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acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
WTF? High Blood Pressure is very common in my family. My grandfather, my dad and myself have it. My father and I are very healthy people. He more then I but I still am in much better shape then most my age. I'm almost 33, i workout four days a week. Eat organic food. I pig out sometimes on pizza or sweets sometimes but i live a healthy lifestyle.
Even if i do all this, i still have to take Hypertention med's. Itry to get healthier but when I stop taking them after a few days my Blood Pressure goes up.
Anyone else have this problem?
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,290
    I don't have hypertention, but I have high cholesterol. I'm 27, in incredible shape, and am probably the most health-concious person I know. Still have cholesterol levels higher then they should be.
    It's a family thing as well.
  • in_hiding79in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    I have high blood pressure...I'm on a duretic (spell?) MY whole family has hypertension. It sucks, sometimes you get really bad headches too..
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    acoustic guy wrote:
    WTF? High Blood Pressure is very common in my family. My grandfather, my dad and myself have it. My father and I are very healthy people. He more then I but I still am in much better shape then most my age. I'm almost 33, i workout four days a week. Eat organic food. I pig out sometimes on pizza or sweets sometimes but i live a healthy lifestyle.
    Even if i do all this, i still have to take Hypertention med's. Itry to get healthier but when I stop taking them after a few days my Blood Pressure goes up.
    Anyone else have this problem?

    i've got pre-hypertension. it was found during a routine exam. I don't salt my food anymore. it was 150/90 over a year ago.
    so they started monitoring me....which gave me the "white coat syndrome".
    it's high at the doctor's office and at home when I take it. well they said not high enough to go on meds. today my mom's heart rate was too low. i wanted to show her a special feature on my home BP monitor. without resting, my BP was....
    are you ready for this? I'm still upset. It was 177/116. And then the monitor died and I changed the batteries so she could use it... I told her I need to call 911 and she told me to calm down...I took it 15 minutes later and it was 139/90, but I did not rest and was standing up. I took a xanax. I'm not taking it any more.
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  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    acoustic guy wrote:
    WTF? High Blood Pressure is very common in my family. My grandfather, my dad and myself have it. My father and I are very healthy people. He more then I but I still am in much better shape then most my age. I'm almost 33, i workout four days a week. Eat organic food. I pig out sometimes on pizza or sweets sometimes but i live a healthy lifestyle.
    Even if i do all this, i still have to take Hypertention med's. Itry to get healthier but when I stop taking them after a few days my Blood Pressure goes up.
    Anyone else have this problem?

    p.s. a nurse at work told me that losing 5 lbs could make a difference.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    iluvcats wrote:
    p.s. a nurse at work told me that losing 5 lbs could make a difference.

    Normally I am 215lbs. I went down to 203lbs in the summer and it did nothing.
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    Are you the type of person that holds stress inside? Maybe finding a way to release your stress would help it go down. What about yoga? :)
  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Are you the type of person that holds stress inside? Maybe finding a way to release your stress would help it go down. What about yoga? :)

    I have been thinking about that. Yoga sounds good.
    Keep stress inside? Have ya seen my angry posts? LOL
    I love music, I laugh a lot, and I workout so i think I let my stress out okay.
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • roarroar Posts: 1,116
    there are a lot of people with hypertension in the U.S.

    our ridiculous amount of salt intake is one of the major causes.
    damn you, processed foods.

    interesting article: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-02-10-salt-dangers_N.htm
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    acoustic guy wrote:
    I have been thinking about that. Yoga sounds good.
    Keep stress inside? Have ya seen my angry posts? LOL
    I love music, I laugh a lot, and I workout so i think I let my stress out okay.

    lol, yes I have. ;) But maybe those posts are hurting more than helping! Chant with me: "serenity now...serenity now..." :D

    You should really give the yoga a try. It really does relax you like nothing else in the world.
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