anybody lower their blood pressure by losing weight?

amandakev88
amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
just curious

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  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I did.
  • livehealthier1
    livehealthier1 Posts: 56 Member
    Yes I did and was taken off meds early on with weight loss
  • toyapbl
    toyapbl Posts: 1 Member
    Congrats on the 76 lb weight loss. That is a great feat.
  • einsteins2013
    einsteins2013 Posts: 20 Member
    Yep! In just 3 months, too. Totally off "diabetic meds" and down to 1/2 of BP meds that I use to have to take. My doc says a couple more months and I should be "drug free"!!!!!
  • farway
    farway Posts: 1,264 Member
    Another one here
  • sympha01
    sympha01 Posts: 942 Member
    Yes and going off meds.
  • bostonlinda
    bostonlinda Posts: 6 Member
    Yes my blood pressure is quite stable and I was able to go off 1 of the 2 medications. I am doing the diet AND exercise,
    knowing that the exercise makes quite a difference. I hope to further reduce my medication in 2014!
  • flumi_f
    flumi_f Posts: 1,888 Member
    Yup. Wasn't high just elevated. And it was probably a mix of the weightloss and my increased fitness through exercise. My resting puls has now also decreased to under 50bpm. Oh and my cholesterol levels are normal again. Never took meds, but they were a bit high before my weightloss.
  • einsteins2013
    einsteins2013 Posts: 20 Member
    I agree with the healthy eating and exercise combination.
  • pgn301
    pgn301 Posts: 29 Member
    I did and no longer taking medication!!!
  • DPernet
    DPernet Posts: 481 Member
    My Blood pressure when I started losing weight wasn't very high, but the doctor was making warning noises. It was coming in around 140/80

    Now it's at 110/60, thanks mainly I think to a lot of exercise and watching my sodium intake.....and losing a lot of weight :bigsmile:
  • hedgiie
    hedgiie Posts: 1,226 Member
    i did, i used to believe that high blood pressure is normal for some people(including me) as mine is always high.

    but it becomes normal and sometimes in the optimal level since i've lost 20 lbs. and from 32% down to 18% body fat.
  • hedgiie
    hedgiie Posts: 1,226 Member
    Yes and going off meds.
    amazing
  • mcspiffy88
    mcspiffy88 Posts: 90 Member
    I went from 130-40/90-100 to 120/80 so definately yes.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    Yep. I too was taking high blood pressure meds and over time as I dropped weight and improved my doctor weaned me off of them to the point I no longer needed them,
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Blood pressure perfect as of Wednesday last week due to losing weight & fasting.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Sure did! Was actually taken off my blood pressure medicine 3 months ago. Went from average of 150/110 to an almost perfect 80/60 I'll take that!
  • tb42006
    tb42006 Posts: 1 Member
    You look AMAZING!
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    YES, for every pound you lose,, your blood pressure goes down,
    and cayenne pepper, works wonders,,, google it...
    since i got on it, wow,
    i went to the docs, they did not even know who i was!
    i lost the weight too fast tho,,,,
    also,,,, beets!, lowers blood pressure great!
    and celery.,.... there are more too.
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,467 Member
    If anything, mine has gone up slightly since losing weight. It has always been on the low side though, and it's complicated by the fact that some of my medication has a side effect of lowering blood pressure.
  • crose0056
    crose0056 Posts: 105 Member
    me....and off meds
  • Devasation
    Devasation Posts: 145 Member
    Yes. At 5'5", and 190 pounds, I was placed on blood pressure medication at the age of 26, with a BP of 150/115.

    Got up to 200 pounds, and was taken off when I lost 20 pounds (120/80).

    Started taking fitness seriously, down to 147 lbs, and last week had a blood pressure reading of 101/60.
  • sunnyeuphoria
    sunnyeuphoria Posts: 85 Member
    Yep...starting BP was 162/106 avg.... current avg is 116/76 after 75 lb loss
  • amandakev88
    amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
    thank you guys.

    im just getting frustrated because i have actively been taking steps to live a healthier lifestyle--ive quit smoking, started eating better, exercising a lot-- and my previously low BP has skyrocketed!! wtf. it might just be anxiety about it now but... arg.

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