Blood Pressure

[Fusarium_jimini]

Yup bro... silent killer nga ang high blood pressure. In my case, I'm in maintenance already... taking 10mg of Norvasc as advised by my doctor. Without the meds... my BP normally is at 140 / 110... catch with Norvasc (at least first couple of days/weeks) felt sluggish... ngayon ok na. I'm trying to get more physical activities... I used to be an athlete (taekwondo - welterweight) in my high school and college days... and regularly went to the gym... of course everything went south when I started working... I'm now overweight 40lbs.

always monitor your BP when you're taking Norvasc or any generic amlodipine homologue. One of its common side-effect is too much drop in the diastolic BP (e.g. 130/50 mmHg)

 

Eto yung sinusuot sa wrist. Digital siya. Just press a button and in a few seconds, lalabas ang BP mo and heart rate.

The problem with automated BP reader is that, it has an error of + and - 5 mmHg on BP readings..

 

E.g. A 125/85 mmHg BP reading may actually be as high as 130/90 (mild HPN) or as low as 120/80 (optimum BP)..

 

Then you would have to consider the site..no studies I know of was done compared the reproducibility of antecubital BP by a wrist BP.

 

if You have a nurse/caregiver or if you have the aneroid sphygmomanometer then much better..

 

Hypertensive din ako. Been on meds for almost a decade.

 

For me, regular exercise is the best way to control hypertension. On days that I exercise, my doctor advised me not to take my regular meds. Without medication, my BP is 150/100. On meds, it's 130/80. With exercise, it goes down to 100/60.

Yep, there is still hope that by diet and exercise alone, you would be taken of your maintenance meds (ONLY by our cardiologist, AND assuming you don't have any co-morbidities contributing to your hypertension, like diabetes or heart disease)

 

Sana wag mo ikagalit how old are you sir?? And what kind of exercise ginagawa mo. May I know

Kindly share it.

 

Philippine Heart Center for Asia has a very nice exercise regimen tailored for post-bypass and inoperable patients with heart disease alike.

 

Btw, try dropping by at any medical supplies store along avenida (near bambang) for cheap automated BP monitors like Omron brand.

[norbeL]

Any idea magkano sir. Ballpark figure.

 

1.5 - 4k range. merong better sa wrist digital bp.

[Papa Jack]

<br />always monitor your BP when you're taking Norvasc or any generic amlodipine homologue. One of its common side-effect is too much drop in the diastolic BP (e.g. 130/<b><font color="#ff0000">50</font></b> mmHg)<br /><br /><br />The problem with automated BP reader is that, it has an error of + and - 5 mmHg on BP readings..<br /><br />E.g. A 125/85 mmHg BP reading may actually be as high as 130/90 (mild HPN) or as low as 120/80 (optimum BP)..<br /><br />Then you would have to consider the site..no studies I know of was done compared the reproducibility of antecubital BP by a wrist BP.<br /><br />if You have a nurse/caregiver or if you have the aneroid sphygmomanometer then much better..<br /><br /><br />Yep, there is still hope that by diet and exercise alone, you would be taken of your maintenance meds (ONLY by our cardiologist, AND assuming you don't have any co-morbidities contributing to your hypertension, like diabetes or heart disease)<br /><br /><br /><br />Philippine Heart Center for Asia has a very nice exercise regimen tailored for post-bypass and inoperable patients with heart disease alike.<br /><br />Btw, try dropping by at any medical supplies store along avenida (near bambang) for cheap automated BP monitors like Omron brand.<br />

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Thanks doc. For helping us. Dito.

[Papa Jack]

1.5 - 4k range. merong better sa wrist digital bp.

