I have fear of having my bp taken, I now have fear of the machine, the noise and while the cuff tightens, I can feel adrenaline running through my body, I have to keep taking it, the lowest I got was 132 over 82 but I was still anxious, I feel I can’t get a Normal reading now I have this fear, it’s not just at the doctors I’m now scared to do it myself.
I have that really badly too. I’m just now calming down abt it. My doctor was trying to double my bp meds and I was telling her I didn’t believe it was that high usually because I swell a lot when it’s truly high and I wasn’t. I was right. When I relaxed and cussed myself out the numbers came down to normal. I still get a higher number the first time so I sit still and wait several minutes for the second reading. You will get a baseline eventually but obsessing abt it drives it way up. In her office my bp was 198/100 at home it was 126/70. Anxiety will drive it crazy high don’t let anyone tell you differently. Still we must watch our stress, diets and drink water and exercise. Hugs♥️
@@julesflores8137 thank you ❤️ I found this site, after I started getting palpitations, and the doctor had made me feel much better, from his videos, I’ve had a 72 hour monitor, and nothing was picked up, even though I had lots of palpitations, but thankyou for the comment xx
@@kapiljbp9129 I think that's a normal effect of the BP- taking process, i.e. blocking blood flow and then letting it go slowly. It happens to me and I have low BP.
I’m usually very sceptical of RU-vid videos on health, even some where the creators are , or purport to be, qualified medical practitioners. But this series, from a consultant cardiologist giving us all the benefit of his advice free, with no dietary fad to peddle or product to sell, is worth its weight in gold. This is what the internet is for. Ideally it would on free to view TV, as a series of shorts, perhaps with similar episodes on other aspects of health.
Absolutely brilliant ! I have never heard such an in-depth and honest, yet totally understandable explanation of Blood Pressure in my life. Your approach to medicine is a credit to you and testament to the fact that you are both a true physician and a competent scientist. I cannot thank you enough. I shall subscribe to your channel now.
You are a true doctor care about people's health not money. Thanks for taking the time to make this videos to educate people. You are a noble doctor. Really telling the truth. I wish you all the BEST and successful in everything. We need doctors like you. Blessings 🙏🙏🙏
Fear was my enemy when I was dizzy and the doctor, after just 1 test, said I had high blood pressure and put me on meds. Fear was became my friend when I realized that the meds. made things worse and I took steps to eat healthy and exercise. Now I don't have high blood pressure and I don't take meds. anymore. So the problem isn't fear, but how it is being used. The fear of God is a good think because we have sinned against Him and need to have our sin debt taken care of. The good news is that Jesus took our punishment on the cross paying our sin debt in full. What He requires of us is to repent and put our trust in Him for eternal life and then we can enjoy Him foreverMore. Thank you for this video and helping me understand all the details of blood pressure.
I wore an ambulatory bp monitor..I was so stressed by it, my bp was much higher while I was awake...and lower while asleep.. My doctor implied that it was a bad thing to have low bp at night. I refused to go on meds b/c my bp was normal when taken at home (we have a bp machine).
How are you today? I measured 160/80 at the doctor's office while I was there for a different thing (I was pretty stressed by that). At home, over the span of a few days, it slowly came down to about 130/80. They suspect it might be stress related because of this. In a few days I am getting a 24h monitor. They want to measure a full day/night cycle because if it drops at night, it's even more likely just stress. If it doesn't drop there's a different cause that needs treatment. Maybe lifestyle changes or medication.
Thank you. I'm glad I have this information, now. I wish I had it prior to my Dad's passing. I believe his health or lack there of was the result of medical mismanagement. He was a veteran. My Dad deserved much better from his doctors, but they pushed pills. They were licensed drug dealers, in my opinion - not healers.
My Dad had very high pulse level (tachycardia). I found out that his doctor was giving him six doses of Albuterol a day. I told the Nurse practitioner that he had never used Albuterol before and probably needed it once a day, if at all. She said, "I'll check on that." Bless her, she did, and my dad had 5 doses of Albuterol removed. He lived for three more years without weird rythyms until 92.
@York Cardiology Hi sir, i am 33 and chest pain and pain in arm but its gone now. i had skipping beats and heart palpation which is also gone. but sometimes when i wake up from sleep my heart beat gets faster . and sometimes if i eat salt or sugar my heart rate gets faster for 5 minutes and then slow down again. i dont understand why my heart beat gets faster sometimes and normal most of the time. i dont know if its because of stomach or heart problem.
