I went in for an unrelated problem and
upon checking my BP, the nurse said to
forget about my reason for coming here,
you BP is 150/110. I was shocked because
I've always had normal BP and one year ago
had 130/90ish BP which was a bit high but
I had an infection. My BP has always been
between 120/80 to 130/90. Doc came in,
went over diet,(very good),
history(average), excercise(adequate),
medication(taking Naproxen on/off for last
12 days). Doc wanted to get me on ACE
inhibitor imediately. I delayed and came
back the next day for a check. BP was a
bit lower but still high. Started 10mg
day Lisinopril and ordered a blood test.
In a few days, the blood test was in and
results were high cholesterol. I was
again shocked as my cholesterol was high
in 2001 but through major changes in diet,
(no pasta, no white bread, reduced sugar,
etc.), and more excercise, reduced it in
2003 to slightly under normal. Doc wanted
me on Vytorin 10/20 and I took a few but
decided to wait as it made me feel funny.
The Lisinopril works fine and 10 mg will
reduce my BP to 130/90. I am taking 15mg
now and it is averaging 125/85. I feel
much better and the fatigue and headaches,
which started about 8 months ago are now
almost gone. This is apparently when my
BP started to increase.
I have researched and looked back to try
to figure out what is going on but I can't
figure it out. Why would my BP increase
so much within a year?
I have never been a real hard exerciser.
I would run 1 mile, or walk 4, or ride 5
or 6, but only 2 times a week. The rest
of the time I would be sitting at this
computer working. So I have started to
excercise more and harder. Once or twice
a day, I am doing a 20 min run, 30 to 60
min walk, hard bike ride, etc. This
harder excercise, as I have heard, will
get my cholesterol lower. I have lost 6
pounds and am now at 164 and feel much
better. Excercise is improving and I can
hit hit much harder. But the weird thing
is that I can't seem to get my heart rate
up much over 120. My legs give out first!
I'm never winded and my resting heart
rate is in the 50's. This is good but why
the high BP?
Any ideas? Anything to look for? I can't
change my diet much because it's already
real good. I do still feel a bit fatigued
dometimes and have a 10% of a headache
sometimes all day.
Thanks for looking!
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joelloyd
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Location: PNW
Posted: 09-04-07 20:59pm
Here is an update. For about a week I
have had a stressful neck/backache and
yesterday and today I had a very slight
headache. Today I checked my pressure and
it was up to 140 /90. I am still on 15mg
Lisinopril daily and several weeks ago, my
pressure was in the 122/82 range. So
suddenly again, my pressure is up for no
apparent reason. I am scheduled to see
the doc tomorrow morning so we'll see.
Any one else have any ideas.
Currently down to 165 pounds and just ran
about 2.5 miles in 27 minutes. Heart rate
just after I stopped running was 125.
Resting heart rate is under 60.
I'm stumped.
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Veronicca
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 36 Location: North NJ, USA
Resperate Posted: 09-06-07 21:00pm
I know that exercise increases heart rate
and actually blood pressure too! A great
way to "cool down" after a work out is to
try the resperate. It's great at not only
relaxing your entire body, but it's also
great for lowering your blood pressure.
I've been using it for 3 months now &
couldn't be more happy with my results!!
Basically, when diet and exercise aren't
enough, try the resperate.
Keep us posted!
Veronicca
