High Blood Pressure

Hello again - welcome back to The Pressure Point. Don’t forget that you can ask your own questions and see it appear on the site - just use the button top left and follow the instructions. Thanks for visiting …. !I’m 45 and have normal blood pressure averaging about 115/75 (range 90/60 - 115/75), healthy [...]

Is Salt Killing You? What Does Salt Do To Your Blood
Pressure Levels?
by Doctor Gordon Cameron
Too much salt is a major cause of blood pressure problems
for many people. The high concentrations of sodium in many
of the foods we eat today results in blood pressure readings
that creep upwards - causing strokes and heart attacks.
You can now buy [...]

I am 60 years old. Untreated my bp would be 155/105. I have tried various meds and most control the bp quite well. The problem is that after 6 weeks or so on meds, I experience muscle fatigue and pain similar to a lactic acid build up. This also affects my breathing. It’s debilitating. Any [...]

Could you tell me why my BL/PRESS is high first thing after getting out of bed 200/104 then during the day drops to a more manageble 150/80, Iam a 65 year old male that only went to the docters with a finger nail problem, when he checked my bl/press it was he said high at [...]

Can low blood pressure cause me to feel tired all the time?
Some websites say that fatigue is associated with low blood pressure - others say that high blood pressure can cause it too - so which is it then? Am getting confused.
I just know that I feel washed out and tired all day - my [...]

My question is whether pain from the neck can cause my blood pressure to go up?
I injured my neck in a car accident - kind of like a whiplash neck injury I suppose - and since that time my blood pressure readings have been higher on the Omron monitor I use at home.  I’m also [...]

I am a 72 year old female, 5′7″, 133 lbs. I am in reasonably good health but am on Actonel for bone density loss. For several months now my blood pressure will suddenly rise to as high as 210/124 and last for several minutes then gradually decrease to somewhers around 130/80. This happens once or [...]

I just want to know what it mean to have blood pressure of 92/56 and pulse of 56, with chest and back pains and nausua?

I am a 62 year old woman. I have been treated for Graves Disease years ago, and have had controlled high BP for 30 years. Lately as I gained weight my BP has become elevated to 160/85. I was taking Hyzaar 100mg/25mg and Atenolol 25 mg. Doctor took me off the [...]

I am female 55yrs old,5 0kg, 1.70m, - cholesterol etc all low to normal, non smoker, no other health problems, take exercise, good diet etc - have suffered from HPB for 1 year. Medictions have proved difficult because of side effects and my reluctance to take long term. I have suceeded in keeping BP under [...]