Q: I was given medication to lower my blood pressure, which is not high at home readings are 120/80 or 109/78 but if I get too stressed out it may go to 120/90 most of all its low but my heart rate is high like 90 or sometimes 105 should I still take the high blood pressure medication?
A: You need to discuss stopping medication with your doctor. Be sure to ask your doctor about your heart rate. The same drugs that are used to lower blood pressure can also be used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm. Your level of stress is also of concern. For some tips on stress management go to this page on WebMD.com.
(19 votes, average: 3.26 out of 5)
Loading ...
Loading ...
Anyone who is given medication with at home readings of 120/80 needs to find a new doctor. That is the craziest thing I have read on here. I hope the Doctor got a real fancy vacation from the drug company, cause it is at the expense of your health. You don’t even need Resperate with those readings.
I have low readings at home, but goes up in the office due to white coat syndrome and have been put on a low dose of ace inhibitor at night for some a.m. spikes due to performance anxiety. I teach dance classes and exercise at pretty high in tensity 5 hrs per week and have done this for 30 yrs. But, I am older now and my Dr and I am monitoring the situation.
I Agree with you Jim.
Jim, on the surface it may seem crazy, however you don’t know what drug(s) were prescribed. A Beta Blocker may have been prescribed which would slow ones heart rate. However it’s also used for hypertension.
90 to 105 BPM is right on the edge of adult Tachycardia.
Also, sounds like Resperate may be useful in bringing their heart rate down.
I’ve had similar readings and with a minimal amount of a beta blocker along with Resperate I have been doing well for the last three or four years.
I run about 128/93 without my meds. With 10mg of lisinopril a day, I am about 120/78. Using some of the relaxation methods I have reduced my Lisinopril intake by 20mg a day over the last 4 months
I would focus on frequency of readings. I have been taking my BP as many as 7 times a day for over a year now and the variance is as much as 104/72/90 to as high as 165/105/80. I have attempted to draw a correlation between mode, median and mean, time of day taken, diet, exercise, when an ED pill is taken, etc. and have found my readings to be all over the chart. Yet, when I go into the Dr.s office they peg medication based upon that one spot readiong. I don’t buy that, have had many combinations of BP medications prescribed and changed based upon results. At the end of the day I am down to 80mg of Diovan and fall comfortably withoin the range of “normalcy” for a 68 year old person based upon recent studies that says my range is totally normal and safe at 140/90. The 120/80 is tweaking to drug company standards like Boeing feels it’s planes are more safely flown with 50% capacity? Some things just don’t make sense, especially when it is medications that can cause all kinds of collateral damage and side effects. I have had a serious sit down and “talk with Jesus” discussion with my Dr. and explained I don’t want the “conveyor belt” prognosis of based upon age, weight, readings you take these drugs and then it hasta la vista Baby! Each person is different and needs more personal treatment IMO.
Unfortunately millions of people take B/P medication with all the side affects associated with the based simply on one or two visits to the Dr. yet the rest of the year w/o meds. the B/P is normal. This simply makes no sense.
The question is unclear as to whether or not the person is getting those readings without drugs or after taking one or two — and if so which one or ones.
They would be better off in general managing their blood pressure with lifestyle upgrades instead of drugs.
That said, stress relief with Tai Chi might help -& less coffee & more cardio might lower their too fast pulse rate. Less coffee & more cardio would also lower their perceived stress level & likely their BP.
Dear letty, You can give this a try, at lunch stay away from all grains, white flour breads etc , anything made of wheat, grains and flour, no sugar, Instead eat green foods, eat a potato including the skin, ( extra potassium) no salt, do not drink carbonated drinks, (no coffee, no tea after 3 pm.) liberally use the spice tumeric .I also take ativan in the evenings 10 mg a very mellowing out drug with minimal side effects, I play spa music in the car . Our emotions play so much towards our blood pressure, do you speak a lot on the phone at home or at work, speaking on phone tends to make my BP rise,, keep the phone calls short if possible.
I have stress related high blood pressure. My readings on the weekends and mornings are low normal yet by the end of the day at work, my blood pressure can be as high as 159/80. I have tried everything (low salt diet, exercise one hour every day, and Resperate almost everyday for 14 minutes but my job stress still wins and causes these elevations and sometimes heart palpitations. I would quit my job but I have to pay high care costs for my ill mother. With the unemployment rate so high and layoffs that caused me to have to carry the work of 3 people, I am at a loss. Do any of you have advice for me?
My husband’s BP has always been high in spite of medications (?). I became concerned when the doctor kept increasing the dosage. I decided to take over regulating his diet and even nagging him to exercise. I also checks his BP in the morning before he takes his BP meds. I persuaded the doctor to let me adjust his meds ( 1 instead of 2 pills) depending on the readings. Taking his BP before he goes to bed motivates him to exercise the following morning.
WHAT IS THE PRESCRIBED BP for a 78 year old male?
My body reacts to any stress with a jump in bp. I was reading that Beta Blockers block the adrenaline to the heart and slow the heart rate which brings bp down. I also read the medication decreases anxiety. What are the side effects of beta blockers?
Hello, I can only speak for myself , I am on 10 milligrams of a Beta Blocker which does block adrenaline, slows the pulse down, makes me sleepy and tired, my dose is low so if anyone is on a higher dose I am sure they will say it makes them more tired, I try to take mine in the evening instead of the am.
I have been having a bout with anxiety. Last week my bp was 168/80. This week the nurse got a reading of 134/86. A few minutes later the dr. got 158/96. Usually when high, he takes the right arm also, but didn’t, and I was so upset forgot to ask him. I am taking a total of 9 pills a day for blood pressure???
I’ve been taking Lisinopril (10mg)twice a day for almost 4 years.I’m not sure why (because there are several different reasons this could happen),but now I only take my medication when and if my BP is 120/80 or above.Sometimes I my even take only half a pill (5mg) if my blood pressure is only very little above 120/80.But I’ve been told by my PCP that since I’ve had a cerebral hemorrhage,it is better that my blood pressure be a little low,rather than a little high.So,be careful about making any changes in your doses,and always take into account any changes such as additional medications/stress/diet,etc.And,always consult with your doctor before making any changes.My M.D. informed me that as long as I was checking my own blood pressure daily,that I was the one that could best decide when and how much I should be taking.But,this is an exception to the norm.So,Check With Your Doctor.
I am in agreement with the first response. Why is the person on medication at all. The readings (BP) are fine. Sounds like someone is supporting the drug companies. Outrageous!!!
Hello some may not agree with this but from experience it works i had a blood pressure 140 over 100 I am 26 years old way to high for my age I started to exercise twice a day and eat fruits and vegetables and my blood pressure started to lower it got to around 135 over 95
This was still to high so I started exercising mote and still eating fruits vegetables and lots of water because blood pressure medicine mimics water. Ask your doctor. But the one thing that got my blood pressure down to 120 over 85 is HIGH GRADE GANJA!! Cannabis will absolutely kill rage because of what it does. Research this year says that when nerve cell A is shouting to nerve cell B, cannabis will make nerve cell B tell nerve cell A to tone it down. That is what gets me about the no medical value. Some things are just as immediate as dropping a rock of a cliff to see if it will fall. Cannabis use when hit by rage is an immediate thing, just as it is when a person with MS is in wheelchair and goes into a coffeeshop, burns a few, and walks home to clean the house. It is Willy Nelson that likes to say stress kills and pot kills stress. Only a drug warrior would trouble to argue that. Previous research conducted in Britain on the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide found that it relaxed blood vessels, which can reduce blood pressure by allowing blood to flow more freely.
But not high dosages just a few tokes wil do the trick