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[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

am I in trouble?

Blood Pressure on my home arm cuff Omron: 180/112, pulse 69

I know there's a margin of error with these machines. Didn't do any hard exertion before taking it. I have been abusing my body hardcore for the past three weeks, booze and shit food.

Is this hypertensive crisis territory? How high is my risk for stroke? (Overweight 33 yr old)

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

Also are home a1c tests worth a shit? Currently without health insurance but I have a feeling I'm close to the beetus

 

[SongExotic2]

Sounds pretty good to me.


Drink more bloody Mary's. Got vitamin c and e in it.


And they are delicious



Just watch out for the level of spice if your gonna have a few.

 

[SongExotic2]

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

@Splint

This is serious shit here

 

[Punch]

am I in trouble?

Blood Pressure on my home arm cuff Omron: 180/112, pulse 69

I know there's a margin of error with these machines. Didn't do any hard exertion before taking it. I have been abusing my body hardcore for the past three weeks, booze and shit food.

Is this hypertensive crisis territory? How high is my risk for stroke? (Overweight 33 yr old)

Lay off the yayo homie, damn!

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

Lay off the yayo homie, damn!

I only sell it, I don't use it

 

[Robbie Hart]

You probably will not make it through the night

 

[Shinkicker]

am I in trouble?

Blood Pressure on my home arm cuff Omron: 180/112, pulse 69

I know there's a margin of error with these machines. Didn't do any hard exertion before taking it. I have been abusing my body hardcore for the past three weeks, booze and shit food.

Is this hypertensive crisis territory? How high is my risk for stroke? (Overweight 33 yr old)

Yes.

 

[Shinkicker]

@Yuki Nakai's Eye

Are you out of Norco/hydrocodone?

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

@Yuki Nakai's Eye

Are you out of Norco/hydrocodone?

Not sure if serious

 

[Shinkicker]

Not sure if serious

Just a question.

About the only time I see a BP that high without a condition or a trauma is when someone is coming off hydrocodone.

But I'm a nurse, not a doctor.

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

Just a question.

About the only time I see a BP that high without a condition or a trauma is when someone is coming off hydrocodone.

But I'm a nurse, not a doctor.

Ahhh ok. Nope neither on nor coming off of hydrocodone

 

[Shinkicker]

Ahhh ok. Nope neither on nor coming off of hydrocodone

Go see a doctor.

 

[Shinkicker]

@Yuki Nakai's Eye

No insurance sucks.

Are your ankles swollen? Do you get short of breath walking upstairs?
If,yes, go see a doctor. If not, maybe....

Drinking a lot can cause dehydration and your blood to be thick, raising your bp. Take 325 mg aspirin and drink 3 or 4 glasses of water. Lay down for a while and retake BP in an hour.

I'd still recommend a doctor.

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

@Yuki Nakai's Eye

No insurance sucks.

Are your ankles swollen? Do you get short of breath walking upstairs?
If,yes, go see a doctor. If not, maybe....

Drinking a lot can cause dehydration and your blood to be thick, raising your bp. Take 325 mg aspirin and drink 3 or 4 glasses of water. Lay down for a while and retake BP in an hour.

I'd still recommend a doctor.

Ankles do not appear swollen. There's a good chance I am dehydrated.

Thanks for the tips

 

[BeardOfKnowledge]

What types of existing medical conditions do you have that you have an arm cuff at home?

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

What types of existing medical conditions do you have that you have an arm cuff at home?

None other than being a fat fuck. Thought I should start monitoring my blood pressure at home haven't checked in a while

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

Drinking a lot can cause dehydration and your blood to be thick, raising your bp. Take 325 mg aspirin and drink 3 or 4 glasses of water. Lay down for a while and retake BP in an hour.

Took your advice. An hour later after aspirin, water and laying down. Systolic dropped 15 points to 165. No change in diastolic, still at 112.

 

[SongExotic2]

Took your advice. An hour later after aspirin, water and laying down. Systolic dropped 15 points to 165. No change in diastolic, still at 112.

Did you have a bloody Mary?

 

[Yuki Nakai's Eye]

146/95 this morning, still not good I know but better than the 180/112 from the original post

 

[yuki2054]

My wife also has high bp. She blames it on me.

 

[Shinkicker]

146/95 this morning, still not good I know but better than the 180/112 from the original post

That's great.

Now listen to music and meditate, etc.

I read somewhere that looking at women's boobs lowers me 's blood pressure.

 

[TalkingLeaf]

If I were you I would take some actions to get healthier. Clean up your diet, cut out salt (think of salt like a sponge that soaks up fluid and retains it in your body, more fluid takes a higher bp to move around), exercise. High bp negatively impacts all your organs. You seem to be on a road that leads to a stroke eventually. Eating healthy can suck sometimes, but I've seen first hand the devastating impacts a stroke can have on a person.

Consider this your warning sign. Take action now. Don't wait until your kidneys are fucked, or you can't use your left side, or you can't articulate the thoughts in your head into words to make lifestyle changes.

High bp can be hard to control with medication, plus the medicines side effects can often make you feel worse than having high bp does. That's why a lot of people stop taking bp meds. They feel worse on the medication. Make no mistake though, high bp is killing you, whether it feels like it or not.

The good news is is that lifestyle changes can get rid of high bp without having to use medicines. But you need to do it now before it's too late.

Good luck, friend.