Monitor cuffs painful

[Jaxxi]

I'm finding blood pressure cuffs increasingly painful on both arms - it's now reached the stage where I really have to grit my teeth each time my BP is taken. It feels as though the monitor is pinching a nerve. Sometimes the monitor leaves a bruise. I have inflammatory vasculitis, which could be a factor. I suspect the pain is making my BP shoot up, and I'm starting to avoid my home monitor. Is there any other method I can use to check my BP?

[Happyrosie]

I don’t know if any, but you can get supportive information I expect from the specialist charity Blood Pressure UK

[springcross]

Hi Jaxxi. Have you spoken to your GP about this or even your pharmacist? If not, if may be worth doing so, or try Blood Pressure UK, as Happyrosie has suggested. Good luck.

[Rattle]

My adult daughter has the same problem and it is giving her so much anxiety her heart rate is raising and the bp readings shoot up.

We found that a wrist monitor was helpful, like this

argos.co.uk/product/9171026