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Minx, don't get hung up on it.

When you wake in the morning your blood pressure will be in your boots.

After you've had a cup of tea, then it will start to rise and will go up and down as your day progresses.

If you are concerned, take your blood pressure three times a day, consistently for a week and take the mean average.

High or low blood pressure will be become apparent and can be dealt with accordingly.

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Mr P takes as much time as a sip of tea takes between checks. I have suggested he wait a bit longer until it settles, but if the first reading is too high, he worries and has to do it again straight away. I would wait a few minutes between the checking if it were me.

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Quite right, Pixie.

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After having a heart attack some twelve years' ago I regularly take my blood pressure at home using an Omron device. I do this mainly to keep a regular check as the heart attack was possibly caused by undiagnosed high blood pressure, over a number of years.

I've found this website invaluable for matters to do with heart problems. Lots of information on there and I reckon well worth having a look at:

https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsu...essure-at-home

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We have an Omron machine too. This is what our old GP Practise Nurse told us to do when using it:

1. Do not take your BP for at least 1 hour after drinking caffeinated drinks.
2. Do not take your BP for at least ½hr after smoking a ciggie or vaping.
3. Do not take your BP for at least ½hr (pref. 1hr) after exercise.
4. Take 2 readings and record the lowest of the 2. According to bloodpressureuk.org the systolic reading (the top reading on an Omron) is the more important. A systolic reading between 100 and 120 is fine.

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Percy, while I would agree the above reading is good, I seem to remember there is more leaway for us as we get older.
I thought it was acceptable for us to have a systolic reading of up to 140 as we age, but I checked to make sure before I posted.

This is from the British Heart Foundation website.


* What is a healthy or normal blood pressure?

Your blood pressure should be under 140/90 mmHg.

Low

Systolic: lower than 90 mmHg
Diastolic: lower than 60 mmHg

Find out more about low blood pressure.

Normal

Systolic: lower than 140 mmHg
Diastolic: lower than 90 mmHg

Possible hypertension

Systolic: between 140 and 180 mmHg
Diastolic: between 90 and 110 mmHg

Further checks such as home monitoring or ABPM would normally be needed to make a diagnosis of hypertension.

Severe hypertension

Systolic: higher than 180 mmHg
Diastolic: higher than 110 mmHg


https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsu...ssure#Heading7

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Very useful info, Mups.

Now just have to find a way to update my file, at my local Medic Centre, so that I can put in the data without having to go through the phone fiasco.

In order to get my repeat prescription authorised I had to set up a Blood Test & a Blood Pressure Test, both at separate sites and let the Busy Doctor know the readings.

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Thanks Ted.
It's worth knowing we haven't got to panic if the syst. is over 120 for us oldies.
Good luck with yours.

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That made me laugh. I don't often take my pressure as it's not my monitor but when I do the cuff thing is so annoying when it isn't secured properly or accidentally upside down.

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Thanks Mups. I didn't know about the leeway as we get older but my BP is in the normal range thanks to medicinal help. It looks like I'll have to carry on badgering V, though, to talk to our GP about her BP level.