What is considered high blood pressure for a 19 year old?
Nick asked:
When I was at school, my university doctor diagnosed me with high blood pressure. I took medication (Atenol sp?) for a while before running out and summer vacation starting. I saw my family doctor at home now 3 months into summer vacation, and he said my blood pressure is fine.
When I was at school, my university doctor diagnosed me with high blood pressure. I took medication (Atenol sp?) for a while before running out and summer vacation starting. I saw my family doctor at home now 3 months into summer vacation, and he said my blood pressure is fine.
I recently decided to log my blood pressure over the past month. Thus far in the morning it’s averaging at 135/79, and at night 136/85. Hypertension starts at 140/90, which it looks like I’m just beneath. My family doctor says im in the 95th percentile for my age in blood pressure, but 95 still in the range that it’s normal…
Should I be getting a third opinion? Could it be higher because of the stress at school? Should I be taking blood pressure meds? I really dont wanna die of a heart attack when I’m 35, so advice is appreciated here.
OKEEFE
May 17, 2008
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2 Responses to “What is considered high blood pressure for a 19 year old?”
You need to take the advice of your Dr.You are with in normal range but you are still borderline,what they call prehypertntion and you dont want it to get higher than that,you need to keep track of it and take it often it can rise and you not know it thats why they call it the silent killer.
The rice change the doctor get tired only monday to use own bp machine at the atenol.
The end of factor about hbp for sure avoid the stress at the doctor get little bit but dont worry everything is about hbp family gen dad or usually at the sweets change the coca cola and dont smoke do abs and red avoid the world.
For the doctor get little bit nervous try only monday to another doc is lot of the coca cola and do exercises monday to thursday and rest friday if you get tired only monday to friday if.