help docs! my blood pressure is almost always over 190/110?

Question

Hello docs. I was wondering can Valium lower blood pressure?

Answer 1

Blood pressure: You need to see your doctor for evaluation and treatment, that pressure is too high.

Answer 2

You cannot: You can only measure your blood pressure with a device designed to do so. There are many kinds and are readily available for $30-80. Free ones are in most chain drug stores. If this is a problem, perhaps you could borrow one from a friend. High blood pressure is a silent killer. If concerned, get tested, examined and treated. (50,000,000 untreated in the USA!).

Answer 3

Blood pressure: Only other way is with catheter inside the artery so nest to use sphygmanometer with external cuff.

Answer 4

No: Listen, that blood pressure is fine. However, it won't stay fine if you smoke, drink too much, eat crap, and don't exercise. Keep it there and you should be fine.

Answer 5

120/80 and up: An optimal blood pressure is less than 120/80. Anything from 120/80 to 139/89 is prehypertension. 140/90 and up is hypertension. Eating a healthy diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising, and cutting back on alcohol/smoking are great ways to make sure your blood pressure stays in the healthy range.

Answer 6

Maybe: Your blood presuure maybe have problems now, please take a ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and heart exam.

Answer 7

No: Unless you are in your 70-90's.

Answer 8

No problem!: People are often concerned that their blood pressure is too low. There is no cause for concern if you are not light headed or dizzy! if the pressure is so low that blood is not getting to your brain, you will get dizzy, and then it is a problem!

Answer 9

Yes: I am not sure what "normal" diastolic blood pressure to you is. If it is 60 and higher and your diastolic is below 80, that means that your heart manages to pump out less than 20 cc with a stroke. That's a problem. I am afraid that you BP cuff is either not working properly, or you have a significant difference between the arms or indeed you may be having a problem with your heart and/or arteries.

Answer 10

???: Systolic is the first/top number and is the higher. It's the pressure your heart generates when squeezing. Diastolic is the lower one from when the heart relaxes. A systolic below 80 would usually make an adult pretty dizzy. Diastolic would be low also, so i think you may be reversed. Check again in both arms.

Answer 11

Maybe: If your only problem is that your blood pressure is 135/88, then decreasing your salt intake, loosing some weight, and increasing your exercise should bring it down. If you are diabetic, then you need to go ahead and get started on an ace inhibitor, a type of blood pressure medicine that will also protect your kidneys from damage due to the diabetes.

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