Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado
Posted: 05-05-04 07:18am
My blood pressure was at about the same
level as yours and my doctor started me on
medication. I was told that level was
one that was overlooked for a long time,
doctors thinking it was still low.
However, the latest studies seem to
indicate that our level was "falling
through the cracks" and we were more
susceptible to problems later on.
Talk to your doctor about it and monitor
it for sure because it can sneak up on
you. If the doctor suggests starting
meds, then do it.
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JanetBee
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Posts: 332
Posted: 06-11-04 12:57pm
Mine was about that too, something like
135/90, I was having a lot of stress, so
the doctor said to come back in a
month....I concentrated on cutting almost
all salt out of my diet and doubling the
amount of water I was drinking, and
getting just a bit more exercise and
trying not to get too het up and stressed,
and in five weeks I had it down to
115(ish)/78, I htink the bottom number is
the more important?
Anyway, before you try medication, have a
look at your lifestyle, there is so much
salt in almost all processed food, and
that is the main thing, because it makes
your cells swell up.
