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I just took my reading and it was 147/97. My pulse was normal (between 90-100).
I'm only 26. Just a few years ago when I was 21 I had a normal ranging blood pressure. I am obese but I know of people that are obese around my age and have normal blood pressure.
I took an ECG and the results were normal. So it’s not totally bad but still, this is like stage 2 high blood pressure.
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can have a variety of causes. While being overweight or obese can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure, there may be other factors at play. Here are some other possible causes of high blood pressure:
1. Genetics: High blood pressure can run in families. If your parents or other close relatives have high blood pressure, you may be at higher risk of developing it yourself.
2. Lifestyle factors: Poor diet, lack of exercise, stress, and smoking can all contribute to high blood pressure.
3. Sleep apnea: This condition, in which breathing is interrupted during sleep, can contribute to high blood pressure.
4. Certain medications: Some medications, including birth control pills, cold and flu medications, and some prescription drugs, can raise blood pressure.
5. Kidney disease: Problems with the kidneys can lead to high blood pressure.
If you are concerned about your blood pressure, it's important to talk to your healthcare provider. They can evaluate your overall health, review your medical history, and perform tests to determine the underlying cause of your high blood pressure. In some cases, lifestyle changes such as losing weight, exercising regularly, and eating a healthy diet can help to lower blood pressure. In other cases, medication may be needed to bring blood pressure under control.
90-100 bpm is not a normal resting heart rate for an adult.
Hypertension can be solely because of your obesity or compounded by your diet (which obviously isn't good since you're obese) which, if high in sodium or saturated fat can further exacerbate it.
When was your EKG? Was that 21 or 26?
If you're reading was after / during exercise, that's not uncommon. If you were just sitting there and it was a one off, that's only mildly concerning. If you're routinely that high then you need to have a chat with you doctor.
My ECG was about a month or two ago.
Yeah I was just sitting there, no exercise or anything.
It’s routinely high unfortunately. This is a tough one for me to swallow at 26. I feel like I’ve really tried fighting for my health, and I know it’s not that complicated to have a healthy weight (eat healthy, stay active). But it’s been tough.
I used to have a BMI of nearly 40 when I was younger. I've kept it at 19 for over 20 years now. It was only hard at first. Once the lifestyle changes become permanent it's actually quite easy. You'll get there if you really want to, but you have to do it the right way. If you're that high normally you need to get with your doctor, at a minimum.
That’s great to here. Yes I was a very skinny active child. Never had to worry about my weight but a lot changed at 10/13 and I guess I reacted by becoming a couch potato who was stuck in her room and used food as a coping mechanism. I do miss those days when it all seemed so easy to not be … fat.
I lost a lot of weight in 2019 with calorie counting and being active. Can’t remember my BMI but I was in the healthy range. Ever since covid I’ve gained about 6 stones which is 84 pounds.
RIght, but you just said it yourself, you were active. Can't use covid as an excuse to not be active. Even when we were locked down there's plenty of active stuff to do inside, and public restrictions are nowhere near what they were a year and some change ago. We've all been locked down. We didn't all gain 6 stone. It still comes down to when you decide to take ownership over the direction of your life or continue to blame outside circumstances. Come on. You're better than that. I know you are. Why don't YOU know you are? If you miss those days get them back. Start today.
I had a massive heart attack 14 months ago. They told me, when I asked why I was so cold, that it was because I was dying and needed to remain still. They told me that a lot of my heart died due to lack of oxygen for a prolonged period. The original goal was to walk 100 feet without passing out, since my blood pressure was perilously low. Two weekends ago I finished my first marathon, and I did the first half carrying 34lbs on my back. I'm not special. I can do it; you can do it. It's just going to come down to how much you want it.
I’ve had a lot of bad things happen to me in life, I’m not using those as an excuse but just letting you know the circumstances have been very difficult. I practically lived in my bedroom to avoid my sexually abusive step dad. I had depression throughout my teens and food did become a coping mechanism. It’s been very hard, I was an only child so no siblings to talk to and my mum told me not to tell other family members. My dad is in prison and a dead beat. My school grades have always been up and down, and that’s always made me very self conscious on how I come across to people. Can they tell I’m stupid? Etc. I was always afraid of looking “slow”.
Not an excuse but a lot has been going on. I’m only just starting to see the light and take steps to recover and my first step is to deal with ADHD and get meds. The second step is losing weight
Thanks for your attitude. I appreciate it and I enjoy hearing your story. I know I can do it too. My brain just doesn’t allow me the attention span to stick to things and I’m trying to get that sorted. That’s why I’m getting help for ADHD right now, so other things seem easier
We have a whole lot in common. That's why I'm so sure you can do it :)
Thank you. I’ll make sure to look back at your replies when I need the motivation. I know I can do it too, I’m hoping this is just one part of my life I need to get through and once it’s been dealt with I’ll never be here again.
So obesity affects people in different ways. You answered your own question. If you are obese , chances are you’d blood pressure is going to be high.
I have ADHD and my psychiatrist still prescribed me meds that can cause me to have higher blood pressure. Why would they do that if they know I have a family history of bad heart health and that I’m obese?
