high blood pressure

The year was 1994. I have agreed to give blood donation. I was working in a Bank. when we give blood donation, we will be entitled to a day's leave. I went to Apollo Hospital, Chennai. I was called in. I was asked to lie down. They checked the B.P. Immediately doctor said "We cannot take blood from you; you are having high BP". I had to go to office with grudge - that I could not give blood and I was not getting leave. (I have given blood for eight/nine times earlier --I received certificates after donating five times and donated after that also.) I was not given any medicine after that. Somewhere in 2004/05 only when again BP was higher I was given medicine for BP and also cholesterol. I am taking the medicines regularly. I am ok. with medication my BP will read 90/140. In Chennai doctors take these to be not abnormal. I am given only 5 mg tablets. Whereas in USA for my son in law they are prescribed 40 mg tablets. Once you start taking it u cannot reduce. Doctors make money for the pharmaceutical companies and also for insurance companies. Exercises are required but I am not able to on account of extreme weather in USA. While in chennai I will walk a lot inside colleges and that will be a good exercise. One problem with this disease is that suddenly it can rise also and become fatal. It happened in the case of my mother in 1994.

Along with the diet thing, people need to remember to cut out sodium. We can see that hypertension rates have increased along with people's daily sodium intake, historically. Our diets are saturated with the stuff and it is a leading cause of hypertension and kidney problems.

You are correct. Hypertension can be controlled by good diet, avoidance of stress and religiously taking the prescribed medicines. I have a friend who is also hypertensive. She goes haywire whenever she neglects to take her medicine. In my case, I had high blood pressure when I was pregnant. My doctor sternly advised me to stop working so that I could avoid stress. However, my work was so demanding that I could not avoid it and as a result, I was admitted in the hospital until I gave birth three days later. Take care

Those people who have crossed the age 40, it is a must to check their blood pressure. High blood pressure is the cause of heart attacks. Most people who are suffering from high blood pressure and cholestrol problem will suffer heart attack problems.

Just like you, my husband's blood pressure would sometimes be up, though he is just in his 40's. He experienced having it at the age of 28. It runs in their family too, since his father has it and has been stroked already and is on lifetime medication. His other brother has it and is on medication too. But because of his hypertension, he is picky in what he eats. He would not eat fatty foods and be always on watch of what he eats. So he was able to maintain a normal BP now. He maintains a slim figure. But i told him, that it's not all in the foods, but on stress. So i told him that he should control his temperament specially with stubborn clients at work, because that contributes to having a high BP. Don't you think so too?

hello pahak627:) there are many factors that can be associated with hypertension. some of these are age, lifestyle, stress, health problems and a lot more. heredity or any family history of hypertension also plays a vital role in acquiring such condition. And i would agree with you that this is something that we can control. blood pressure monitoring, controlling of food intake (esp. fatty, salty food), proper exercise and having medical check-up can really help in preventing hypertension. SELF-DISCIPLINE is the biggest key to prevent hypertension.

It may be true that hypertensin and high blood pressure sure ddoes run in the family... I think though that a big percentage of someone acquiring hypertension may still be due to one's lifestyle and eating habits.

some hypertension cases is caused by stress. that is what my doctor told me.

if this is not genetics, try eating less fat, eat vegetables and fruits instead! i had hypertension and i did this and worked! fiber (which is found in fruits and vegetables) help to remove the fat of the body.

mainly high blood pressure is increased during tension and angry. during tension and angry occur the blood circulation in our body become increases. so it will lead to increase in blood pressure. The increase in blood pressure will deadly affect our body.it will make chest pain,head ache,and it is mainly lead to lose of energy in our body.