Dr. Gupta you thank us for watching your channel. It’s us the people who are very grateful to you for the knowledge that you are sharing with us in a very understandable manner. Your lectures make it easier to understand what is going on in our bodies, you are an excellent doctor and I thank you very much for sharing on RU-vid. All the best.
It's great you bring this subject up. BP is not a physical constant like gravitational pull. Actually, a new German study determined that higher BP lowers morbidity of older people (European heart journal). Who of the huge world population has actually BP checks? 1% ? Still, many unknowns.
aww thank you so much for this kind comment Adheesh. Thank you so much for watching. I appreciate it. It would mean a tonne if you'd consider sharing the video with anyone who may benefit and also subscribing to the channel. best wishes Sanjay
We have been Blessed with Dr. Gupta! His informative knowledge and his love of humankind makes him such a hero of our hearts and beyond! Thank you for each and every video Dr. Gupta!
Doctors help a lot. Like Doctor on this you tube he's heat. If he's my doctor my blood pressure will be normal for sure. Because he's very intelligent and we believe and trusting him I don't get nervous So my blood pressure will be normal. Thank you, sir, for everything
You're truly a godsend, Dr. Gupta. I'm calling everyone who has friends and relatives that could benefit from Dr. Gupta's information, please share this and other videos that Dr. Gupta put out. Not only your relatives have information that can save their lives, but it also helps this doctor gain larger audiences, which he very well deserves.
My blood pressure is always high when I know I’m going to see a doctor. It’s starts a few days before, while I’m there and I feel fine when I’m at home. I’m stressed because anything I mention he’s ready to prescribe a pill. Never heard him say anything about changing diet, exercise, anything, just pills. So both my husband and I are doing what we can to better our health naturally ,through diet, walking, vitamins, sleep, whatever it takes. No body cares more about us than us! And when my time is up, it’s up! When the Good Lord says so❤️
Thank you for saying this. My mother was on BP medicine for years and she still suffered several strokes despite her BP being controlled by the medication.
I noticed that my blood pressure has gone up since my beloved brother passed away suddenly and unexpectedly eight months ago. I find that if I make concerted efforts many times during the day to stop and take time to deep breathe, it helps right away to bring my BP down. P.S. Hearing your calm voice and good advice also helps.
As one who has had an aortic aneurysm repair, a lad stent an an aortic valve replacement, I have had this b/p 24 hour taken. Am glad you brought up this important info.
This is exactly what happened with me, I ended up with atherosclerosis, got a pain down my left arm, during exercise felt sick and came out in a cold sweat. Ended up with an angiogram and my pulmonary artery was 95% blocked. A week later I had a triple heart graft. Now 3 years on, I am on Testosterone replacement therapy (Nibido), due to low Testosterone. I feel way better now, I go to the gym 4 times a week and play walking football at 64y, I am fitter now than I was in my late 40s. I suspected low Testosterone complicated all of your health, just with inflammation in your body causes your arteries to harden, so I also take vitamin D3 and K2 together to help remove the Calcium build up in my arteries and hopefully help put it back where it should be, in my bone's. I hope this my help someone.
This is Exactly my situation Dr ... I have had sleep apnea for a long time now which causes rapid heart rate some times with headaches during the night which wakes me out of my sleep in a panic .. I then have to sit upright and after a while my heart rate will go back to normal .. I certainly believe should be given a 24 hour blood pressure monitoring i am certain that my blood pressure is higher at nights
I would really appreciate a video on blood pressure differences between both arms and your arms and legs. I would demand that ambulatory blood pressure monitoring before I would accept drug treatment. In the US, you have to arm yourself with knowledge or your doctor’s health insurance records algorithm loves to over prescribe and the doctor has to override that in order to treat you individually. Not all are willing to do this, especially because their records can be searched electronically for their compliance with insurance “guidelines” and their malpractice insurance rates raised accordingly-making it very costly to treat you.
I’m a pharmacist and absolutely hate the big pharma. I’ve become very jaded and believe that the companies are only out to profit. When I read an article, I make sure the researchers are not based out of the US since the clinical studies are manipulated and skewed to benefit the particular drug that’s been presented. I’m working on lowering my mom’s BP naturally. She is on 5 medications and her BP still spikes to 205/105. She’s not obese, exercises and eats healthy. Some supplements to consider: magnesium, glutathione, lipoid acid, L argenine, vitamins A C and E, non flushing niacin and for nocturnal high BP, melatonin.
Perfectly explained. This short video has a Payload of Tremendous Value. It challenges the norm and provides clarification for those growing number people wanting to understand a key health marker, track and manage it themselves at home. Rather than attempt to "off-shore" our health to someone else. Thank you. You have helped me.
