Has anyone else here had/have high blood pressure?

I will comfortably drink a bottle of red wine to myself on the weekend. Cutting down on alcohol doesn't seem to lower my readings.

Well, 5mg was the starting dose, but I have still had readings of 150-170 since starting the medication, so it is still uncontrolled. I will either need to change the tablet or increase the dose (or both).

I have the other problem, my blood pressure is low-ish (90-94/60). I say low-ish since my GP has said it’s fine but sometimes I feel like I’m floating around.

what do you mean by floating?

i also have low blood pressure, although lower than that, and i just assume it's genetic

I mean feeling lightheaded and not really present in the moment, so essentially I feel like I’m just floating around. This is not all the time though, sometimes if I use lifts I get this for a few moments after or usually around that time of the month I get it sometimes.

I’m not sure if this really makes sense😂

Hello all,

So I am 24 years old and for the past year I have had very high blood pressure readings for my age.

I was wondering if there are any other younger people here who have had this issue?

I have been investigated and so far no cause can be found.

Readings have varied anywhere from 136-170/90-110, depending on the day, time of day, how stressed/tired I am, and if I am nervous.

I am not overweight, non smoker, moderate drinker, I do exercise too.

For my age the numbers are very very high I know :/

I have recently started medication for the high blood pressure but the readings are still a bit all over the place.

Has anyone else got experience with this?

I am currently on 5mg amlopidine.

Any advice from anyone in a similar boat would be much appreciated!

I do and Im on meds! Drs not sure why as dont drink, never smoked and eat healthy. Also not overweight.

Hi, do you mind me asking how high your numbers were and your age?

Also, did your meds work immediately or did it take trying a few different ones? I thought my meds were working and until I got sky high numbers!

I went to a pharmacy to check my blood pressure and it was off the roof! But I sometimes question the accuracy of having it checked by the automatic machines rather than the old fashioned manual way in a GP. Plus sometimes the staff do not do it correctly (i.e. cuff size, feet on ground, bare arm etc)

I was more looking for people who have been in a similar boat to share their story, and how they got it under control.

I actually have decided against buying a blood pressure machine. I don't want to become obsessed with my blood pressure.

The readings are done in GP surgeries or pharmacies. I sometimes go to a pharmacy to get a reading.

I will comfortably drink a bottle of red wine to myself on the weekend. Cutting down on alcohol doesn't seem to lower my readings.

Well, 5mg was the starting dose, but I have still had readings of 150-170 since starting the medication, so it is still uncontrolled. I will either need to change the tablet or increase the dose (or both).