I am a male aged 38 years and weigh 153 pounds (69.5 kilos). I don't drink or smoke. When I checked my blood pressure it was showing 138/105. I know the optimal range should be somewhere around 120/80. I have no idea why my diastolic touched 105.
Then I realized that I should restart doing some exercises. When I started doing the exercise and reduced taking salt in my food, now my blood pressure is showing a reading of 116/90 after one week. Is this normal, or should I still need to bring this reading further down? Or should I take any medication for this?
What are the reasons for high diastolic and normal systolic readings? I used to sleep in the afternoons regularly. Since after last week's readings, now I have stopped sleeping in the afternoons.
I'm also a person who is in depression and anxiety for some other health issue I have, and constantly worried about future. Please tell me whether anxiety causes elevated diastolic pressure?