularly on time and I’ve tried coq10, magnesium, cocoa, garlic....no supps help...I’m active non smoker, no caffeine. I have mild/moderate lvh and see a heart doc once a year.....
You may want to take that into consideration when trying to lower your blood pressure without medication. Your doctor may want you to take the medication to avoid any unnecessary risk. I think it is a good idea to try to avoid medication and lower BP the natural way, if possible.
Thanks for sharing and I wish you well going forward.
Is there a way to reduce my systolic bp, while keeping my diastolic bp at this level? Do I need medication like ACE inhibitors or something to properly reduce my systolic bp?
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I had hypertension diagnosed for 2 yrs ago, I started meds about a year and a half ago. Meds wasn't working or gave me bad side affects so they finally started me on losartan 100mg/hctz and spirolactone 25mg(twice daily) it's been running anywhere from 125-145/60-77 lately it's been 130's-140's/70-60s my top number(systolic) is always the high one. I have lvh(left venticular hypertrophy) with a thickness of 1.
My normal diastolic pressure is 55-65. Systolic varies from 120 to 155. What can I do to lower my pulse pressure?
My echo and holter tests, being done also revealed mild concentric ventricular hypertrophy, with ventricular systolic function that is normal. Does anyone know how serious the hardening of the ventricular is?
The Dr. didn't even mention it.
(I bought a BP monitor to home test).
Through reading online just found out about "Pulse Pressure" - the difference between systolic and diastolic numbers.
My systolic readings are between 130 - 140, but diastolic readings consistently around 70, which give me a "pulse pressure" of around 60 - 70.
I've read around 40 is a normal pulse pressure. What should I do? Is there a way to reduce my systolic bp, while keeping my diastolic bp at this level?
A sudden fall in blood pressure can also be dangerous. A change of just 20 mm Hg — a drop from 130 systolic to 110 systolic, for example — can cause dizziness and fainting when the brain fails to receive an adequate supply of blood. And big plunges, especially those caused by uncontrolled bleeding (a surgical risk...a low going into surgery does not leave much slack) and that is a surgeon's call to assume the risk, and it can be life threatening.
Since late April, however, the systolic has risen to an average of around 150. My doctor wants me to add a beta blocker to the other medications. Since last October my heart rate was averaging below 60. Since late April it is averaging around 70. My concern is that taking both Amlodipine and a beta blocker may reduce my heart rate to an unacceptably low level.
Female 70 yo has a history of high blood pressure (about 20 years) with systolic being 200-230, falling sometimes to 180 after medication (and she never gets it lower than that), but medications are not taken regularly (so most of the time she has it around 200). 2 weeks ago she started complaining about continuous pain in the heart and blood pressure fell on itself to 140 and has remained such; does not sleep well at night due to this pain, heart rate is increased, also feels lack of air.
However, she needs to get to a physician who will place her on medication. And, yes... there is indeed medication that can and will help your mother's condition if it has not worsened because of another illness or disease. This is not a negative response to your post, rather a positive one if you take her to the doctor as soon as possible....a doctor who is willing to share with you what your mother's condition is. I get so put out with doctors who do not offer a full discussion.
Your blood pressure is not very low. Usually, people don't get symptomatic unless systolic drops below 100, but this is highly individual. 85 diastolic is actually in the borderline high range. 120 systolic is just fine.
Calcium channel blockers don't lower the heart rate as much as beta blockers, and may work reducing premature beats, especially those that origin from the upper chambers (PACs). They lower the blood pressure some.
R-us demonstrates irregular echogenic plaque formation. max peak systolic velocity of the common carotid artery is 100 cm/s. max peak systolic velocity of the internal carotid artery is 108 cm/s. max peak systolic velocity of the external carotid artery is 128 cm/s
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Meteprolol 12.5 mg once daily, Aspirin 75 mg once and crestor 10mg once daily.
The echo in June 2012 was taken as one of the doctors expressed that there is faint systolic murmur (though my surgeon stated it is common feature). However, results showed normal function with AVG 12/7. EKG within normal limits. Sr.triglyceride 165 and LDL as well as VLDL are border. BP is 124/82. Heart rate is 76 and weight is 60kg. No specific symptoms.
Usually, when the systolic level is high it is due to a higher than normal resistance the heart pumps against. The higher resistance can be caused by inflexible and some narrowing of the vessels.
If the high resistance isn't successfully treated, the heart's left ventricle can/will enlarge due to the increased workload. Lisinopril is medication that dilates blood vessels, and that will/should reduce the heart's workload.
However, since discontinuing the flecanide, I have had what I would describe as a pounding heartbeat (not rapid), dizziness, and consistent blood pressure readings of 140s/50s. I have read that the high difference between systolic and diastolic pressures can be significant and that the difference (termed pulse pressure) should be between 40 and 60. Is a pulse pressure of 90+ clinically significant for a 59 year old female? Does it indicate anything in terms of heart rhythm? Thank you.
I wouldn't necessarily trust that monitoring. Often diastolic pressure is measured incorrectly by automatic blood pressure monitors when you move or stand up.
Wait for the results of the 24 hour monitoring until you make any conclusions. And remember - it's the systolic pressure that is dangerous to the heart and arteries. A diastolic pressure of 110 doesn't indicate coronary artery disease, but it indicates a high amount of circulating noradrenaline.
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