Hello, Im new here. I had a question someone might be able to answer.

Awhile back, I was at my Dr office, and I was told I had blood pressure that was a bit high. I think it was like 140/80. I had a stressful day, so that was a bit unusual. However it got me to start keeping an eye on my blood pressure.

Is it normal to sit down, wait 2 minutes, take the blood pressure, and have a systolic in the low to mid 130's, then wait like 2 more minutes and have it drop down to like 124?
Also, if you take your blood pressure like 4 times ina row(i know its not good to do that, but sometimes I cant help myself), and the first 2 readings are say upper 120's, then the last 2 are around 118, is it better to believe the 118? Due to sitting a little longer by those last couple readings?

I was just curious, because my readings jump up and down a bit usually. I use a battery operated moniter. I have seen jumps between mid to lower 130's down to 114 or 118, just after sitting a few extra minutes.
I have recently began taking garlic supplements to try and keep my BP in the normal range.

Hope someone can help!