Rambler
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I'm in reasonably healthy shape, run on average about 22-23 miles per week, but up to 30, blood pressure almost always in the 115/75-124/82 range, resting heart rate (first thing in the morning) at about 47 +/-2, fasting glucose of 82-86, and total cholesterol at about 185 when it is checked about every 6 months (LDL is on the higher end and HDL could be a bit higher, but not bad, triglycerides are on the low end of normal).
Then, all of a sudden, I have had a spike in my blood pressure...floating around 150-160 systolic and 100-110 diastolic. I usually check it a couple times a week, but have been out of country for a couple weeks, and was feeling a bit strange Monday, so I checked it, and got those numbers. During the day, it crept up as high as 198/125, but floated back down during the night when I woke up for a potty break to 125/80.
I've had spikes before that have gone as high as 150/95 for a couple of days, but nothing ever like this. During previous spikes, I could track back to very salty meals, combined with very high stress periods at work, that could have caused a spike. This time, I've had even higher stress, but can't find anything particularly higher than my normals for sodium in my diet for the past couple weeks.
The spike continued into Tuesday, then Wednesday, so on Weds I finally went to see the doc. All my figures are normal, as shown above, and my electrolytes are well balanced in mid-range. ECG was fine. BP was 160/108 at the doc. He gave me a mild calcium channel blocker and told me to come back in 2 weeks. I've taken it for 3 days now. First thing this morning (Friday) my BP was 113/68. Doc said I could run if systolic was below 150, so I did 3 miles this morning at a very easy pace. At the end, I was 125/82. By the time I got in to the office 3.5 hours later, it was 150/100. In the car on the way to work, the dread seems to wash over me, and it is as though I can feel the BP rising, just by virtue of heading to work. At lunch today, it was 170/115. The pills don't seem to be working their magic yet, and I really don't want to be on meds when I have to get my own insurance.
Anyone ever have this happen? What did you do about it? If you had to go on CCBs, how long until your BP stabilized around normal?
Thanks
R
Then, all of a sudden, I have had a spike in my blood pressure...floating around 150-160 systolic and 100-110 diastolic. I usually check it a couple times a week, but have been out of country for a couple weeks, and was feeling a bit strange Monday, so I checked it, and got those numbers. During the day, it crept up as high as 198/125, but floated back down during the night when I woke up for a potty break to 125/80.
I've had spikes before that have gone as high as 150/95 for a couple of days, but nothing ever like this. During previous spikes, I could track back to very salty meals, combined with very high stress periods at work, that could have caused a spike. This time, I've had even higher stress, but can't find anything particularly higher than my normals for sodium in my diet for the past couple weeks.
The spike continued into Tuesday, then Wednesday, so on Weds I finally went to see the doc. All my figures are normal, as shown above, and my electrolytes are well balanced in mid-range. ECG was fine. BP was 160/108 at the doc. He gave me a mild calcium channel blocker and told me to come back in 2 weeks. I've taken it for 3 days now. First thing this morning (Friday) my BP was 113/68. Doc said I could run if systolic was below 150, so I did 3 miles this morning at a very easy pace. At the end, I was 125/82. By the time I got in to the office 3.5 hours later, it was 150/100. In the car on the way to work, the dread seems to wash over me, and it is as though I can feel the BP rising, just by virtue of heading to work. At lunch today, it was 170/115. The pills don't seem to be working their magic yet, and I really don't want to be on meds when I have to get my own insurance.
Anyone ever have this happen? What did you do about it? If you had to go on CCBs, how long until your BP stabilized around normal?
Thanks
R