nurses or doctors (high pleasure question)

lulu68

Cathlete
Hello,

I'm 46 years old, 5ft tall, 106, workout six times a week, and eat healthy 80% of the time. Yesterday my blood pressure was 172/92. For the past weeks I have been feeling a lot of anxiety and yesterday and today I woke up with tingling from my hand ending right about my elbow, I have no tingling sensation any more but my right hand feels cold compare to my left hand. I'm a bit worried because I have not had a check up for 4 years. Is 172/92 high? Thank you!
 
Get thee to a doctor. Your pressure is high. It may be a fluke or an indication of something else. Your doctor will help you.

Beth
 
Yes, go to ER or Urgent Care site now. I don't think with arm symptom u should wait for office visit tomorrow....


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Normal is 120/80. You're very high - best to go to doc now. Especially while you are experiencing symptoms the doc can measure / witness.
 
It might help the doctor if you take your pressure at different times and write it down. Include time of day, activity and position you're in (sitting, standing or laying down). Also include notes about what you've been eating and the stress you're having. DO NOT allow the doctor to blow you off as a stressed out or uptight female! Going to a cardiologist would be the best. But don't wait!!!! Good luck.
 
Thank you all for your advice. Went back to have my blood pressure check and at had gone down to 155/73 wish still is a bit high but not as high as the previous day. When I got my reading the first time I was having a complete physical for clearance for possible upcoming outpatient surgery. I have been under a lot of stress lately about this possible surgery trying to decide if I should do it or not and I was nervous about having my physical since it had been 4 years since I've seen a doctor. Thank you!!!

Lourdes
 
high blood presure

Since I got my blood pressure checked last weekend and was told that my reading where high I've been doing some reading on high blood pressure. I can't understand why my reading are high if I'm at a healthy weight, don't smoke, don't drink, exercise, eat healthy etc.. Upon reading about high blood pressure I read that lifting heavy weights can lead to long term increases in blood pressure. Is this true?? The morning of the day of my reading I had a very intense workout with somewhat heavy shoulder workout, I'm wondering if that alone had an effect on my reading?
 
Hey Lulu

"I read that lifting heavy weights can lead to long term increases in blood pressure."

Really, I would have expected that the opposite would be true in fact. Hmmmmm. Where did you read this?

I know that blood pressure can rise temporarily during strenuous lifting, but not that it gradually increases over time.

I wonder if Cathe could address this in her blog/newsletter? Maybe you'd like to write to her and see?

I send you hugs for continued wellness,

Clare
 
Any kind of infection can cause a raise in blood pressure. When was the last time you got a set of dental x-rays taken? A bad tooth will raise blood pressure. A systemic infection can raise blood pressure.

Allergies can raise blood pressure.

A candida infection can raise blood pressure ( that can be brought on by antibiotics). I just had that and I am taking an OTC water pill (on the recommendation of my doctor) and garlic oil to kill the infection as well as olive leaf. I am also avoiding yeast. I have no idea if you have that.

I hope you feel better soon.
 
Well I went back on Sunday at my readings where still high with Right arm being at 176/73 and left are being at 153/87. I was prescribed medication...but feeling so frustrated because that's simply not the route that I wanted to take. I have no idea what's going on! My workouts have not been the same ever since I was told that I have high blood pressure. I don't know if its all in my mind, but I'm simply having trouble with my workouts and find that I can't push myself the way I use to simply because I'm afraid of doing more damage when doing my high intensity workouts. Does anyone in this forum have high blood pressure and taking meds, if so how do you find that it affects your workouts...should I be changing the way I workout???
 
Well I went back on Sunday at my readings where still high with Right arm being at 176/73 and left are being at 153/87. I was prescribed medication...but feeling so frustrated because that's simply not the route that I wanted to take. I have no idea what's going on! My workouts have not been the same ever since I was told that I have high blood pressure. I don't know if its all in my mind, but I'm simply having trouble with my workouts and find that I can't push myself the way I use to simply because I'm afraid of doing more damage when doing my high intensity workouts. Does anyone in this forum have high blood pressure and taking meds, if so how do you find that it affects your workouts...should I be changing the way I workout???

