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Originally Posted by barry12345
All you posters so far sound very good to excellent blood pressure wise. Skid row yours is so relatively constant and normal why bother taking it twice a day?
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To stay on top of it. I don't like surprises down the road, when I could have tweaked my lifestyle earlier.
6-years ago @ the doctor's office routine check up, it was 151/92, then after 1/2 an hour, it had lowered to 143/89. The doctor advised me to buy a BP unit from Walmart, Walgreens, or CVS. Then bring the unit to his office to corroborate with their commercial unit's readings.
Well, I never did the corroborating, but I did immediately buy a self-checking unit. Been using it ever since.
The other week on a routine check up with the doctor, BP was 168/84 - I had my unit with me, and took it myself one minute later - it matched their commercial BP unit exactly. Showed doctor my log for one month - and he attributed the office readings as 'white lab coat' nervousness - he's got that right, I don't like going to the MD.
I have perhaps 10 to 15 or so dental doctor's visits too a year at Baylor College of Dentistry. They take your BP reading every time you come. Yesterday it was 143/83 - which isn't bad I suppose for a drilling session I was about to encounter in the dentist's chair.
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
I take the 81 mg aspirin every day too.
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Me too. Doctor got me on this regimen 11 years ago. The aspirin is great to take at bedtime. It puts you into a deeper sleep more quickly too - according to another doctor friend of mine.