kozo asked:


My friend is a long time old female blood pressure patient she is on medication and an eldery person has swollen legs and sore please if any one knows what she can do to relieve the pain she finds dificult to walk and recently she has been diagonised with sugar. She is on medication now for both bp and sugar thank you life saver

Julia B asked:


I just went to the doctor today and she told me that I have slightly high blood pressure (I don’t know the exact numbers) and I realized I don’t really know what blood pressure is! I know it is cause by obesity, eating bad foods, lack of exercise, etc… Why does exercising lower your bp? I heard it has something to do with your blood thinning? What are the two numbers? Any info would be helpful!

Shak asked:


I m an athlet and hit the gym, quit smoking and leading healthy life with healthy food. i been monitoring my blood pressure last coupld of days with this bp monitor which gives me reading
227/171 pulse 103 and sometime 245/185 pulse 81, sometime 176/116 pulse 108.
these readings were taken while i was resting in the after noon or before going to sleep. i feel fantastic. i am keen to join the army they found protein in my urine so i had to do all these expensive tests. they found ultrasound on my kidney quite fine. by blood is good, no diabetics everything else is perfect. doctor prescribed me coversyl 2.5 mg….i did take that for one month. i did not feel any different. WHATS GOING ON?….the blood pressure monitor is i think is fine..coz i did measure my house mates which gives reading 137/98….

Andrew asked:


Hi all,

i need to purchase an BP monitor for home use please guide how to choose an ideal BP monitor and if some one had used an BP monitor before pls tell me its name.

please suggest me best one price shold not be more than 2000 rupees

Thanks alot for urs advice

Jenny asked:


I went to the doctor today and the first BP taken was 140/80. The second was 127/82. The doctor insisted that my blood pressure was too high, but then said that my cholesterol is near perfect. Is it common to have high BP but normal cholesterol? Is 140 considered extremely high?

J C asked:


I have been watching my blood pressure for a few months and the bottom number has conistently been from 90 to 100 range fro last 3 to 4 months. Can this be my norm, does it warrent going on BP medicine?

Sandra E asked:


I was diagnosed only 2 weeks ago and given 12.5 mg/day of hydrochlorothiazide (diuretic) which didn’t work; my bp fluctuates between 100/70 to 149/107. I do not have any other health conditions except age 63, some overweight and a little high cholesterol.

paper flower asked:


I am 34 weeks 3 days along and yesterday at my prenatal my dr. took my blood pressure and it was a bit high and she took it again and it had gone down some… she told me to come back in a week so she could check it again because at the appt before this she took my bp three times before getting a low one….

I’ve been monitoring my resting blood pressure at home and just now I took it on my right arm and then my left…. the right arm gave a reading of 126/81 and my left 113/60…. that seems like a drastic difference for the tests being like a minute apart… my blood pressure seems to be EVERYWHERE when I do take it…. are those readings too high for a resting bp?

Also, silly question, but could a bra that is not supportive enough contribute to a high bp? And how in the world can I avoid stress? My husband is job-hunting and funds are getting low and on top of that my 18 year old brother is having major problems with my family =(
And I **** when housework goes undone…

Heather S asked:


It’s usually around 140/90, but none of my doctors have ever prescribed meds to manage it.
Over the last week, I’ve not felt so good, so I’ve begun to monitor my BP at home. Within the last few days, its been around 170/105.
I’m trying to get in to see one of my docs in the next few days, but is this BP high enough to need to make a trip to the ER?

Jackie asked:


My bp has been creeping up slightly, my doctor suggested I buy a bp monitor that automatically inflates itself so I can log my readings.

But should I keep track of averages on a daily, weekly or monthly basis?

Do blood pressure averages mean anything or is it just individual readings that count?