Am I hypertensive?

[fernandesrc91]

I've been measuring my blood pressure because it was high. For three days
i had the values

day 1: 140x80
day 2: 150x100
day 3: 130x90

25yo and a little extra weight....

Sometimes, when i'm in home, it gets 120x100, 140x90, 140x10...
I went to the doctor and he said, just with my 3 first values, he said that
i'm gonna need to take the pills for all my life, because I have cronic hypetension... I asked some nurses and
they said that I am not hypertensive yet, but pre-hypertensive. Changing my lifestyle could help me control my blood presure without any pills.

I am in panic right now. I don't wanna take these pills forever, you know?
Is the doctor right concluding that? Am I hypertensive?

By the way, he is not a cardiologist, the is a kind of general clinic.
I can't eat, I am not sleeping...

Can you guys help me?

Thanks....

[fernandesrc91]

Hi!

I've been doing some research, and I found out that losing weight can actually lower the blood presure by itself. Doing some exercise 3 times a week (all that I have time for), almost no salt and basically eating fruits, rice...  I already lost like 6 kg (13 ponds) in like 2 weeks. My blood pressure reached 13x9 today, 12x10 a few days ago, but I'm not sure if its the pills that are lowering it. I mean, seems like the pills are not making any effect, because I've been get values like this before I start tooking them, 15 days ago.
The only difference is that I'm trying to get calm when I do my BP measures. By the way, every time i got values above 140, I was actually nervous. Even after days taking the pills, my BP started getting even higher (15x9,15x10 and so)!



Like I said the nurses told me that these are a pre-hypertensive values, meaning that I'm not hypertensive yet (14x8 was the first measure), but I am worried because the doctor said that I already was, you know? That just doesn't make any sense!

[a_ani]

Chronic hypertension is a long-term condition in which your blood pressure (BP) is higher than normal. Your BP is the force of your blood moving against the walls of your arteries. Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80. Prehypertension is BP between 120/80 and 139/89. High blood pressure is 140/90 or higher, and according to your statistics, you fall between prehypertensive and high blood pressure
You don't have to panic, I think your blood pressure(BP) can go below prehypertensive since you said if you don't go out it falls in that range.meanwhile, I would advice you reduce the stress you are facing and seek for very professional care or service. I think you are not hypertensive!

[tacolino]

Hi there. Your on the higher side of normal. The best thing you can do is to have a 24 hour ABPM test. Its a little annoying, costs little but is considered the gold standard BP test. It allows a period of time for the White coat effect too. Ir will give you a full picture of your numbers. Then a proper diagnosis can be made. On the white coat effect, its important as I am of the opinion that you are tense and winding yourself up over the BP numbers!! Try chill and insist on the 24 hour ABPM. Dont be rushed into meds just yet.