At the time my blood pressure was 113 I believe, for that day. So it wasn’t as high as today and this was a month ago but still, when she heard those results she said that was high even then
Doctors do not care about your weight health for the most part. If you are there to fix help your adhd, they will not really concentrate on body health. They want to sell their medications. I have adhd and personally I wouldn’t recommend it. Things like being active In the morning and lowering your sugar intake will help with adhd
I have inattentive ADHD so it’s mental for me. Im not hyperactive or impulsive.
Medication would be the right choice for me as my grades have been affected by my low attention span my whole life, and I get bored way too easily. I need help for that. I can’t concentrate on many things at a time, like even my health. I lost a lot of wait in 2019 and was considered normal weight at that time but I was only able to stick to it because I ditched everything else in my life to concentrate on losing weight. I just can’t multitask for the life of me. My weight has become the highest it ever has and I really believe these issues would be sorted with medication, so I can concentrate on different aspects of my life like a normal person
I understand where you are coming from, I have that same adhd as well. I still will never resort to medications. I know everyone has their different opinion , but inattentive adhd more so has to do with not giving yourself a structured life and timelines to complete daily tasks. You have to take care of your overall health, otherwise that does affect your adhd even worse. I’d recommend getting a personal trainer and letting them structure out a plan for you. I did exactly this and I lost 20 lbs within 3 months because I gave myself structure on a healthier lifestyle
I have spoken to some people that have taken medication, and some YouTubers and a lot of people have said that medication changed their lives for the better. I understand the risks but I’ve tried everything to have better grades. My grades aren’t all low, some are good but that’s the issue. I know I can do better and I’m not stupid, so why should I have to deal with my low attention span when I can get help? It’s really held me back in life so I am willing to try more things.
As for the weight, yeah it’s complicated. I’ve had a lot of trauma that resulted in me practically living in my bedroom throughout my teens and even my early 20s because of an abusive step dad. The weight issues were going to happen in that situation but I’ve not been “obese” until lockdown happened. I just need help because I feel like I’m at a crisis and 26 isn’t the age to be fat and have no real ambition in life. I’m trying so hard to fight for myself here
Hey everyone has their different opinions when it comes to meds, what doesn’t work for me may work for others. Personally I still think you should venture out and find things that give your life a little more structure and don’t rely on medication entirely to do that work for you. In that case, you would be using medication to cover up the work that needs to be done to improve your life. Medication should only be a boost to those changes to your life, not a start to it.
I see what you’re saying. My life has improved recently with the absence of toxic/abusive people. I am happier than I was a year ago. I just want to be the person I need to be in life, and I guess getting treatment for ADHD is a start. I’m glad I even realised I have ADHD and at this stage to get medication for it right now. I guess if things aren’t working I can always stop taking medication but for now, I believe it would benefit me at this point of my life.
YOU cannot mitigate your ADHD, you need medicine for that. YOU can mitigate your obesity whenever you decide to dial in and do what you know you need to do. "It's hard" isn't "it's impossible." It's a choice.
@BoopBoopBeep essentially nobody needs medication. Medication can enhance, but a lot of illnesses out there have to do with being able to manage it. I live an unstructured life, my adhd is going to be worse. Just like if you live a life of being inactive, eating too much sugar, and living your life a mess, you will likely trigger your adhd
Yeah a personal trainer would be very good for me, I just don’t have the money for that right now so I don’t see it as an option.
@BoopBoopBeep I believe I would be more committed to losing weight and sticking to things when I’m on medication. Inattentive ADHD is mental and so is weight loss. Whether we want to admit it or not, my ADHD would affect my ability to stick to a diet or a new routine in my life. I know it’s not impossible, I believe I can do it but my ADHD makes it more complicated
The meds are mostly for my grades and concentration so I can actually pay attention in class and on my assignments. The weight loss is a bonus, and something that I need to work on after I see improvement in my grades.
I’ll take your advice on board though, I appreciate hearing someone else’s opinion that’s been in a similar situation as me
Uh, yeah. A lot of people need medication for a lot of different things. That's why doctors get paid more than people who tell you to rub a crystal and drink chamomile tea. I NEED blood thinners because of my heart attack. I'm not just going to kumbayah that away. Chemo patients aren't going through that because a hug and a good spirit will do the same thing. There aren't a lot of shamans selling snake oil anymore. For a reason.
"I believe I would be more committed to losing weight and sticking to things when I’m on medication."
100% concur
@BoopBoopBeep nope it can’t be the government telling you, you NEED medication because that’s the largest money making industry for the government. That $550 billion a year doesn’t benefit them at all.
I benefit when the guy at the burger truck hands me a burger. i still pay him for it. he still makes money. everything isn't a conspiracy. the government doesn't have to tell me that, countless studies and volumes of literature that would fill stadiums support that. my background in microbiology supports that, literally thousands upon thousands of medical professionals around the world in the public and private sectors support that.
The earth is round. Water is wet.
@BoopBoopBeep just because you are medicated in medical aspects doesn’t mean you are educated in sales. If I want to push sales, I’m going to convince people on why they NEED something. FYI other countries are not hyperfocused on medications like the way US does. Other countries put their peoples health before anything else and that’s why their mental health isn’t to shit like the US is.
