Blood pressure

[Santa]

Your diastolic isn’t bad, but systolic is terrible. That’s called Isolated Systolic Hypertension.

It could be gear related, but it could also be a warning sign of arterial hardening or heart valve issues. It could also just be stress, but I’d see your GP about it for sure if it’s consistently that high. Definitely invest in an at-home BP monitor. Anyone who takes AAS should have one — the $100 investment could save your life.

My numbers are usually in this range whether I’m on/off and definitely prior to starting a few years back. I’ve asked my doctor and he hasn’t been worried yet as my last EKG 5 months ago was good, and when he tests me in his office I’m close to 120/80. I have a stressful job, life. And I do see my first number spike at times throughout the year.

I’m going to invest in a monitor. I’ll start to track BP daily. When should I push on my doctor to help me manage this better?

 

[CohibaRobusto]

A pulse pressure of 60 is border line indicating there could be heart issues. So, i would still look into what is causing this reading.
Home BP monitors while not always exact are pretty reliable for the most part. Can also depend on how one uses them same as doing it the old fashion way.

Accuracy of blood-pressure monitors owned by patients with hypertension (ACCU-RATE study): a cross-sectional, observational study in central England

Home blood-pressure (BP) monitoring is recommended in guidelines and is increasingly popular with patients and health professionals, but the accuracy of patients’ own monitors in real-world use is not known.To assess the accuracy of home BP monitors ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Are you saying 60 is borderline as in too low?

I've never really heard of low blood pressure being an indicator of heart issues. This is new to me.

 

[RowdyBrad]

Get a machine and correct cuff for your arm size. First glance, likely due to being at the dr in pain. Check regularly and if need be up the water and lower salt if you intake a ton. Doctors likely won't do anything, including meds, unless it gets decently higher.

 

[buck]

Are you saying 60 is borderline as in too low?

I've never really heard of low blood pressure being an indicator of heart issues. This is new to me.

I wrote "pulse pressure." The difference between systolic and diastolic. But yes, low can be a sign of heart problems. I f the heart is to weak to push the blood supply that is needed then it is to low. And cells will starve for oxygen/nutrition.

Low Blood Pressure - When Blood Pressure Is Too Low

The American Heart Association explains low blood pressure and how low is too low? Find out the symptoms of low blood pressure and the causes of low blood pressure.

www.heart.org

 

[CohibaRobusto]

I wrote "pulse pressure." The difference between systolic and diastolic. But yes, low can be a sign of heart problems. I f the heart is to weak to push the blood supply that is needed then it is to low. And cells will starve for oxygen/nutrition.

Low Blood Pressure - When Blood Pressure Is Too Low

The American Heart Association explains low blood pressure and how low is too low? Find out the symptoms of low blood pressure and the causes of low blood pressure.

www.heart.org

I get the some of the symptoms of low blood pressure as soon as mine dips below 80. I'm really sensitive to it for some reason.

 

[buck]

I get the some of the symptoms of low blood pressure as soon as mine dips below 80. I'm really sensitive to it for some reason.

If you are talking about diastolic then i would get that looked into. As in general longevity sems to start trending down by a usual reading of 75, actually even lower from a few things i have read. Blockages or having an exceptional large amount of muscle would tend to need higher pressures.

 

[CohibaRobusto]

If you are talking about diastolic then i would get that looked into. As in general longevity sems to start trending down by a usual reading of 75, actually even lower from a few things i have read. Blockages or having an exceptional large amount of muscle would tend to need higher pressures.

I have a heart doctor I see regularly due to past issues. I'm all good.

 

[MrRogers]

My worst side effect to even TRT level doses of gear is a rapid increase in hemoglobin/crit. Blood thickens > BP goes up. The first time it happened, doc scripted a diazide which dried me out, likely making blood even more vicsious. 25mg HCLdiazide had me in the ED at 210/110. This is with regular donations BTW; I'm learning now that I need to keep my numbers toward the low end so that I can jump up a bit and not be as at risk and pull a pint a month to keep it under control.