Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor

[mindforge]

Hi Guys,

I purchased Citizen Ch-606 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor and had been toying with it the whole day. Not good, I know, but now I fear to take it out again.

I was suffering from hyperthyroidism and now I have the numbers in control. I thought I should monitor my blood pressure regularly, so I bought this monitor. The first time I checked, the BP came out to be 160/110. I checked again and it reduced to 150/100. After a while, I sat on a chair and took another reading. It came out as 124/94. Each time I check, it shows a new reading. I also observed it is giving higher diastolic pressure reading. Even when I suffered from panic attacks, my diastolic never crossed 90. But now when I am normal, it is giving high diastolic reading and fluctuating systolic reading. Only once I got a normal reading of 118/80. How can I have a normal systolic reading and high diastolic reading?

Does this mean that the monitor is faulty or should I go for a check-up asap? Has anyone ever used this product? Let me know your feedback.

[SandraDominique]

Here is a list of tensiometre

[SandraDominique]

Blood pressure must be measured after 5 minutes of rest. Sit on a chair or in bed for 5 minutes before you take your blood pressure. That is the correct one.

[mindforge]

Thanks for your reply. I think I got a dud monitor. I went to a doctor and got a reading of 118/80 thru the mercury monitor. At the same time, the wrist monitor gave a reading of 145/95. I don't know how to use or the monitor is not worth it. It had added to my anxiety. On one website I read that wrist monitors can give results with an error of 30 mmHg. That's too high and not accurate.

[erijon]

I use a wrist monitor and there are a couple of important steps in using one correctly. First, make sure you are sitting straight up with both feet on the floor and have been quiet for about 5 mins before using it. Here's the tricky part, the monitor MUST be at the same level of your heart in order for the reading to be accurate. Hold your wrist to the center of your chest when taking a reading. I use an Omron ( the only wrist monitor recommended by the UK Hypertension Society) that has the position sensor built in so it will not take a reading unless it's in the right position in relationship to your heart. Also, never take multiple readings at the same time, they almost always will climb due to anxiety. You should also let your arteries rest at least 5 mins between readings if you need a second reading in order to let your arteries rebound. One last thing, try to take it at approx the same time each day and track the results. The BP tracker on this site is very useful (feel free to check mine out).

Wrist monitors can be very accurate if used correctly. If you have any doubt, see your doctor and take yours with you to compare readings. I do that once or twice a year to make sure mine is accurate.

Hope this helps,

Jon