 

 

Thank you sir

[powerpuffgirls]

Add ko lang po after eating , wait for about 15 mins till 30 mins before taking your bp kc if ever tapos kayo kumain at nag pacheck up kayo ng bp, meron tendency na tataas bp , meron pa pong contributing factor pag taas ng bp like drinking coffee, stress, pagod, nerbyos.etc.. Since meron po pala kayo papa jack na nurse, alam na nila yan, napag aralan nila yan and wag po kayo self medicate always consult your doctor if anong gamot ang kapad nyo. and if ever, meron adverse effects sa sa inyo na reseta ng doktor, sabihin nyo agad sa doktor, so he may be able to replace it.. Always remember since iba na din lifestyle natin ngayon, pag hypertensive ka kaakibat na din yung meron diabetes, cardio problem. Magpipinsan na mga sakit, yan na complication ang susunod.. PAPA JACK di ko po sa tinatakot. Hehehe.. kasi ganyan po kasi father ko, ako bale ng monitor sa health nya. Hheee....ingat!

[Papa Jack]

Add ko lang po after eating , wait for about 15 mins till 30 mins before taking your bp kc if ever tapos kayo kumain at nag pacheck up kayo ng bp, meron tendency na tataas bp , meron pa pong contributing factor pag taas ng bp like drinking coffee, stress, pagod, nerbyos.etc.. Since meron po pala kayo papa jack na nurse, alam na nila yan, napag aralan nila yan and wag po kayo self medicate always consult your doctor if anong gamot ang kapad nyo. and if ever, meron adverse effects sa sa inyo na reseta ng doktor, sabihin nyo agad sa doktor, so he may be able to replace it.. Always remember since iba na din lifestyle natin ngayon, pag hypertensive ka kaakibat na din yung meron diabetes, cardio problem. Magpipinsan na mga sakit, yan na complication ang susunod.. PAPA JACK di ko po sa tinatakot. Hehehe.. kasi ganyan po kasi father ko, ako bale ng monitor sa health nya. Hheee....ingat!

 

 

Thank you.

[powerpuffgirls]

hmmm,. One thing more PAPA JACK wag tigas ulo ha, wag kakain ng salty food kc yung sodium nagpapataas ng bp yan, i saw one of your mtc posts here, WHAT ARE YOU EATING NOW thread, doritos, junk food,high in sodium content po yan. Do not drink alcohol, smoke yan one of the contributing factors to hypertension,too.

Try to search via net about DASH ( dietary approach to stop hypertension) . Eto po isa nakita ko.

http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/student/health/pdf/Dietary%20Approaches%20to%20Stop%20Hypertension.pdf

maski pa check up kayo ng pa check up at ang tigas ng ulo nyo na hindi sundin ang bilin ng doktor wala din saysay po ang consultation and medication nyo.if ever po meron ulam na baboy, pakitanggal po yung taba or for example beef sinigang alam po natin na meron pong sebo yun, so what i do para di naman po ma deprive, just like my dad, ng karne sa pagkain nya, hiwalay ko po sya at palamigin and after a while meron po lulutang sa taas ng beef sinigang yung sebo nya, scrape ko po yun at itapon, imagine pag yun po nakarating sa arteries natin. Also, banana nga po pala wag alisin sa diet nyo since rich in potassium po yan...

Ingat lagi, lagi nyo pong tatandaan kung ano po idineposit / invest nyo sa katawan nyo, pagtanda po natin yun po ang matatanggap natin.. Kaya ingatan nyo lagi health nyo PAPA JACK

Edited July 17, 2013 by powerpuffgirls

[Papa Jack]

hmmm,. One thing more PAPA JACK wag tigas ulo ha, wag kakain ng salty food kc yung sodium nagpapataas ng bp yan, i saw one of your mtc posts here, WHAT ARE YOU EATING NOW thread, doritos, junk food,high in sodium content po yan. Do not drink alcohol, smoke yan one of the contributing factors to hypertension,too.

