can coffee make your blood pressure high or low?

Question

Drink 2 cups of coffee per day. Have a history of high blood pressure. Could i be making it worse?

Answer 1

Coffee: In a few cups a day doses, no change for most folks.

Answer 2

Hypertension: Speak to your physician about your high blood pressure. High blood pressure has many negative effects on your body over time, including kidney damage, so it is important to get it under control. Non-medication ways to help lower your BP are to eat right, exercise regularly and consume less salt.

Answer 3

Get evaluated: High blood pressure can be situational, i.e., present under stressful circumstances, but otherwise ok. It may also be persistent, & of variable severity. There may be mitigating circumstances that can worsen the BP & reduce the BP if controlled. The point is that there are many variables impacting your BP & it is prudent to talk to your doctor to sort out causes and treatment options, if needed.

Answer 4

Top vs. Bottom #: Great question ... Please tell us more. Do you mean you had low blood pressure and took medicine to make it higher? Or the opposite: high blood pressure that decreased to low blood pressure? Is "70 to 90" the top/systolic number? Or the bottom/diastolic number? We'd love to answer and need some help understanding.

Answer 5

Depends: I agree with dr. Yep that we need more information to answer your question. Also, how are you taking your blood pressure? Arm cuff, wrist cuff, finger monitor? And are these readings consistent with your doctor's office readings?

Answer 6

Nothing special: This is common as you age. It is treated the same and complications are the same as high BP of other types.

Answer 7

Yes. : It certainly depends on which drugs are talking about but prescription drugs, or any drugs for that matter, should never be abused.

Answer 8

Yes: Abusing prescription drugs can cause many serious health problems, and you should get medical help with getting off these drugs as soon as possible.

Answer 9

No: You will need to see a physician to evaluate and manage this problem.

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