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Is It Normal For My BP To Go Up In Afternoons?
Hi...Hope you can help me...On two separate occassions, my blood pressure is 130-90 and would last for 2-3 hours then would go back to normal.Every morning, I take my bp and its normal (115-80 or 110-75)...At night before I sleep, i would take it again and its normal...These two occassion occured this week in the afternoon. Is it normal for my BP to go up like that?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,welcome to HCM,
Blood pressure variations are common during the day.
in order to frame you as hypertensive,you need to monitor your blood pressure on 3 consecutive weeks in 3 different positions -standing,supine,and lying down.
if the average value is found to be greater than 140/90,then its an indication for medical intervention in your case.apart from this,your current BP values are within the normal range,
consult a cardiologist for further help.
thank you,
Blood pressure variations are common during the day.
in order to frame you as hypertensive,you need to monitor your blood pressure on 3 consecutive weeks in 3 different positions -standing,supine,and lying down.
if the average value is found to be greater than 140/90,then its an indication for medical intervention in your case.apart from this,your current BP values are within the normal range,
consult a cardiologist for further help.
thank you,
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