Hi there everyone

What do ppl think of these reading all I had done is move 6 boxes of paper from one room on to a trolley and then lifted in to a recycling bin around 11am I got home and did my checks and this what I got is this ok I am on 10 mg ramipril

[Taviterry]

It's difficult for us to comment and we aren't mean to interpret results. Though you tell us more about your circumstances in your previous thread, not everyone will think to look at it. These last two weeks I've been having my own issues with elevated BP, with an alarming 193/83 at lunchtime today after a sedentary morning. I'll be checking it again after writing this and again tomorrow morning and shall probably contact my GP. I understand that for a man of my age, nudging 80, up to 145/85 is acceptable, so I would be delighted to have some of your results!

EDIT: just checked my BP and it's down to 156/75. I did dig a garden bed this afternoon and, as with walking, exercise does reduce my BP (though with a faster heart rate).

BTW I'm on Ramipril 2.5mg but have been wondering whether this is causing slightly-blurred vision. In the past day, I've had drier eyes than usual (but it's the early pollen season) and a drier mouth than usual. I gather that dehydration can accompany elevated BP.

[Stentsandrun]

What sort of device are these reading from? Have you any idea how to take you BP?

You should be taking it while you are at rest, high blood pressure is blood pressure that is consistently high not measurements just done at random. what are you using to take the measurements it looks like the results of some "app".

If you have been physically active prior to taking a reading they will be irrelevant, just as they will be after a meal for instance.

Use an arm cuff monitor to take your "at rest" measurement and over a period of time not just a on-off reading. What does the entry "taken GTN spray to bring pressure down" mean? Have you been advised to use the GTN to bring blood pressure down? As far as I am aware it is to relieve chest pain not regulate blood pressure, although using it will obviously lower it and provide a false reading.

Has you GP or cardiologist recommended using the device you are taking the readings from?

[Blackknight57 in reply to Stentsandrun]

It looks like android phone. Unreliable. Op what is your normal reading

[Happyrosie]

to me, these readings are meaningless. As has been said, if you take your blood pressure readings they should be after ten minutes rest, at a similar time each day, preferably when you are well hydrated and not near a meal time.

Random readings throughout the day don’t tell anyone anything.

Have a look at the website of Blood Pressure UK for more help.

[ne5532]

+1 for what Happyrosie said.

I take my BP at 5:15AM every day after a couple of glasses of water, and don't worry about it during the rest of the day. Mostly it's 110 - 120 over 50 - 60, but I have had occasional readings as high as 148 over 89.

Again, those don't worry me. If I got those readings every morning for at least five days, then I would start to worry.

Edit: of course two consecutive readings, ten minutes apart, of 180 or higher, are cause for concern by themselves. But you are nowhere near those numbers.

[Hidden in reply to ne5532]

Strange if there meaning less as my doctors said I have to do this and my monitor is a NHS one provided by NHS. Nevermind it seems like u like to have a go not knowing much about as I was only wondering why this happens to me when I do something and can't be that meaningless as I'm been treated for high blood pressure and over things. Thank you any way

[Taviterry in reply to Hidden]

Hey, no-one is "having a go" at you, just offering comments based on their own experiences. In the past two years I've had extended periods of testing my BP, in the six months leading up to my TAVI and this month after a bad experience of flushing, itching and pounding heart. It's posts like those above that remind me of the correct ways of measuring BP. (I realised yesterday that I hadn't been hydrating as much as I should.)

Opinions vary as to whether to record a single reading, the lowest of two or three, or the average of two or three. I opt for the average of three, and these can show wider fluctuations than those you've shown us. My GP surgery nurse also records wide fluctuations within ten minutes. Then there's the "white-coat" factor, recognised by the NHS, with readings being possibly up to 5/5 higher if taken at a pharmacy, GP surgery or clinic.

Off now to have a glass - or two - of water, before taking my BP - for the second time this morning. Two hours ago, before breakfast, it was 153/75.

[Blackknight57]

during exercises bp systolic rises significantly . Your distolic stays fairly stable. Although can drop. These readings indicate this.

As stated in thread check it after 10 mins resting

[Jellysweet]

all blood pressure becomes elevated during activity, as your Doctor has asked you to record your BP, they obviously want to check if the medication you are on is sufficient. You really need to speak to your doctor or nurse if you have any concerns as they know your full history.

[Showgem]

From time to time take an average of your blood pressure readings, twice a day, in the morning and evening after sitting for 5-10 minutes. Take an average of three readings and write this average down. At the end of the week, add all 14 average readings together and then divide by 14. This will give you your average blood pressure reading. You don’t need to worry too much if it raises with exercise as that’s normal.

[Lowerfield_no_more]

OP has now apparently left the community. People sometimes do this when they don't like what they want to hear.

[Furbaby9]

Nothing wrong with those readings…

[Silvermedal]

NOTE TO EVERYONE: If posting something like this, make sure you don't include your name!

[pete109]

I usually take three readings one after the other with 2 mins in between, the first one is always higher than the next two, if you're not used to using the machine you can get the same as "white coat syndrome" in the GP surgery, so I found that using it regularly morning and night you get used to it and get a more accurate reading.

[Blackknight57]

I suggest that op gets a bp machine, rather than relying on a smart phone.

[Eglatine]

If you are on Ramipril you likely have been told you have high blood pressure following some tests. Similarly GTN is prescribed for chest pai. So I’m guessing you have some history behind your question and worries.

I was told to go and sit somewhere quiet, away from tv and distractions and put the cuff on my arm and then sit in the correct position and wait 10 mins and take a measurement. Then wait 5 mins and take another, then wait a further 5 mins and take a 3rd. Average these. Do this twice a day for 5 days and send your GP the results.

I sit and look at my birdfeeder in the morning, and the fire or garden in the evening.

My readings are now far more stable.

Hope that helps.