Try to search via net about DASH ( dietary approach to stop hypertension) . Eto po isa nakita ko.

http://www.cumc.colu...ypertension.pdf

maski pa check up kayo ng pa check up at ang tigas ng ulo nyo na hindi sundin ang bilin ng doktor wala din saysay po ang consultation and medication nyo.if ever po meron ulam na baboy, pakitanggal po yung taba or for example beef sinigang alam po natin na meron pong sebo yun, so what i do para di naman po ma deprive, just like my dad, ng karne sa pagkain nya, hiwalay ko po sya at palamigin and after a while meron po lulutang sa taas ng beef sinigang yung sebo nya, scrape ko po yun at itapon, imagine pag yun po nakarating sa arteries natin. Also, banana nga po pala wag alisin sa diet nyo since rich in potassium po yan...

Ingat lagi, lagi nyo pong tatandaan kung ano po idineposit / invest nyo sa katawan nyo, pagtanda po natin yun po ang matatanggap natin.. Kaya ingatan nyo lagi health nyo PAPA JACK

 

 

Thanks I will remember everything you have advice.

[powerpuffgirls]

oo nga pala (feeling doktor na ako hehehe).

Please make sure all in your household marunong silang kumuha ng bp , mas mainam po yung mercurial or aneriod sphygmomanometer, in my opinion, accurate po yun, just like fusarium_jimini have posted above, yung digital meron din pong error yun..

Kaya kayo alam nyo din pano kumuha ng bp nyo hehehe, malay loko lang kayo ng bp result ng nurse nyo hehehe.... JOKE!Learn to know the systolic and diastolic, too..

just like my dad, explain ko po sa kanya ganito pagkuha ng bp and yung sa medication nyo po pala, basahin nyo yung literature nya, if ever wala kayong maintindihan na medical term dun, consult mr. Google, or ask your private doktor. Dapat inquisitive kayo since health nyo nakasalalay dyan...

naging "vigilant" lang po ako, share ko lang po, about this hypertension thing since in our family, we are predispose to health risk to: hypertension, diabetes, and cardio problem. My mom ( rip) died of MI (myocardial infarction), or heart attack. Tigas din po kasi ulo ni mama that time, lagi gusto nya meron karne ulam nya, maski gulay dapat meron karne, naku sarap pa ho naman magluto nuon, lalo naman po yung porkchop yun ang topping sa pinakbet (nagutom na tuloy ako). MInsan, po wag nyo naman paminsan minsan deprive nyo sarili nyo kain ng bawal hehehe, konti lang po, di ba sabi nga po lahat in MODERATION..

Papa Jack, yan share ko lang po, hope meron po kayong napulot pong mabuti sa sinabi ko .

Ingat lagi!

 

[Papa Jack]

oo nga pala (feeling doktor na ako hehehe).

Please make sure all in your household marunong silang kumuha ng bp , mas mainam po yung mercurial or aneriod sphygmomanometer, in my opinion, accurate po yun, just like fusarium_jimini have posted above, yung digital meron din pong error yun..

Kaya kayo alam nyo din pano kumuha ng bp nyo hehehe, malay loko lang kayo ng bp result ng nurse nyo hehehe.... JOKE!Learn to know the systolic and diastolic, too..

just like my dad, explain ko po sa kanya ganito pagkuha ng bp and yung sa medication nyo po pala, basahin nyo yung literature nya, if ever wala kayong maintindihan na medical term dun, consult mr. Google, or ask your private doktor. Dapat inquisitive kayo since health nyo nakasalalay dyan...

naging "vigilant" lang po ako, share ko lang po, about this hypertension thing since in our family, we are predispose to health risk to: hypertension, diabetes, and cardio problem. My mom ( rip) died of MI (myocardial infarction), or heart attack. Tigas din po kasi ulo ni mama that time, lagi gusto nya meron karne ulam nya, maski gulay dapat meron karne, naku sarap pa ho naman magluto nuon, lalo naman po yung porkchop yun ang topping sa pinakbet (nagutom na tuloy ako). MInsan, po wag nyo naman paminsan minsan deprive nyo sarili nyo kain ng bawal hehehe, konti lang po, di ba sabi nga po lahat in MODERATION..