Our mental health is shite because we raise a buncha kids to never have adversity and then when they get it they crumble. I don't ask my mechanic for medical advise for a reason. His opinion doesn't trump my doctor. I don't to consider sales I only care about the efficacy of this drug in these conditions under these circumstances. What are the results? Yeah it is actually the medical aspects of my education that matter there, not how nicely I can knit. You can't sell something to me that doesn't work. That's why broken vacuum sales are down year over year.
*don't NEED to consider
Missed a word there
@BoopBoopBeep did you miss the part where I said “it works for some but doesn’t work for others” I am insinuating that medication shouldn’t be her reliance on bettering her life. You don’t take medication and your life magically becomes better. You need to make life changes for life to improve in the first place. The idea that medicine is the first resort to things in America is the reason why America is to shit.
And as you are in the medical industry, you are going to defend the medical industry until the very end up don’t even realize that other countries around us have WAY more benefits than American pharmaceuticals. Did you even know adderall is banned in Japan? One of the most developed countries has adhds first medication banned.
@kylee2437 Yeah actually i DID miss that part. My bad. Trying to do too many things at once it would seem. I agree with you that it doesn't magically make your life better. I can take blood thinners and wash them down with a large pizza and they ain't workin' ;)
Also I bet there's a buncha other reasons as well why we're going to shiz :)
Oh and I'm actually NOT in the medical field. I just read a lot because people irritate me and I don't sleep much. I also wouldn't be too quick to point to Japan as an example of mental health.
U said it. Weight can sure as hell cause that and your diet. At any age. Also, PAD Can come into play.
Sorry, what’s PAD?
Peripheral Artery Disease.:(( I have 2 members of my own family who have this in their right leg and on meds for it. Painful and dangerous.
See your doctor for a good diet and take care of you being young now so you can live a healthy longer life.
Oh dear, sorry to hear about that.
Yes that’s my next step after I get the right meds for ADHD and see an improvement in my grades :)
Prozac. I have a Relative who is on it and it is great. Good Luck, dear.
Thank you x
Welcome, sweetheart.
Thanks. x
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It could be a lot of things. Although your pulse is WNL (within normal limits), it still is high, especially if you were just sitting there taking your BP. Just because you’ve seen other people who were obese w normal BPs doesn’t mean every obese person is WNL. Maybe you consume too much salt. Lifestyle alone is also one way to contribute to hypertension. Poor diet. Smoking. Drinking. Certain meds that you may take. Lack of exercise. Stress. Also depends on the time of day you take it. You weren’t in pain at the time you took it were you? It could also be genetics. I know I had hypertension when I had sleep apnea. How are your kidneys? You diabetic? There’s a lot of reasons why your BP could be high. Best to go get it checked out.
I’m not diabetic but I do have a family history of bad heart health. My mum, dad and grandad have all had bypass surgeries. My grandad wasn’t even overweight. I don’t talk to my dad but last I heard he was pretty big, although he was always normal weight in his younger days.
I don’t drink but yes, my diet is awful hence why I’m obese. I’m not that active either.
Well I’d make sure to get checked out right away to see what kind of preventative maintenance you can do to kick it completely or at least maintain it even though it may progress worse as you get older due to genetics. At least you can try to slow the process w meds, proper eating, exercise if it’s inevitable.
Lose eight keep your sodium intake to no more than 1500 MG per day and curb any alcohol intake.
*Lose weight and keep your
Why is sodium intake important? And how do I know how much I’ve had?
Obesity probably has something to do with it. Also lifestyle a d diet. Genetics plays a big role too. You need to get serious about this. See a doc, lose some weight, get healthy.
That is still OK. If can be around 150 after sport or if you deal with stress. Measure it again after a rest period
My normal resting pulse/heart rate is pretty low, around half your upper, but I am a runner so that is common. Yours does look pretty high to me, though.
You probably want to see a doctor. Try some more exercise, cut down on salt and sugar and try to eat healthy.
Did you take any of those COVID shots?
Yep.
I asked that question because I have observed increases in blood pressure in people that took the shot. You will also see this on the adverse reaction stats (VARS). One lady I know had an increase in blood pressure after each shot. If you want to know what others are doing to detox from the COVID shot, search 'mmsforum My CDS Pfizer Vaccine Detox blog'
I'd bet money your blood pressure issues are mostly that. It's a tough pill to swallow and most just convince themselves there is nothing wrong with the shots... but the danger with that is it won't change the truth and the issues will continue.
Hmm. I know obesity is going to be the main reason regardless on what’s going on in the shots but I’ll look into it
You wrote 'I am obese but I know of people that are obese around my age and have normal blood pressure.'
and you also wrote
'I took an ECG and the results were normal. So it’s not totally bad but still, this is like stage 2 high blood pressure.'
The shot amplifies underlying problems so yes, you are correct in that respect. I wouldn't miss this chance to address what could have remained unknown to you for a dangerously long time. God bless you!
Because you're obese.
It's cuz of your weight
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