Been a vegetarian for 40 years. Meditation and exercise the norm but have high BP.....taking Beet Powder, Magnesium Taurate amd Dr. Bergs Potassium powder, still no change...
Just fantastic. My bp has always been fine and I was running and exercising a lot about 4 years ago. With lockdown and work I'm not active much at all now. I just got results today of a 24 hour monitor and it looks very bad. Spikes at night where I'm higher bp than during the day. I'm 47. I blame my recent lifestyle though and wonder can this be reversed?
Thank you very much for the effort you have put all these years to make everyone understand better how BP works and contribute greatly to their quality of life.
My pleasure Stavros! Thank you so much for watching. I appreciate it. It would mean a tonne if you'd consider sharing the video with anyone who may benefit and also subscribing to the channel. best wishes Sanjay
I check mine 2x a day, first thing in the morning and at bedtime. My numbers are usually lower in the evening than in the morning. Average about 120/77/65. I used to have a fear of bp but since my afib attack, my numbers have been very consistent & I don't worry about it anymore. Heart rate averages about 60-65.
Another excellent video. This time some of its content was expressed in bolder language. The word 'profit' was used and its relevance to current guidelines was discussed. I call that excellent and enlightened medicine. The words 'majestic integrity' also come to mind. It is a great privilege to hear a man of such appropriate learning and abundant experience speak of these things with such judgment and balance.
I was on micardis for 2.5 years ....when I had high blood pressure..and being chemist and worked in pharmaceutical Industries for almost 19 years I know what are these drugs and their side effects ...I decided to change my life style with the diet then I stopped taking Micardis in last 5 years....when I switched on ketos diet with IF (a healthy version of keto diet) I have done my own research on how the access insulin and stress elevate your blood pressure of course a result of inflammation from access omega 6 in your body with having a high refined carb diet also learn how to balance minerals.... especially potassium and magnesium that you need every day for the heart to function properly with right amount of calcium and sea salt.
I wish if you would do a video on which megenisum..is very very good and best absorb in the body since there is so many megenisum in health store and should we avoid any megenisum elemental once I have seen some supplements they come with 200mh of Megenisum Bis-Glycinate? 2nd Dr.Gupta would you recommend vitamin K2 (Mk-7) as a preventive from calcification around the heart muscle or in the joints or folding in the blood I know the the clinical studies were done on 250mcg of K2 any ideas 💡 😉😊🙏 God Bless ...
Two part question. First I have acid reflux issues at night. Does taking an acid reducer interfere with absorption of blood pressure medications? Over the past several months I got off PPI drugs and am taking famotidine instead before going to bed. Second question is can people on two medications benefit from splitting their dose, taking one in the morning and one at bedtime. I have been prescribed losartan and amlopidine.
@@ratsters7 Thank you dear There is one kind of Megenisum that I don't understand why was added to supplements of Megenisum complex it was *Megenisum phosphate pentahydrate * I have been doing many reading about this ..didn't know what is the benefits why a supplements compan will add this at a dose of 500mg ...? I wish he repeat Megenisum video so I can ask him
By listening to your videos half of the problems related to the Heart vanishes and one feels totally relaxed. Your knowledge of about Heart diseases/problems is par excellence. May Almighty God bless you always.
Dear I agree with you 100% whatever you said. The only problem is that the doctors don’t agree with these kind of theories and don’t want to act and treat their patients as you said. They tell you to take the medicines as prescribed or change the doctor. Thank you very much for showing us the reality of the modern treatments. I believe in whatever you said and try to apply on me as much possible. A time will come that I might be without a doctor in future.
My blood pressure is normal during the day but drops to 92/62 & I wake up feeling light headed. I'm hypothyroid & on natural desiccated thyroid hormone medication. Synthroid made me so sick for 4 years. Been on natural desiccated thyroid hormone medication for 6 years. Doing much better. But still cannot handle stress & I still experience heart palpitations but off & on. If my blood pressure gets over 125 or 130 over 90 I feel horrible. Same if it's to low. I feel good at around 120/80.
My BP is usually good in the day when I take it at home (it's sky high in the Dr's office, so he asked me to keep a reading at home, which I bring to every appt.). When I take it at home in the evening, most of the time it's high. Most videos talk about BP when you're sleeping. But what if it's high when you're taking it yourself around 10 or 11 pm? I have such bad anxiety. If I did the 24 hour one, I know it will shoot up when I feel it taking it. And besides that, my bp is completely different when I'm on my feet making dinner or whatever, as opposed to sitting in a chair quietly for 10 minutes before starting. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Love your channel! My bp machine is an Omron, I'll have to find the watch you mentioned, thanks!
