Dialostic 72… And google says it’s hypertension. Is that so? How do I fix it?
I was taken kratom pretty often unmeasured dosages but I assume 6-7 grams each time, I have passed the withdrawals it seems like and I’m cutting down on sodium as well, my grandmother can’t have it and I’m in charge with cooking. I have been having a lot of stress due to my blood pressure which in turns causes problems. I’m just wondering if 5htp was causing this or would you say it was the kratom. I’ve had issues before with kratom and I would like to continue with 5htp for sleep as it’s been pretty shitty coming of kratom, nicotine, and caffeine. But I don’t wanna die of coronary disease as my dad had it.
I have digital bp monitor and did like 10 readings in a couple of minutes and each one of them is different. I am anxious person and am afraid of taking blood pressure (I am actually afraid of any tests of any form) but I kinda managed to calm myself down lowering my heart rate below 100 (was 80-95 in every reading). Anyway I did these readings and first its 145/75, then it went to 134/76, then I lied down and took a measure and it went to 125/73, I did another one while lying down and it was 126/73. Then I sat back again and it went 140/75. So from what I see if its anxiety it only makes my systolic blood pressure change dramatically between each measure. I don't know what to do. I just wanted to throw the device in to the trash from the anger. I am 26 yr old male and 240 lbs.
I just thought I would share my recent experience by adding magnesium supplement on top of my blood pressure medication.
Some quick background, im a fit 30 year old male who back in October had blood pressure as 150s/90s for 3 weeks straight so started bp meds. Started with amlodipine 10mg a day and bp hardly budged. From here 20mg of enalapril was added, 10 in the am and 10 in the pm. This brought notable improvement with consistent readings in the 130s/70s.
I wanted to get my systolic closer to 120, or ideally under. My diet is on point, im active, drink a lot of water, but couldn't seem to get it any lower on the current medication protocol.
2 weeks ago after doing some research I decided to try taking a magnesium supplement. I've been taking 450mg before sleep each night and this has had a very welcome pleasant surprise on lowering my blood pressure. My bp now been consistently in the 120s/70s and sometimes ever better. Since adding magnesium on top of my bp meds, my highest bp reading has been 128/78 and lowest 114/65. I have not seen my bp under 120 since I started monitoring it October, until now.
Just thought I'd share that if you are meds and still struggling to get your bp down, consider experimenting with a magnesium supplement, it certainly worked for me.
I'm currently doing longitudinal analyzes of blood pressure in relation to certain pulmonary conditions. I'm using both systolic and diastolic blood pressure as an outcome measure, and getting different results in them in terms of their association with certain predictor variables. Short of collaborating with a cardiologist, what are some good sources of information for understanding how to interpret these measures in population health studies of chronic disease?
I just recently bought a blood pressure monitor to use at home. I take tablets for high blood pressure.
I actually had one before that but I unthinkingly didn’t use it. It became unusable after it just sat there. I’m using my current one every day and I’m currently recording the readings on a card. I guess an iPhone app that let me record comments as well would be good (for example, “before breakfast”, that sort of thing).
Thanks.
Age 21 Sex M Height 6'2" Weight 185 lbs. Race Caucasian Duration of complaint Since I was a child Location Heart issues? North America Any existing relevant medical issues None Current medications None
I have been EXTREMELY active all my life. Played baseball throughout my career until a few months ago, in the weight room and running twice a day. Took my blood pressure for hopefully better results today and it was 149/71 with a HR of 48bpm.
Could use any help you guys could offer. Thanks!!
I don't know if I should make an appointment with a cardiologist, I guess it's going to be difficult due to coronavirus pandemic.
My blood pressure is kind of weird... Before going to bed, my Diastolic hovers around 50mm - 65mm, and Systolic blood pressure is 110mm - 128mm.
Saw this problem on a fb group:
At which site is systolic blood pressure the highest?
A. Aorta
B. Pulmonary artery
C. Right atrium
D. Renal artery
E. Renal vein
The key says E. Can someone explain this please
While I personally don’t think it’s E, I am stuck between either A or D, leaning towards D
A person who rationalized D instead of A quoted a diagram from Guyton: https://imgur.com/a/NsrwzI2
Also note the question is asking for systolic BP not mean BP which I would be 100% sure is aorta
Any input would be greatly appreciated
Whelton SP, McEvoy JW, Shaw L, et al. Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk Factors [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 10]. JAMA Cardiol. 2020;10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1731. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1731
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1731
Abstract
Importance: The risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) at currently defined normal systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels in persons without ASCVD risk factors based on current definitions is not well defined.
Objective: To examine the association of SBP levels with coronary artery calcium and ASCVD in persons without hypertension or other traditional ASCVD risk factors based on current definitions.
Design, setting, and participants: A cohort of 1457 participants free of ASCVD from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis who were without dyslipidemia (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level ≥160 mg/dL or high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level <40 mg/dL), diabetes (fasting glucose level ≥126 mg/dL), treatment for hyperlipidemia or diabetes, or current tobacco use, and had an SBP level between 90 and 129 mm Hg. Participants receiving hypertension medication were excluded. Coronary artery calcium was classified as absent or present and adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) were calculated for incident ASCVD. The study was conducted from March 27, 2018, to February 12, 2020.
Exposures: Systolic blood pressure.
Main outcomes and measures: Presence or absence of coronary artery calcium and incident ASCVD events.
Results: Of the 1457 participants, 894 were women (61.4%); mean (SD) age was 58.1 (9.8) years and mean (SD) follow-up was 14.5 (3.9) years. There was an increase in traditional ASCVD risk factors, coronary artery calcium, and incident ASCVD events with increasing SBP levels. The aHR for ASCVD was 1.53 (95% CI, 1.17-1.99) for every 10-mm Hg increase in SBP levels. Compared with persons with SBP levels 90 to 99 mm Hg, the aHR for ASCVD risk was 3.00 (95% CI, 1.01-8.88) for SBP levels 100 to 109 mm Hg, 3.10 (95% CI, 1.03-9.28) for SBP levels 110 to 119 mm Hg, and 4.58 (95% CI, 1.47-14.27) for SBP levels 120 to 129 mm Hg.
Conclusions and relevance: Beginning at an SBP level as low as 90 mm Hg, there appears to be a stepwise increase in the presence of coronary artery calcium and the risk of incident ASCVD with increasing SBP l
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