Robocop
Moderator, *Mammoth Killer*
Anyone have any experience with solutions with high blood pressure if it runs in your family??
During a routine check up I was told that my pressure was 165 over 127!!!
I eat pretty good and never touch fried foods much. I exercise weekly and do not smoke nor drink. I never drink coffee nor carbonated drinks however I am always drinking sweet tea (it is a southern thing)Anyone who has seen me will say I am in excellent shape with good muscle tone yet my pressure is acting crazy lately. I do know that my work may have some effect after almost 9 years of stress however is it that much of a factor?
High pressure runs in my family however usually shows up later in life for most of my family....I am 36 yrs old.
The doctor told me that it is amazing that I can run and exercise as I do with this high of a reading and also said that if I was not in such good physical shape otherwise I would most likely have been dead by now.
I am now taking a light dose of medication and have to return to the doc in a few weeks for an evaluation. He said it should be easy to control and did appear to be a family gene or hereditary in my case. This is the first year it has showed up for me as last time it was normal.
Does anyone here have the same problem and if so are there any concerns I should be aware of ? Maybe someone can give some good suggestions on other forms of treatment to lower this without medication. I think that I should just buy more lights to play with as this would surely relax me and lower the number by at least 20...hehe
During a routine check up I was told that my pressure was 165 over 127!!!
I eat pretty good and never touch fried foods much. I exercise weekly and do not smoke nor drink. I never drink coffee nor carbonated drinks however I am always drinking sweet tea (it is a southern thing)Anyone who has seen me will say I am in excellent shape with good muscle tone yet my pressure is acting crazy lately. I do know that my work may have some effect after almost 9 years of stress however is it that much of a factor?
High pressure runs in my family however usually shows up later in life for most of my family....I am 36 yrs old.
The doctor told me that it is amazing that I can run and exercise as I do with this high of a reading and also said that if I was not in such good physical shape otherwise I would most likely have been dead by now.
I am now taking a light dose of medication and have to return to the doc in a few weeks for an evaluation. He said it should be easy to control and did appear to be a family gene or hereditary in my case. This is the first year it has showed up for me as last time it was normal.
Does anyone here have the same problem and if so are there any concerns I should be aware of ? Maybe someone can give some good suggestions on other forms of treatment to lower this without medication. I think that I should just buy more lights to play with as this would surely relax me and lower the number by at least 20...hehe