It's a funny old world

[Ianc2]

My blood pressure is drifting a bit so I have been trying to keep an eye on it. Being a fully paid up member of the crazy heart club I have persevered in trying to record my BP, ignoring all error messages and recording 3 readings and taking an average.

This mornings readings averaged out at 157/98. Hmm = a bit high. So off I went on my usual friday 6 mile walk (with decaff coffee break in the middle). Came back to find the freezer had disconnected itself and defrosted nicely. So throw it all out, mop up the floor, clean the freezer, etc.

So stuff this for a game of soldiers, off we went for lunch, glass of wine, 3 egg omelette, salad and chips, followed by gluten free sticky toffee pudding and ice cream. Lovely.

Ran the gauntlet of school kids pick up rally , quick chat with neighbours about a local burglary and back. Just for curiousity I decided to measure my BP .

122/73.

I give up.

[CaroleF]

Love the story and the way you tell it, but sorry about all that wasted food.

I haven't a clue what to make of your very variable blood pressure especially when one might have expected it to be raised. Maybe the moral of the story is drink wine, eat chips and sticky toffee pudding with ice cream - I wish! Now that's made me feel hungry so I'd better go and cook tea.

Maybe someone will be able to come up with an explanation before I check back here.

[Ianc2 in reply to CaroleF]

Ah yes, someone. There are currently slanderous and malignant whisperings echoing in the dark places of the house that someone overstretched the multi plug that connected to the freezer so they could plug in their lawnmower. Such allegations and calumnies are indefensible. I shall have to get somebody to do something about it.

[CaroleF in reply to Ianc2]

No! How dare they? 'Someone' has an awful lot to answer for. Perhaps s/he has the answer to your bp going up (or is it down) like a yo-yo??

[Gincalpe]

Many home BP monitors are inaccurate if you are in AF

[seasider18 in reply to Gincalpe]

My Hypertension centre consultant tells me to take four readings over a ten minute period and if three are in close range to believe them.

[seasider18]

If you are not worrying about it will go down. Nothing like a crisis or emergency to do that.

[seasider18]

How long were you out for it completely defrost with the door closed ? I thought they would stay frozen for a good five hours cuddled up together in the cold.

[Davebe]

As CaroleF states, 'good story and well told '. Your higher reading is very much as my usual. It fluctuates such as last night where I was found outside my front door. I was taken to hospital and kept in for most of the night. My BP was sky high, and my HR had dropped too much, causing me to pass out. It's times like this when I start moping for my old self. Oops here I go again a 64 year old bloke starting to feel sorry for myself. Oh well there's always someone worse. Take care. Dave

[Ianc2 in reply to Davebe]

Hi Dave

Just replied to john6, What do you think?

[Ianc2]

Hi John

Thanks for answer. Yes it makes sense, my fit bit has an activity tracker on it which tracks number of hours with 250+ steps per hour. I will have to move a bit more perhaps, instead of sitting comfortably and looking at websites like this one, (well someone has to do it).

I take rampiril and I am looking at how long a single dose lasts. It appears that this can vary according to individual physique and the average appears to be about 2 hours to absorb and an average of 13 hours to wash out.

So if I take the pill, breakfast at 8 am, absorption by 10 am, clears system by 11pm, leaving no drug in the system overnight. So, to me, this implies that two smaller doses a day may be better than just one large dose, and may explain why here are such variations in blood pressure. What do you think?

[Davebe in reply to Ianc2]

I was taken off Ramapril by both my EP and the neurologist In an attempt to prevent me passing out. I must say the idea wasn't very successful and I still pass out caused by the high BP. I should get my next appointment to see the EP later this month. Hoping his idea may change. Dave