oh shit?

[oso0960]

When only the top (systolic) number is elevated, doctors call this isolated systolic hypertension (ISH). The condition becomes increasingly common as people age. A person has ISH if the top reading is higher than 140 while the bottom reading is less than 90.

So I went to the machine thing that takes your blood pressure, and wow. My Systolic pressure was 140, and my diastolic pressure was 70 somethin, i think 76. Wtf? I'm only 16 years old too, and there's only a few things I can think of that would make this happen: A) heavy saturated fats in Eggnog and milk? I drink tons of those, B) overtraining...doubtful C) ???

 

[TomoUK]

When only the top (systolic) number is elevated, doctors call this isolated systolic hypertension (ISH). The condition becomes increasingly common as people age. A person has ISH if the top reading is higher than 140 while the bottom reading is less than 90.

So I went to the machine thing that takes your blood pressure, and wow. My Systolic pressure was 140, and my diastolic pressure was 70 somethin, i think 76. Wtf? I'm only 16 years old too, and there's only a few things I can think of that would make this happen: A) heavy saturated fats in Eggnog and milk? I drink tons of those, B) overtraining...doubtful C) ???

was that just a one off reading?, if so take it again, sometimes they give a strange reading, i had mine taken at the doc's the other day and the first time it was randomly high, she took it again and it was fine!

 

[Cynical Simian]

C) Worrying about improbable shit like this.

 

[oso0960]

was that just a one off reading?, if so take it again, sometimes they give a strange reading, i had mine taken at the doc's the other day and the first time it was randomly high, she took it again and it was fine!

Damn, I really hope so, I'm kind of stressing that I (might) have high blood pressure at 16 yrs. Tomorrow right after school I'll run up and take it again and post back what it is.

 

[BiggT]

You said machine.....do you mean one of those things at Wal-Mart?? LOL, those things are made for people with 13" arms, of course your BP was elevated on it, don't sweat it bro......if it is really going to cause you to lose sleep go to the Dr and have it done the real way, I'd bet money that you're perfectly fine.

 

[perp69]

BP fluctuates. Mine reads in the 130's to 150's sometimes while diastolic goes from 60's to 80's. Walmart machines suck also.

Perp

 

[ErikZ]

Do not trust those wal mart machines

 

[Chambewy20]

Do not trust those wal mart machines

No shit, next thing you know you'll be barely making minimum wage with no health insurance.... That's were the conspiracy beings my friend....

 

[pumped marbles]

First of all those machines can be extremely off. Second, did you drink any kind of energy drink earlier that day?

 

[oso0960]

i don't like energy drinks, i'm very sensitive to caffiene. and I went back to check my blood pressure and it said it dropped down to 122. lol stupid machines, is there a better way to find the systolic and diastolic out? I also did notice the 9 to 13" average arm circumference, wow.... Anyway thank you all for the info I will forever now boycott those walmart machines