Blood Pressure?

[mickd1961]

Does anyone know a decent blood pressure for someone of nearly 61?

I had mine done at the doctors ten days ago and I was very stressed as I hate having mine taken and I was 190/85 and was told it was high.

They gave me a machine to do it myself at home and I’ve been around 120-135/75 to 80.

Any ideas?

Dubs???

[baggieal]

Does anyone know a decent blood pressure for someone of nearly 61?

I had mine done at the doctors ten days ago and I was very stressed as I hate having mine taken and I was 190/85 and was told it was high.

They gave me a machine to do it myself at home and I’ve been around 120-135/75 to 80.

Any ideas?

Dubs???

Very high Mick!! Get your will made quickly!

[soulman101]

Does anyone know a decent blood pressure for someone of nearly 61?

I had mine done at the doctors ten days ago and I was very stressed as I hate having mine taken and I was 190/85 and was told it was high.

They gave me a machine to do it myself at home and I’ve been around 120-135/75 to 80.

Any ideas?

Dubs???

HI, 121/83 is low , 134/87 is normal, 147/91 is high
Lots of charts on the net

[Omegstrat6]

Used to know all this stuff but just double checked and according to nhs website, 120/80 is considered normal. Anything above 140/90 is high and below 90/60 low. For a 60 year old man, you would obviously expect blood pressure to be higher than a 30 year old but 190/85 is certainly too high (if not an error). Your current readings seem ok though based on this.

[BaggieSingh]

[mickd1961]

Brill BS thank you.

[phild]

Personally I wouldn't consider your reading to be that high. I always found my BP was abnormally high whenever I went to the Docs. It was always lower at home so they gave me a machine to monitor it over 24hrs and sure enough BP was fine. White coat syndrome I think they call it

[Dubbag]

Does anyone know a decent blood pressure for someone of nearly 61?

I had mine done at the doctors ten days ago and I was very stressed as I hate having mine taken and I was 190/85 and was told it was high.

They gave me a machine to do it myself at home and I’ve been around 120-135/75 to 80.

Any ideas?

Dubs???

Mine comes in around 120/80.
I am 58. But for a fit person around your age carrying no extra weight etcetra....thats good.
Watch when you take your BP. Make sure you have been under no exertions for a half hour before hand.
The first reading was high at the dr.
If possible, try and take the BP at the same time in the day....but only if possible.

[mickd1961]

Mine comes in around 120/80.
I am 58. But for a fit person around your age carrying no extra weight etcetra....thats good.
Watch when you take your BP. Make sure you have been under no exertions for a half hour before hand.
The first reading was high at the dr.
If possible, try and take the BP at the same time in the day....but only if possible.

Does w a n k i in g affect the reading?

[Dubbag]

Does w a n k i in g affect the reading?

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