I have never been prone to headaches, but for the last couple of months I've been afflicted with them. On Friday afternoon I finally went to the doctor. It turns out I've got high blood pressure (152/98). It's ridiculous. I've always had low blood pressure. When the nurse checked my pressure the first time she said "that can't be right." So she took me into another examining room and checked my pressure AGAIN with another machine. Why do I have high blood pressure? I'm not overweight. I'm not terribly old. The doctors think it may be my diet, stress, and lack of exerciese. They told me to cut down on my salt intake (sure, why not just jab red hot needles into my eyeballs). I'm supposed to limit my alcohol intake (screw those quacks). And I already knew that I'm not getting enough exercise, so that was no surprise. The headaches are rotten. I checked my pressure Friday night and it was 146/95. But yesterday afternoon it was down to 138/97. I know this must be boring as hell to most of you, but it freaks me out.
The doctor told me to keep monitoring my bp and to report back to them in a month if it hasn't gone down. If that's the case, they're going to put me on some medication. Dammit.
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I got that lecture today, too. I actually have to take meds for my high blood pressure. I don't drink, I don't smoke, and frig it, now I'm suppose to give up coffee. Screw it. I'm still having a pot in the morning.
Do you have allergies? My allergies have been flippin' horrendous the past few weeks, and a lot of it is because of the pollen. Do y'all have pollen in Texas?
Posted by Kristin @ 06/03/2002 05:55 PM CST
yikes... it is strange for you to have such high blood pressure even with the lack of excercise.
Does texas have pollen? you must be kidding... =) yes, there is alot of pollen in texas.
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