I have just moved from Derbyshire to Devon. The moving has been stressful and I became unwell with a urinary tract infection. Changing doctors entailed taking my own blood pressure and when I looked up results of 121/73 it said this was prehypertension! Always had low blood pressure before, so am concerned about my change in health implications.
I eat plenty of vegetables and no fried foods or take away meals. Have drunk more coffee over the last month and perhaps more red wine, so are these causing hypertension?
Can anybody advise me please?
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You are not hypertensive in any way. I guess if you wanted to presume that ANY blood pressure reading before hypertension is prehypertensive then yes but....no your blood pressure is absolutely normal.
And don't forget your body is not a machine and blood pressure readings are not exact. You would get a different result even if he waited 10 minutes. Your blood pressure should be a combination of it being taken several times. If you are stressed when its taken then it will be higher. This does not mean you have high blood pressure it means at the time you were stressed. Same with being angry or feeling tired - all will result inm varied readings.
Just checked and as Dave says on bloodpressure.org that is an ideal normal reading. Caffeine can affect blood pressure if too much is taken but your reading is normal.
Thankyou for your reassuring reply......the coffee and wine must be drunk in smaller vessels!
Hi and welcome pippapix7 you have been given some good advice there. I don't think you blood pressure is high either but then I and none of us on here are medically trained
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What a lovely photo 😊. I’m glad we have reassured you regarding your blood pressure. However, do you realise this is the Weight Loss Forum? You don’t look as if you need to lose weight!
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