Inaccurate blood pressure reading

[Stephxo2217]

Has anyone else experienced inaccurate blood pressure readings? I took my blood pressure on my wrist monitor and it stated my blood pressure was 144/100 but I tried it on a different wrist monitor and it was 117/75 so I’m not sure which one is true, please help!

[hlacovara]

Yes, this has happened to me. I have the arm monitor, as well as a manual cuff. I've taken mine on both when I get high readings to compare accuracy. I've even gone to the kiosks that some stores have to see how the readings will be. My BP is consistently about the same as your first reading. I'm addressing that to bring it down. Keep in mind that the position you are in while measuring will have an effect on the reading. I would try taking it in the correct position a couple times and then averaging them together. If you consistently get readings like the first one mention it to your doctor. I've gone to the hosp for panic attack with readings like that and even though it is high, they were not alarmed by that alone.