I have a "fluctuating" blood pressure that is hereditary. In a span of 1 hour, it will go from 122/78 to 210/100 to 50/20 then back to 118/80. I watch my sodium, fat and such, have to keep the stress levels down (not easy with teenagers or a mother with dementia).
Lissa- Hope all goes well for you and you can get this taken care of.
Having a teenager and mother with dementia would made anyone blood pressure high! I bet you have to count to ten a lot! Do you get to have any time for yourself? It help to have some quite time , being a caretaker is very stressful.
Ugh.... too bad. You're 19 right? I have a friend who has been on hypertensive meds for quite a while, and she's only 28.Had my blood pressure rechecked today. It was very high for my age. It's 140 over something not sure what. Anyway I need to go to hospital for blood tests and kidney scan. It does run in the family
Wanted to know from you all, if you have this and what is it caused by?
MOD: can you edit the title to high blood pressure?
Common Causes of HBP:
Smoking
Being overweight or obese
Lack of physical activity
Too much salt in the diet
Too much alcohol consumption (more than 1 to 2 drinks per day)
Stress
Older age
Genetics
Family history of high blood pressure
Chronic kidney disease
Adrenal and thyroid disorder
My BP stays in the normal range, in fact it's far more lower than normal.
It's like this with my mom's side of the family.
My dad's on the other hand....High Blood Pressure
Do you exercise often weekly? If at minimum, just 20-30minutes a day.
I think this is one of the most contributing factors.
You can have high BP even without exercising and being low or ideal weight.