Question 1

what could cause wildly fluctuating blood pressure ?

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Several reasons...: Anxiety, inadequate medication, withdrawl effects from certain medications such as Clonidine which may not be administered frequently enough to last 24 hours and excess salt intake are some of the causes.  Rarely conditions such as pheochromocytoma (tumours secreting adrenaline) can cause fluctuating and episodic high blood pressure.

Question 2

why is my blood pressure fluctuating wildly?

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It depends: It is normal for ones blood pressure to vary from moment to moment.  Check your pressure each morning, sitting and standing, for 1 or 2 weeks.  The major determinant of a significant change usually is the amount of salt one ingests (for example, the day after a salty meal, one expects a significant rise in blood pressure).  If ones pressure is consistently greater than 125 systolic, see your dr.

Question 3

why does your blood pressure fluctuate?

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It needs to adjust: If it didn't you would faint every time you stood up. It needs  to adjust to gravity and temperature as well as other conditions.

Question 4

is it normal for blood pressure to fluctuate?

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Blood pressure: Blood pressure normally varies within normal parameters depending on the conditons extant within the body during changing environmental stimuli during the day.

Question 5

why does my blood pressure fluctuate so much.

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BP Varies: It is normal for the blood pressure to fluctuate throughout the day. Being active, feeling stressed or having strong emotional thoughts, caffeine, salt intake, and many other factors can make the blood pressure rise.  Resting or relaxing, sleeping, deep breathing or meditation can lower the blood pressure.

Question 6

exactly how much should blood pressure fluctuate?

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A lot, say 30 points: Pressure varies a lot throughout the day. When a person exercises, the pressure can normally go up from 110/70 to 180/90.  Many people have higher pressure in the morning when they wake up and it goes down throughout the day. Pressure is lowest while sleeping, normal is &lt;120/70.  Expect the top number to vary by 30 points throughout the day, routinely.

Question 7

will blood pressure fluctuate throughout the day?

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Yes: Yes it can fluctuate in seconds.

Question 8

is it normal for blood pressure to fluctuate from 99/63, 101/71 to 124/70?

Accepted Answer

Probably: Blood pressure fluctuates and there is also the possibility of inaccurate readings from time to time.  For long term health maintenance, average blood pressure is probably most important. For more immediate health concerns, it is important to discuss symptoms that may be associated with high or low pressures with your physician so that any untoward effects on health can be assessed.

Question 9

my bp can fluctuate from 190/100 to 122/75. how dangerous is that degree of fluctuating blood pressure?

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BP fluctuates danger: I specialize in HBP. I would need to know how your BP is being measured and with what device and when you take meds and what makes it go up and down. Keep a diary and show to your team.  It is dangerous and makes it more likely an aneurysm will ruptured and kill you in a few min or you burst a blood vessel in your brain and go into a coma and maybe recover.  Do not mess with BP. Discuss WITH TEAM.

Question 10

what are the causes of blood pressure to fluctuate many times during the day from "high" to relatively "normal"?

Accepted Answer

Not unusual: The blood pressure even when normal varies from minute to minute even. It is not uncommon for a patient in the dr.'s office to have a high blood pressure when that patient first comes in and for it to be lower later. Stress and activity will effect it. It is normal for the blood pressure to go up during and right after exertion. Some patients have more labile BP than others.

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