I am presently taking Norvasc to lower high blood pressure. Recently I took my blood pressure at home and, leaving the cuff on, I took 6 different readings, one right after the other, just taking time in between to press the Off button on the machine, & then the Start button. The f...
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Ronald Kerans
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b lobato
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 02:28 PMMine jumps around up and down with every machine i've tried, so I usually wait at least 30 secs between each reading, then usually will use the reading that I get most often. I try to get 3 in a good range together, but doesn't always happen. I'm currently on no meds; all cause unbearable side effects. Choleteral low, weight normal...on thin side, exercise almost every day, eat right. I,nor my doc don't know what else i can do. Currently waiting for another apptmt w cardiologist to see if he still thinks we will stay status quo. (Have ventricular arrythmias which I believe causes the oscillations). Needless to say when I'm in the doc's office, my bp skyrockets!
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jo
Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 03:14 AMBP machine I use recommends waiting 3 minutes between tests. Maybe that will give you a more consistent reading
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island girl
Monday, July 14, 2008 at 10:26 AMThank you so much for replying -- At least I feel I'm not alone. Sorry I took so long to get back to you - I'd done my post on someone else's computer, & after I couldn't remember how to get to the website/postings. I'm worried now that maybe I have ventricular arrythmia also (you said you believe that's what's causing the oscillations for you). I guess I should ask the dr. about it next visit. And yes, my readings are also always much higher at the Dr.'s office - especially whatever dr. is following my blood pressure. If it's a gynecologist or another dr. who doesn't concern themselves with my blood pressure it's not as high. Just goes to show how much our mind plays a part. Have you tried yoga? meditation? Just plain old deep slow breathing whenever you remember to do it ? All those might help. Laughing also helps a lot. One time I was in the doctor's office and my reading was very high. The nurse then told me to imagine I was at the beach in Jamaica & some gorgeous guy was running after me in the water, etc. She made me laugh. Then she took my blood pressure again (all this within less than about 2 minutes) & the top # dropped 45 points !! (my top # is the one that runs high at times. Bottom # is almost always good). So laugh as much as you can. Norvasc doesn't give me any side effect at all (at least nothing I know of). At one point a doctor added a water pill but that raised my cholesterol. I hope things went well with the cardiologist. Again, thank you so much for your post.
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island girl
Monday, July 14, 2008 at 10:33 AMThank you so much for replying -- At least I feel I'm not alone. Sorry I took so long to get back to you - I'd done my post on someone else's computer, & after I couldn't remember how to get to the website/postings. I'm worried now that maybe I have ventricular arrythmia also (you said you believe that's what's causing the oscillations for you). I guess I should ask the dr. about it next visit. And yes, my readings are also always much higher at the Dr.'s office - especially whatever dr. is following my blood pressure. If it's a gynecologist or another dr. who doesn't concern themselves with my blood pressure it's not as high. Just goes to show how much our mind plays a part. Have you tried yoga? meditation? Just plain old deep slow breathing whenever you remember to do it ? All those might help. Laughing also helps a lot. One time I was in the doctor's office and my reading was very high. The nurse then told me to imagine I was at the beach in Jamaica & some gorgeous guy was running after me in the water, etc. She made me laugh. Then she took my blood pressure again (all this within less than about 2 minutes) & the top # dropped 45 points !! (my top # is the one that runs high at times. Bottom # is almost always good). So laugh as much as you can. Norvasc doesn't give me any side effect at all (at least nothing I know of). At one point a doctor added a water pill but that raised my cholesterol. I hope things went well with the cardiologist. Again, thank you so much for your post.
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I experience the sametype of results;even at Walmart etc. but tends to level out after 2ond reading.
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