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Suggest Treatment To Reduce BP Level

i gave blood today and my blood pressure was 133/82. I will be 54 in August. I have been exercising regularly for the last few weeks and have watched my diet as well I do drink occasionally over the allotted 2 drinks of alcohol.. What should i do now to keep blood pressure low.
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
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I read your question carefully and I understand your concern.

That blood pressure value you provide is not that high, technically it is not even considered hypertension, from 120 to 140 mmHg for the systolic or 80-90 mmHg for the diastolic it is called prehypertension. Furthermore since it was taken on the day you gave blood there may be interfering factors such as stress involved. So it can't be used to assess whether you have high blood pressure or not. For that more than one single measurement is necessary, at rest, without consuming caffeine or other stimulants at least half an hour before the measurement. Only if after measuring it for several days you get several high reading can we speak of high blood pressure. If it is around the value you mention I wouldn't start treatment, for the moment would simply try to reduce quantity of salt in the diet.

I hope to have been of help.
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Suggest Treatment To Reduce BP Level

I read your question carefully and I understand your concern. That blood pressure value you provide is not that high, technically it is not even considered hypertension, from 120 to 140 mmHg for the systolic or 80-90 mmHg for the diastolic it is called prehypertension. Furthermore since it was taken on the day you gave blood there may be interfering factors such as stress involved. So it can t be used to assess whether you have high blood pressure or not. For that more than one single measurement is necessary, at rest, without consuming caffeine or other stimulants at least half an hour before the measurement. Only if after measuring it for several days you get several high reading can we speak of high blood pressure. If it is around the value you mention I wouldn t start treatment, for the moment would simply try to reduce quantity of salt in the diet. I hope to have been of help.