Blood pressure dropping even lower!

[Northerner]

Just measured my blood pressure again, and for the first time ever (to my knowledge!) it has dropped below 100 systolic - it was 99/59 😱 . This has come down from 160+/95+ a couple of months ago, so it's a huge drop. I'm seeing my GP on Thursday and will ask if I should reduce my medication - fewer pills, yayyy!!!

All down to sleeping better, running, and no alcohol! 🙂

 

[Robster65]

Well done Alan !

You'll be on pills for hypotension instead ! 🙄

Rob

 

[Steff]

Well done Al onwards and downwards x

 

[Andy HB]

Well done Al onwards and downwards x

But not much more than that tho, Alan!

According to my little booky-wooky that came with my pressure monitor, <100, <60 is a "Consult the GP only if suffering symptoms of low BP like fainting"

Also according to my book, <120 and <80 is the "Ideal".

But if you're feeling Ok, then that's good news, I think!

Andy 🙂

 

[Robster65]

Have you checked to see if you've sprung a leak ?

Rob

 

[Northerner]

I suspect I will be taken off the tablets. I was originally put on a dose of 2mg when my levels were around 140/90, then it was upped progressively to 12mg when it was showing at 160/100 in the surgery. With the kinds of numbers I'm now showing I doubt I need anything, as I would still be 'normal' at quite higher levels, as you say Andy 🙂

 

[margie]

You must be pleased and yet surprised at these values. Good luck with the GP - I am sure you want to take as few pills as possible.

I had a 115/55 at clinic once and the Dr said it was a wonder I could stand up.... you've not had any dizzyness have you ?

 

[MarcLister]

Just measured my blood pressure again, and for the first time ever (to my knowledge!) it has dropped below 100 systolic - it was 99/59 😱 . This has come down from 160+/95+ a couple of months ago, so it's a huge drop. I'm seeing my GP on Thursday and will ask if I should reduce my medication - fewer pills, yayyy!!!

All down to sleeping better, running, and no alcohol! 🙂

Congrats. 🙂

 

[Northerner]

You must be pleased and yet surprised at these values. Good luck with the GP - I am sure you want to take as few pills as possible.

I had a 115/55 at clinic once and the Dr said it was a wonder I could stand up.... you've not had any dizzyness have you ?

I have had a bit of light-headedness, but not sure whether it's psychosomatic!

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

When are you taking your readings Alan?

 

[Northerner]

When are you taking your readings Alan?

All different times, as recommended in the instructions with the meter. They seem to be pretty consistent whenever I take a reading, with a general downward tendency 🙂

 

[Sheilagh1958]

Well done Alan 🙂

 

[Northerner]

Well done Alan 🙂

Thanks Sheilagh! 🙂

This is a table of my readings over the past week:

13/03/2011 10:21 101 63
14/03/2011 10:30 112 74
15/03/2011 07:50 109 65
16/03/2011 20:30 115 71
17/03/2011 16:25 110 69
18/03/2011 12:10 113 72
19/03/2011 08:35 120 68
20/03/2011 14:00 99 59
🙂

 

[cazscot]

Well done Alan 🙂, hope you can reduce your bp medication!

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hope the downward trend levels out nicely 🙂

 

[grahams mum]

i bet nobody can beat mine 50/80 and i am not even dizzy or feel fainting usually is low but not that low no preeclampsia for me

 

[AJLang]

That's brilliant news Northerner! Great big well done......hope you can reduce your blood pressure medications or possibly even stop them. It can be done, I was on them when I was going through a particularly stressful time a few years ago. I was told that I needed them for life. "Fortunately" the ramipril gave me side effects so I stopped taking them after three months and have never needed them again (despite frequest blood pressure checks at the GP's/hospital)

 

[Northerner]

That's brilliant news Northerner! Great big well done......hope you can reduce your blood pressure medications or possibly even stop them. It can be done, I was on them when I was going through a particularly stressful time a few years ago. I was told that I needed them for life. "Fortunately" the ramipril gave me side effects so I stopped taking them after three months and have never needed them again (despite frequest blood pressure checks at the GP's/hospital)

Thanks AJ 🙂 I got side effects from ramipril too, so have been on candesartan, which doesn't affect me adversely, but would still not have to take them! If I can stop these then the only pill I have left is aspirin, which I could probably take or leave in terms of what it is probably doing to help me. 🙂 When I was diagnosed I was on 11 different pills! 😱

 

[AJLang]

Wow I'm going green with envy that you'll be able to reduce down to aspirin and I'm really pleased for you

 

[Caroline]

Brilliant news, keep up (or down?) the good work!