An annoying symptom of hypertension
By dragon54u
@dragon54u (31633)
United States
December 11, 2016 1:54pm CST
When my blood pressure gets too high I see spots. It makes it hard to read, to watch television, to do something on the computer. It does alert me to check my BP, though. Right now it's 176/112 so I took half a tablet of my medicine, I usually take one at morning and one at night.
Quitting smoking didn't seem to help my high BP. I'm starting a weight loss program tomorrow to see if that brings it down any. It's The Mini-Fast Diet. If you are interested, that is the title of a discussion by Alice Henry about the diet and it seems healthy and easier to follow than most.
I really hate having hypertension. It can be so irritating. Do you have a condition that has symptoms that are annoying?
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
11 Dec 16
Your BP is way too high. Are you taking something for it?
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
11 Dec 16
Yes, I'm on medication. Sometimes, like today, I have to take more of it than prescribed but I take it morning and night. Even with the meds it's usually around 145/100.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
11 Dec 16
@dragon54u My mom always had hypertension, but it helped her to sleep with a big pillow. Don´t ask me why!
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
24 Dec 16
i think i have the reverse-too low.
sometimes i have whiteouts and have to be careful when i stand.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
24 Dec 16
My mom had low BP, too, all her life. I'm sorry you have to deal with that!
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
11 Dec 16
Since I visited with you a few years ago I have been diagnosed with diabetes, and that is annoying.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
11 Dec 16
Yes, I imagine diabetes would be highly annoying!! My ex husband developed it, too, but luckily he married a nurse so she takes good care of him. I found that the dietary restrictions of hypertension very annoying so you must also find it so! So many things you can't enjoy or must cut down on with diabetes. Cutting back on salt was hard for me but I did it and now I think many things are too salty.
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
11 Dec 16
Sorry to hear that but I hope you are enjoying life nonetheless!
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
11 Dec 16
I'm hoping that losing weight will get my BP down, too. I thought that once I stopped smoking it would go way down but it's actually worse than before! I'm starting a diet tomorrow--no really, I am! 
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