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MichMan

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10. Even though I have been controlling it for years with medication, mine can show higher than usual at the doctor office

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 01:30 PM

Dec 2024

I have found that if they take it when I first enter the exam room, it will usually read higher. I ask them to check it a little later and it usually comes down. They also have an automatic machine that they hook up to me and leave the room. It automatically inflates and deflates the cuff and takes three consecutive readings. I believe they average them.

Your posture and how you are sitting can make a big difference as well

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Why can't I get my BP down? Need answers from my doc at my annual check up in a few weeks. I welcome comments/suggestion [View all] CTyankee Dec 2024 OP

Doctors know that a lot of people have elevated BP during medical exams Ocelot II Dec 2024 #1

That was my first thought too. Native Dec 2024 #14

I had physical therapy for my back and my therapist prescribed excercises I could do each morning in bed before I rise. CTyankee Dec 2024 #19

No boxes or cans. Only fresh food with no salt: add fish to your diet. onecaliberal Dec 2024 #2

Here is my quandary with that. I make certain dishes with low sodium but requires prep work. I can't stand on my feet CTyankee Dec 2024 #16

The seasonings and spreads are very high in sodium. onecaliberal Dec 2024 #24

You may have intermittent elevations in BP-- a so-called "white coat syndrome"... hlthe2b Dec 2024 #3

I tried meditation which involved telling myself to breathe and to quieting myself down. I can easily do that again. CTyankee Dec 2024 #12

I've been doing this for decades NJCher Dec 2024 #32

Meditation is the hardest "simple" thing I've ever done. I've meditated for over 50 years and "monkey mind" still mitch96 Dec 2024 #38

I can easily solve my back problem by spending less time sitting at my desk top computer, but I am a writer and involved CTyankee Dec 2024 #40

I forgot to mention I also use an "inversion table". I basically hang from my ankles. Not 90 but more like 45 mitch96 Dec 2024 #41

Ever since covid, my BP is always through the roof when I go to a doctor's office. Native Dec 2024 #15

When my weight plummeted nitpicked Dec 2024 #4

I could use some weight loss! Right now, that is not a problem. CTyankee Dec 2024 #6

Get a good BP monitor (with arm cuff) and test yourself during a quiet time in afternoons. surfered Dec 2024 #5

I had one but I would get anxiety just putting it on (I also had difficulty using it as prescribed and worried that my CTyankee Dec 2024 #7

Do you have a partner who can do that for you? It would help your doctor to have this data. surfered Dec 2024 #11

Start using it regularly so you'll eventually feel more comfortable using it. And Native Dec 2024 #17

Ask about other minerals that influence blood pressure. bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #8

Yes, we get Progresso's low sodium soups when available at my store. I eat half of a banana daily cuz I like them on my CTyankee Dec 2024 #33

I always ask them to take my BP twice. LisaM Dec 2024 #9

Even though I have been controlling it for years with medication, mine can show higher than usual at the doctor office MichMan Dec 2024 #10

I found that some high salt foods just need to be axed from the diet: marybourg Dec 2024 #13

Remember the good old days when doctors would actually make lifestyle and diet suggestions Native Dec 2024 #20

There are low sodium soups in a can which I get regularly and keep in stock. We have it often for lunch. I use no CTyankee Dec 2024 #21

They're still very high in sodium for food low in protein. In my opinion. marybourg Dec 2024 #25

I have to weigh all these things in my mind at an age where I simply cannot do what I used to do CTyankee Dec 2024 #42

Understood. I'm your age. I 've simplified my meals greatly. marybourg Dec 2024 #44

I sit and chop!! MotownPgh Dec 2024 #48

Sadly, I have a small kitchen. I cannot sit and chop. I wish I could. CTyankee Dec 2024 #49

Yes we are label readers in the grocery store. Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #23

Stop Reading DU Deep State Witch Dec 2024 #18

I take beet root extract Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #22

Lots of water and chewable l-theanine Lulu KC Dec 2024 #26

Stuff Botany Dec 2024 #27

Many things will help Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #28

Thanks for the tips. We have a gym nearby and I used to go several times a week. I should start again. CTyankee Dec 2024 #43

There is no substitute for Diet & Exercise Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #45

You have to wait your turn if you want assisted workouts, like I do. There's limited staff and limited seats for waiting CTyankee Dec 2024 #46

Patience is a virtue Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #47

Breathe deep Tadams01KC Dec 2024 #29

New research is showing that isometric exercises are most effective Big Blue Marble Dec 2024 #30

My BP is always very high in doctor's office crimycarny Dec 2024 #31

Ask them if a diuretic might help. Elessar Zappa Dec 2024 #34

How are your kidney numbers? SARose Dec 2024 #35

I don't know. Perhaps he/she will order that for me. It's fine cuz my clinic where I get those is nearby CTyankee Dec 2024 #36

Great! SARose Dec 2024 #37

Water Aerobics! Thunderbeast Dec 2024 #39