HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?

Yes I have actually. About 3-4 years ago I was diagnosed with high BP and prescribed medication (not Losartan) which I fought my doctor tooth and nail. Four days into taking it I was so sick I could not get out of bed. She said it was the medication bringing my pressure down. I opted to change my diet and increase my exercise and after several months had brought my weight down to within my recommended bmi range to where I no longer had high blood pressure. I remember throwing the pills in the garbage! Last time I checked my pressure was 110/70 and I've been off medication for years. Still try to maintain a healthy diet and exercise regularly. Doing MFP to lose close to 10 lbs that crept on over the summer. Excess weight increases your chances of high bp and food choices also play a role so if you can find the right balance of both those it's possible to reverse many health conditions.

When getting a physical for a job and the doc told me that he didn't want to allow me to work because my BP was so high, THAT'S when I decided the weight had to go.

^^^That is terrific!

I was told by my doctor my blood pressure was on the high side, but not so high as to take medication. He told me to cut down on salt & sugar, be active and try to lose weight. My only problem now is every time I go to the doctors to get my blood pressure taken I'm so anxious about it being high it's always raised so I never get an accurate reading. My doctor did say there was nothing to worry about, so I've now stopped feeling so anxious about it, but that is my main reason for starting this weight loss. It's good to know that others have lowered their blood pressure this way.

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With 70 pounds lost, my blood pressure is in the normal range. It hung slightly above140/90 for years before the weight loss, and now it sits right around 120/80. It often doesn't take much of a loss to bring those numbers down.

That's awesome and you are right. Doesn't take much. I have a BP machine at home and it's always lower than when I'm stressing at the doctors. White coat sydrome it's called and it's very common.

Hi Jm, yes I have gotten my high blood pressure down to normal levels (120 over 80) with that medicine. My diet actually made my boobs sag and I went back to eating normal. I was becoming balemic!!

I too am battling hypertension which is why I am using fitness pal. It helps with monitoring sodium (salt intake) which is a biggie in the hbp reduction scheme. I have meds, which helped instantly, started fish oil on advice of my dietician but didn't see any noticeable result, added a mile walk daily, which helped in weight loss and uping my activity levels. The biggest and best thing was getting an elliptical a month ago and just doing 15 min per day of that on top of the walk. My readings are now at normal levels, granted I am still taking meds, and have more pounds to go, but this (hard cardio) was the most noticeable improvement to me.

My blood pressure sky rockets at the doctor, when I TRY to give blood (because I know they are taking my BP) and when my Mom takes my BP. All of them because I know I'm going to get a lecture.

I had Level 2 Hypertension in critical levels my heart technically should've exploded, once i knew i had it, the symptoms were far worse, i could feel my blood almost boiling and i would get the shakes plus the heart would start racing prior to that i just had constant very slight abdominal/chest pains. they are all symptoms as is things like sleep apnea/ensomnia and anxiety/depression.

get hypertension tablets, and get rid of weight if excess fat if you are overweight did it for me and cardio which makes thins everything and chews up visceral fat which is the leading cause of hypertension. Also need to manage stress and drink plenty of fluids,

I got mine from ciritcal to safe limits within 6 months and dont need tablets anymore which is very abnormal usually u have to take them for life, I was prescribed with 1x4mg tablet with breakfast and exercising moderately, well i did the tablets fine but i exercised like a maniac instead and rarely did my BP get too high while on the medication, i had to get my weight down first and foremost, also cutting out all junk food and eating really low cals for the longest time. Not saying you need that extreme but i was very overweight and could've had a heart attack or stroke at any time.

PS the BP medicine will likely drop your heart rate by around 10% on average so you have to work alittle harder to get the same burns but it wont be in critical levels anymore.

You can also get yourself from any chemist an automated Blood Pressure monitor just like they use in the GP's, i would test my BP a few times a day to begin with and then every few days til it was down to safe levels..