Question for those who suffer from High or very high BP ?

Actually it was a lot worse than that in the family member who had it, I;d post the photo but I don't think they'd be happy I did, so take my word for it, they were literally bleeding from their eyes like something from a horror film..

They said it was because the pressure had got too high , would that be right ?
 

My blood pressure is always high when I see my doctor. I've heard that the blood pressure should always be taken after sitting quietly for at least 5 minutes. My doctor asks many questions, and I can feel the pressure rising. He told me to take my own blood pressure early in the morning and bring him the results. I do take tablets for it. Never heard of bleeding in the eyes though.
 
My blood pressure is always high when I see my doctor. I've heard that the blood pressure should always be taken after sitting quietly for at least 5 minutes. My doctor asks many questions, and I can feel the pressure rising. He told me to take my own blood pressure early in the morning and bring him the results. I do take tablets for it. Never heard of bleeding in the eyes though.
Oscash, when you feel the pressure rising, can you please describe it?
 
Well I saw the bleeding *ugh*... it is horrible. I was just wondering if the doctor has it right really... My family member accepted the Doctors diagnosis.. but then they don't know any better. They were ultimately told that when the BP gets as high as theirs the Body looks for a way out..through the eyes or nose...
 
Before you were diagnosed with High BP...did you ever bleed from your eyes ?
my High Blood pressure was found from a Eye test ,I lost vision for an hour rather like a thick fog , i went straight to a optitian who saw something not right, so was sent to Hospital , I think at first they thought the Retina had detached , but it was a Vein that had burst , no blood came out my eye . I was then refered to my GP who when took my BP rang for an Ambulance it was 210, Ive since had it higher , but survived . I keep up with my Eye tests because so much can be seen though the eyes ,
 
my High Blood pressure was found from a Eye test ,I lost vision for an hour rather like a thick fog , i went straight to a optitian who saw something not right, so was sent to Hospital , I think at first they thought the Retina had detached , but it was a Vein that had burst , no blood came out my eye . I was then refered to my GP who when took my BP rang for an Ambulance it was 210, Ive since had it higher , but survived . I keep up with my Eye tests because so much can be seen though the eyes ,
This happened just without any prior problems. FM was bleeding from their eyes ( I wish I could show the photo).. out of the blue. They thought at first they'd scratched themselves.. wiped the blood away, and then a few days later the same thing happened.. Following tests they were put on Statins
 
Well, for me, I see something @dilettante wrote and .... (just kidding.)

Mine can shoot up to over 200 and other than my face feeling hot I wouldn't know it was up. Mine is very fluid and it can be 120/80 one day 180 the next. The meds help. I've never had bleeding eyes though.
What was amazing about it was that the FM didn't panic when this happened.. and still now seems very calm about it....

Me ?.. I would have been freaking... and I'm not the one suffering from BP... whereas they are not the freaking type of person, so how they got high BP in the first place I have no idea..
 
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The only time I've seen blood in the eye was in a gym, when guys would try a lift too much. I have heard though that, that is BP related ?

Mine varies, but usually stays within a reasonable range. Time before last though, my diastolic number was 56, [130/56] my traveling doc said she was somewhat 'concerned' . This latest check {this past Monday} it was 127/71 which she said [of course] was fine. She never mentioned the previous check & neither did I.
 
Oscash, when you feel the pressure rising, can you please describe it?
gruntlabor: When he puts the cuff around my arm, he does it so tight I start to get panicky as it hurts. It turned out it was a smaller one, and because I have large arms, I need the big one. Then he starts to inflate again, and I can feel my heart starting to beat faster, therefore a high blood reading. When he does it the reading can be 190/90 but when I do it at home its, 141/73 as of today. I do have to take a blood pressure tablet Candesartan 8mg. one per day. I have to see him again today and am not looking forward to it.
 
I’ve got high blood pressure but don’t take any pills. My optometrist took tests of my eyes and said the veins in my eyes are expanding. She said she doesn’t know why but to talk to my doctor about it. She showed me the x-rays and sure enough the veins are widening. I’ve had red eyes before but never knew what it was from.
 
gruntlabor: When he puts the cuff around my arm, he does it so tight I start to get panicky as it hurts. It turned out it was a smaller one, and because I have large arms, I need the big one. Then he starts to inflate again, and I can feel my heart starting to beat faster, therefore a high blood reading. When he does it the reading can be 190/90 but when I do it at home its, 141/73 as of today. I do have to take a blood pressure tablet Candesartan 8mg. one per day. I have to see him again today and am not looking forward to it.
I’m the same as you. When I test my own blood pressure at Walmart or Shoppers Drug Mart, it’s always lower than it is when I’m in his office. It’s actually REALLY common to have higher blood pressure while at the doctors office. There’s even a name for it but I forget what it is.
 
My blood pressure is always high when I see my doctor. I've heard that the blood pressure should always be taken after sitting quietly for at least 5 minutes. My doctor asks many questions, and I can feel the pressure rising
I can understand this and I used to try a calming exercise before somebody came in to measure it.

I suppose that I've decided I just don't care any more, I wasn't even fooling myself. Maybe this actually helps to keep mine low. Last measured at the doc's at 121/53. Diastolic is a bit low but as long as I don't feel lightheaded, etc. that's fine according to both my cardiologist and primary care docs.
 
Sorry, we're drifting.

I thought some more and recall some nosebleeds, but as I said no bleeding in or from the eyes.
this is what's really got me thinking that maybe there's something else wrong. They were told that when the BP gets very high then the blood leaks from either the eyes or ears.

This was the first time they'd ever been diagnosed with BP.. and had only had a few specific type of headaches prior to these eye bleeds...

Now they've been put on Statins... but with no other explanation as to these eye bleeds...:unsure:..its pretty horrendous to look at tbh..like something out of horror movie, like blood tears...
 
High BP causes Subconjunctival hemorrhage (the blood can appear in the whites of the eyes. The effect can look dramatic, but the symptoms are generally painless. SCH is not harmful).

FWIW: High BP does not cause eyes to bleed blood or ears to bleed. TY.
..are you sure about that..I mean really certain ?... because my Family member has been told that their eye bleeds are due to BP, and have been put on Statins and have been on them now for 4 years... :unsure: they were definitely told that the pressure of high BP causes eye and ear bleeds..
 
Anything is possible in rarest of rare cases.

But High BP does not cause blood to be discharged from eyes or ears.

From nose, yes (not directly but high BP puts the patient to a higher risk of nosebleeds). TY.
I think I will speak to my FM, and tell them perhaps they need to get a second opinion... because 4 years is a long time to one medication that might not be the right medication...
 

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