What is considered high blood pressure?

It's like the asinine arguments for or against Covid-19 vaccines, all over the place. My source (webmd.com) said a 70/130 is normal for a 70 year old male. I'm below that (with pills) so it's good enough for my feeble mind. The above chart puts me near borderline high, so go figure..
 

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Robert that is way to high. is this a sudden change? also how are you getting this reading.
If this is an automatic BP, and you feel OK then get another reading from another machine. I dont trust machines to take reading, seen to many wrong. If your on BP meds, have you had any changes? taking some cold meds can have an adverse reaction to BP meds.
Recheck it and follow up with your doctor if its still up.
 
Robert59 said:
Mine is right now 207/114
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That's way too high.
My BP is 98/66 and with brief exception has been in that same range for decades.

Things that will raise your BP and heart rate:
> fats / trans fats / a high fat diet;
> caffeine / tea & coffee / antibiotics / drugs;
> beware of drugs that lower the BP thus lowering your cardiac output;
> lack of exercise / an excess of sugar / maybe salt, maybe not / similar other things too.

Things that will lower your BP;
> getting plenty of aerobic exercise / and avoiding the above;
> a high complex carbohydrate diet / vegetables like broccoli & zucchini;
> you don't need to test anything, just do it / staying away from doctors, dentists and drugs.
 
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That number is way too high, @Robert59
IF it's an accurate number.

Sometimes, these machines give wrong numbers,
Or, if you do not have it take it perfectly, or if it is not on, exactly perfect, then the numbers are not true ones.

If you think your reading was correct, then do call a doctor, or seek medical check.

I would think you would also have some symptoms, if it is truly that number.
 
Get the Samsung Health App and take your blood pressure every day upon waking. It will fluctuate a lot during the day since activity level will cause it to fluctuate. I am age 86. On my Samsung Health App I show 135/68 for the last 7 days, 137/68 for the last 31 days and 125/63 for the last 12 months. I have a wrist unit and an upper arm unit. The upper arm unit requires me to take off my shirt. Thus, I validated the wrist unit against my upper arm unit and it gives the same results. If it did not give the same results, I'd only use the upper arm unit. At 86 I'm doomed anyway since few males make it past 90.

The CDC Survival Table for white males is shown here:

https://imgur.com/3e84CUe
 
Mine is always the same; 118 over 66
But WAIT!
Wouldn't a large, outdoor man who works, builds fences, rides horses, does carpentry,
digs ditches have a much higher BP than a small, weak man sitting in an office ?
Where are the "perfect numbers" derived from?
Should other factors be considered in what is or is not normal?
 
Readings above 180 systolic pressure or above 110 diastolic pressure (180/110) indicate a hypertensive crisis. Blood pressure readings in this range put you at the highest risk for heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening issues. If you have a blood pressure reading over 185/110 combined with any of these symptoms, headache, nausea, vision changes, mental confusion, chest pain and shortness of breath Call 911 and seek medical attention immediately.

https://mymedicalscore.com/blood-pressure/207-114/
 
My BP can hit over 140 even with meds but Doc says ok at this age...been on them for years

New Blood Pressure Standards for Seniors
The ideal blood pressure for seniors is now considered 120/80 (systolic/diastolic), which is the same for younger adults. The high blood pressure range for seniors starts at hypertension stage 1, spanning between 130-139/80-89. Higher readings suggest increasingly dangerous hypertension; the lengthy list of complications associated with high blood pressure ranges from an increased risk of heart failure to increased risk of blindness.
 
hollydolly said:
is there an easy way to know the annual total?.. I can't seem to find one ...
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Robert59 said:
Went to clinic and had to wait 2 hours in waiting room but other clinic's here it was 4-5 hour wait. Everybody here has the flu. My blood pressure now is a lot better. I take this medicine called Lisinopril 40 mgs once a day.
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I also take Lisinopril 5 mg once per day. My wife takes Lisinopril 40 mg once per day as well.
 
Mine is at stage 2. I haven't been to a doctor in years and hate to start but I am going to make an appointment. I've lost weight and within the normal weight range and it really didn't do a thing for my pressure. I use little or no salt.
Don't run like a rat on the treadmill but am active all day long. The next step would be medication which I'm not happy about.

I'm only going because at my age If I drop dead of a heart attack, so be it but I don't want to have a stroke and be a burden to my kids.
 
hollydolly said:
Why am I being quoted in this thread, post 22, when I haven't even posted on this thread before now ? :oops:
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Wow, that seems bizarre, Holly. :oops: When I click on the small circle in post 22, for your quote, it takes me to one you posted in an entirely different thread. Maybe you already clicked on it, and you already know that? :geek::giggle::love:

Perhaps your post got into his reply box, and got posted with his other quote, by mistakes on his part? I don't know if he's been on that other thread or not, but he's past 85.
 

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