Not a nurse/MD. Take my response for what it is worth.

We went through something similar with my husband few years back. Here is what we learned along the way:

1-Blood pressure is hereditary. 30% of cases are due to salt sensitivity and 70% are due to a protein that the kidneys produce. It is easier to control with diet and exercise if it is the salt sensitive kind (which is what my husband has). The rest need the right combination of meds. Regardless, exercise is more important than ever and consistency is the key. DH controlled his BP for 35 years with running every morning. Never showed up on a single physical. We only found out he has high blood pressure after he had surgery to repair a ruptured tendon and couldn't do his regular workouts anymore.

2-You need to get past the confusion/anger/denial or whatever you are going to feel over the next few months. They won't help anything. You didn't do anything to deserve it. It just happened to be your genetic card. At least it is something that doctors can treat and cure to allow you to live a normal life. Most people with genetic diseases aren't this lucky. I can make you a long list but it will be too depressing. Remember how lucky you are that you have something treatable.

3-If your doctor did not tell you to get your eyes checked, I highly recommend that you do it. Damage from high blood pressure shows up in the eyes first. If it is early, it is reversible.

4-Salt is out for good. Once you get used to eating a low salt diet, you won't miss it. Your doctor should have gone over the DASH diet with you. You can find the details at this link: What Is the DASH Eating Plan? - NHLBI, NIH. It works very well.

5-If you drink a gallon of water a day, you need to stop. Drink to avoid thirst, but don't overdrink because it raises the blood pressure.

6-You will be able to do again whatever exercise you feel like. It will take few month. You need to be careful until you have your BP controlled with the right meds. My suggestion for right now is to do the lowest intensity cardio that makes you sweat plus some weights. Sweating is diuretic (which happens to be the most common and successful class of BP meds.) You can increase the intensity later once everything is stable. You need to find out how the meds affect your body. DH hurt his knees running while on one of the failed meds. It turned out it was a common problem for people taking that particular medication. I don't remember which one. It took almost a year for him to run again. If you slowly increase your intensity, you are less likely to hurt yourself. Also, some meds will affect your maximal HR and your exercise HR (which is the reason for the next recommendation).

7-If you don't have a heart rate monitor, I highly recommend that you get one. My preference is for Polar because their HRMs are backed by extensive science. Use their Ownzone test and work on increasing your aerobic capacity (VO2 max). It will make controlling you BP a lot easier. Plus you will make your heart stronger (aerobically), reduces risk of enlargement.

8-It might take multiple tries to find the right med or combination of meds. If your primary physician fails after 2 tries, you need to look for a kidney doctor/internal medicine specialist, with emphasis on preventative treatment. I wish we did that with DH.

9-Monitor your BP everyday 2 to 3x a day until stable. Then once a day is enough. Keep a log including food. DH's doctor insisted on it and collected the data.

DH is doing well. He has cut his med dosages by half with the help of his doctor and will slowly do more. He is back to doing whatever workout he wants.
 
Lulu:

I saw your last post right before I left to walk this afternoon with my husband, and as we walked, I was thinking about you and this situation. Soapmaker nails it. She is 100% correct. This will be your new normal, and you now need to accept, and work with it and learn how to now be your best self. As Soapmaker said, this is completely treatable, there is no need to panic. I know it's not what you wanted, but really, we all go through this at some point and in different ways: the feeling that our body has let us down, as we get older, and we didn't plan for this kind of physical future. The first challenge for you is purely mental: accept the new normal for you and learn how to be healthy again. As Soapmaker says, slowly but surely.

You are going to be great again. Get the meds on board and see how much healthier you are going to be. Patience, optimism and do your research to understand your body's needs.

Big hugs,

Clare
 

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