Could it be becuase of my diet. I eat a lot of oreos and drink water every few days. I know I should chnag ethisn but sometimes that only sounds good to eat. I am wondering, will this chnage in 3 weeks if I chnage my diet and drink water? or is it more than that and permenent? I am 30 years old weigh 120 pounds, so Im in good shape. smetimes my heart hurts but its mor elike a hurt burn and goes away, so should I be worried or is this a sign? my blood pressure drops to 120/80 somedays, I am on a stimunalnt to help me stay awake thorugh out the day, but for years before I starte dthis medciation, my blood pressure was always like this. I can tell whenit rises during the day becuase I feel a little light headed but nothing bad or have to sit down, wheni check yep, over 140/90 somthing or higher. the most it was at was 160/110, but wen tdown when i took it again. I see a doctor in 3 weeks to check my bloodpresdure reeadings that I have to take 3 times a day, to see if its a time of day pattern or what. thats what I go tout of it. so I plan to see if my diet and water will make a difference 3 weeks from now
Anonymous High Blood Pressure - my blood pressure seems to fluctuate, from 120/90 to 150/106, why?
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- 26 May 2012 by Anonymous
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- high blood pressure, blood disorders, diet, blood pressure
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kaismamaAnonymous 26 May 2012
dear Domo, did you say you ARE on a stimulant? If you are, believe me, this is either adding to the high blood pressure, the fluctuations or causing it. High blood pressure is called the silent killer and even at 30 and you being in good shape, it can affect all the systems in the body and lead to permanent damage, if you have high blood pressure. Mention the stimulants to the dr, see which med or course of action is needed, to stop the fluctuations and high readings. Patti
Anonymous 26 May 2012
I go to a Va hospital and they keep telling me to come backin a month with 3 readings a day for a month to see if theres a pattern. this is the second month and I dont see then again until mid June. I think I keep getting the run around from them, but there free and I dont have any other health insurance becuase I am a vet going to school on Gi Bill. I looked online and it said being dehydrated or not enough water can cause blood pressure changes. I think this might be the reason.I drink water like once a week. Never liked water wiht out a flavor. So I was going to try that and chnage my eating habits snce I eat junk food. I am on a stimulant and thats why this issue came up becuase the stimulant keeps me awkae. I sleep 14 hour days and feel sick all the time if I am off it. but every month I get monitired from that doctor and I have to keep going back to the Va hospital.
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Salty foods and fast foods are what foods would cause it to be high, Oreos wouldn't and neither would just not drinking 64 ounces of water per day, unless you drank no other fluids. The way I read this is, I sometimes don't drink 64 ounces of water per day, is this causing my pressure to be high or fluctuate. That might not be what you mean, but I almost never drink straight water for the same reason you don't, and my pressure only feels high one, if I eat fast food or salty food. The dr or VA should at least give you a small amount of blood pressure meds while you are testing high. You can buy a wrist blood pressure cuff, for about $40 and tke it several times a day, and log the results, if you see it is running high more often than not, call the VA and see if they will rx you a low dose of some generic BP med like lisinopril. Low dose would be 10 mgs per day of that one. One way to check to see if you are dehydrated, is to pinch the skin on the back of your hand, if it stays in the pinched position for several seconds, that can mean you are dehydrated. Patti
The Va hospital gave me a bloodpressure machine to monitor my bloodpressure 3 times a day, Now I am waiting to see if I need medication becuase my readings are never the same. I drink water like once a week. duringthe week I have milk or soda. so I am wondering if that is why it fluxtuates. Online it says not enugh water makes your blood thicker causing more strain on the arteries but , some people say they drink a lot of water and thats nt why. knobody in my family has high bloodpressure, so I am wondering if its that and the food I eat.