Papa Jack, yan share ko lang po, hope meron po kayong napulot pong mabuti sa sinabi ko .

Ingat lagi!

 

 

 

Its good that you share. This health concern is for everybody naman. Not just for me. Thanks again

[floppydrive]

Sana wag mo ikagalit how old are you sir?? And what kind of exercise ginagawa mo. May I know

Kindly share it.

Mid 40's na po. Takbo po ang exercise na ginagawa ko, 3x a week. Minimum 30 minutes with heart rate >150bpm.

 

Salamat din @powerpuffgirls sa payo!

[Papa Jack]

Mid 40's na po. Takbo po ang exercise na ginagawa ko, 3x a week. Minimum 30 minutes with heart rate >150bpm.

 

Salamat din @powerpuffgirls sa payo!

 

 

Im gonna try reversing my situation back to gym. Less weights with more reps

 

And a new lifestyle. Btw im 36 babata pa nating dalawa.

[Fusarium_jimini]

1374084598[/url]' post='8784646']

Add ko lang po after eating , wait for about 15 mins till 30 mins before taking your bp kc if ever tapos kayo kumain at nag pacheck up kayo ng bp, meron tendency na tataas bp , meron pa pong contributing factor pag taas ng bp like drinking coffee, stress, pagod, nerbyos.etc.. Since meron po pala kayo papa jack na nurse, alam na nila yan, napag aralan nila yan and wag po kayo self medicate always consult your doctor if anong gamot ang kapad nyo. and if ever, meron adverse effects sa sa inyo na reseta ng doktor, sabihin nyo agad sa doktor, so he may be able to replace it.. Always remember since iba na din lifestyle natin ngayon, pag hypertensive ka kaakibat na din yung meron diabetes, cardio problem. Magpipinsan na mga sakit, yan na complication ang susunod.. PAPA JACK di ko po sa tinatakot. Hehehe.. kasi ganyan po kasi father ko, ako bale ng monitor sa health nya. Hheee....ingat!

Eating physiologically causes an increase in blood pressure; the cardiovacular system is working with the digestive sytem in absorbing the nutrients from digested food and distributing them all-throuout the body.

 

Thats's why its advisable to do your BP monitoring at least 30minutes to about an hour after every last food intake.

 

There is such a thing we call "The Triad of Donahue" principle (hypertension, diabetes, heart disease) that states that if two of the disease entities were present, the patient is highly at risk of developing the 3rd disease entity.

 

 

1374104089[/url]' post='8784739']

hmmm,. One thing more PAPA JACK wag tigas ulo ha, wag kakain ng salty food kc yung sodium nagpapataas ng bp yan, i saw one of your mtc posts here, WHAT ARE YOU EATING NOW thread, doritos, junk food,high in sodium content po yan. Do not drink alcohol, smoke yan one of the contributing factors to hypertension,too.

Try to search via net about DASH ( dietary approach to stop hypertension) . Eto po isa nakita ko.

http://www.cumc.colu...ypertension.pdf

maski pa check up kayo ng pa check up at ang tigas ng ulo nyo na hindi sundin ang bilin ng doktor wala din saysay po ang consultation and medication nyo.if ever po meron ulam na baboy, pakitanggal po yung taba or for example beef sinigang alam po natin na meron pong sebo yun, so what i do para di naman po ma deprive, just like my dad, ng karne sa pagkain nya, hiwalay ko po sya at palamigin and after a while meron po lulutang sa taas ng beef sinigang yung sebo nya, scrape ko po yun at itapon, imagine pag yun po nakarating sa arteries natin. Also, banana nga po pala wag alisin sa diet nyo since rich in potassium po yan...

Ingat lagi, lagi nyo pong tatandaan kung ano po idineposit / invest nyo sa katawan nyo, pagtanda po natin yun po ang matatanggap natin.. Kaya ingatan nyo lagi health nyo PAPA JACK

Agree. Salt or Sodium Chloride inbibes fluids like water, thereby increasing intravascular pressure and, ergo, blood pressure..it can also cause cardiac arrhythmias (same thing can happen with abnormal potassium levels).. That's why its important that blood chem tests (serum sodium, potassium, ionized calcium, etc.) be taken as part of one's regular check-up.

 

Cut down or eliminately completely your red meat consumption (beef and pork).. Source your proteins from white meat (chicken [skin removed] and fish)..if you love eggs, hard-boil them so as to separate effectively the egg white (protein & good cholesterol) from the yolk (bad cholesterol).

 

1374106648[/url]' post='8784749']

oo nga pala (feeling doktor na ako hehehe).

Please make sure all in your household marunong silang kumuha ng bp , mas mainam po yung mercurial or aneriod sphygmomanometer, in my opinion, accurate po yun, just like fusarium_jimini have posted above, yung digital meron din pong error yun..

Kaya kayo alam nyo din pano kumuha ng bp nyo hehehe, malay loko lang kayo ng bp result ng nurse nyo hehehe.... JOKE!Learn to know the systolic and diastolic, too..

just like my dad, explain ko po sa kanya ganito pagkuha ng bp and yung sa medication nyo po pala, basahin nyo yung literature nya, if ever wala kayong maintindihan na medical term dun, consult mr. Google, or ask your private doktor. Dapat inquisitive kayo since health nyo nakasalalay dyan...

naging "vigilant" lang po ako, share ko lang po, about this hypertension thing since in our family, we are predispose to health risk to: hypertension, diabetes, and cardio problem. My mom ( rip) died of MI (myocardial infarction), or heart attack. Tigas din po kasi ulo ni mama that time, lagi gusto nya meron karne ulam nya, maski gulay dapat meron karne, naku sarap pa ho naman magluto nuon, lalo naman po yung porkchop yun ang topping sa pinakbet (nagutom na tuloy ako). MInsan, po wag nyo naman paminsan minsan deprive nyo sarili nyo kain ng bawal hehehe, konti lang po, di ba sabi nga po lahat in MODERATION..

Papa Jack, yan share ko lang po, hope meron po kayong napulot pong mabuti sa sinabi ko .

Ingat lagi!

 

due to risks of mercury poisoning, the use of mercurial bp app (as well as glass thermometer) are now prohibited and discouraged. Use of aneroid sphygmomanometer entails calibration of the bp app at any hospitals cardio department (every 3-6 months).

Edited July 18, 2013 by Fusarium_jimini

[Fusarium_jimini]

1374133735[/url]' post='8785328']

Mid 40's na po. Takbo po ang exercise na ginagawa ko, 3x a week. Minimum 30 minutes with heart rate >150bpm.

 

Salamat din @powerpuffgirls sa payo!

 

 

1374134354[/url]' post='8785340']

Im gonna try reversing my situation back to gym. Less weights with more reps

 

And a new lifestyle. Btw im 36 babata pa nating dalawa.

 

Aside from weight-reduction, your goal should be that of being cardiovascularly-fit as well.

 

Burn those calories on the stationary bike (much better if its an elliptical trainer), aerobic exercises, etc.

[ppdd]

Mid 40's na po. Takbo po ang exercise na ginagawa ko, 3x a week. Minimum 30 minutes with heart rate >150bpm.

 

Salamat din @powerpuffgirls sa payo!

WTF?!?! mid-40s ka na pala papi? nde halata ah.. you look younger.. mas mabilis ka pa nga tumakbo sakin eh

yung spa exercise kasama ba sa running regimen mo?

 

 

back to topic: ang prob ko sa blood pressure.. masyado naman mababa ang BP ko

kaya kahit puyat at graveyard shift, sakto lang kasi nagno-normal BP ko

any bad effects of having low BP? aside from mas prone kami na mahilo/mag-collapse during blood donation or blood loss (although i still donate blood every now and then)

Edited July 18, 2013 by ppdd