Excellent site! I have been treated for hypertension for 30 years.....am 66 now.....and have never known why. Take Lisinopril and Lecanadipine every day. I am not over weight. Eat healthy. Walk daily. Non smoker. Guess I have some homework to do.
I've recently notice that my BP goes up when I stand up or if I lower my head to work our read. And returns to norman 30 mins after I sit down and raise my head. I have stenosis in C4-6. I'm wondering if this could be causing the abnormal fluctuation.
Thanks for this video!! I watch these from time to time but this one caught me because I have high BP and any info to better understand it and holistic approaches I can take to dealing with it are much appreciated
My blood pressure the last time it was checked was 212 / 100 and everyone was freaking out but me. I figure that's what it is supposed to me. They thought I needed to fo to the hospital. I said nope . I'm 72 years old and feel fine. I'm still able to sprint while.many my age can barely walk. I take no drugs and never have. Haven't had a checkup since I was 13 years old
This is going to be so helpful. My husband is experiencing high bp at night. His cardiologist said its his sleep apnea...his sleep dr said it's not. So where do we go with this? We will request the cardiologist do that test. Thanks so much.
Very very well explained Dr Gupta , I am one of those non dippers where I have normal BP in the morning but it does not dip in the night but it increases but then since ones blood pressure is normal in the day time giving a blood pressure medication could put you into low blood in the morning and that is not desired either . So it’s a kind of a conundrum . But having seen your video and hearing your honest comments I will certainly pursue this with my health team . Thanks so much.
Thank you so much for watching (and also your email) Mr Sahay . It'd mean a tonne to me if you'd consider subscribing to the channel - Sanjay (and bluebell).
Okay, my night time blood pressure drops to quite low, 90/40. The effect is morning tiredness, dizziness and uncoordinated. Takes couple hours after awakening to be functional
I am scared to monitor my bp. My anxiety "to the highest level" watching your video gives me hope that i'll be okay and at least i find a doctor who truly understands his patients..God bless you more!
Excellent video as usual Dr. Gupta! I always watch your videos, all of them are super interesting!! You are an amazing doctor and and an even better human being! God bless you!
So nice of you - Thank you!!! Glad it was useful. Thanks so much for your support. It'd mean a tonne if you'd consider subscribing to the channel:-) -Sanjay
Thanks for the new info about blood pressure. With this new knowledge learn from you, I will inform the next doctor im going to visit and will advise him to have me on this 24 hour bp monitoring to check if i really got high bp. Thanks so much. If only all doctors are like you, I would not get scared to visit them.
I love your teaching lectures and have sent them to all of my family and friends. I have a question My Mom and twin sister and 3 younger brothers all had heart surgery and they are healthy ,have a different diet than me and we are all healthy weight I am 67 and can not breath or do anything any more, and have mild COPD and went to two different cardiologist for tests , ex-rays , stress tests, ultrasound, and they said my heart is in better shape then theirs . Every time I leave the house I seriously feel like I am going to die from exhaustion I am 5ft weigh 113 and I smoke . Can mild COPD make me feel this Horrible? or could it be heart?
I was suspected to be having a gestational hypertension and was given different kinds of medicines. I got terrible side effects from dizziness, muscle pain, blurred vision, and the works is chestpain and difficulty breathing while experiencing chills and cold sweat..since i gave birth i was given a bunch of medicines..consulted different cardio coz each time i brought up the terrible things i experienced, they will tell me it will just go away and tell you to follow prescription .can they at least consider the terrible side effects rather than the bp numbers?
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dear goodness, I wish you were a doctor down here in Texas, we need more medical people in the world like you who is OBVIOUSLY NOT controlled by big pharma like MOST medical people are these days!!!
I am both a non-dipper and a dipper. I frequently wake up with a headache (after a dream) with blood pressure 179/95 and at another time it might be 110/67, for example. What does that mean?
Hello Sir my name is Mutarr I’m from the Gambia west Africa, my isolate reading have been high, my doctor wanted to put me on medication but due to my age being 30 he advice I use an ambulatory BP machine, here are my average All BP Averages: 122.5/76.4mmHg Day BP Averages: 123.5/77.2mmHg Night BP Averages: 117.9/72.8mmHg My night time BP is elevated did 2.8 mmmHg please advices, I’ll send you my full report on your Email God bless you.
You should do a video on the newer technology used in some watches which don't rely on the inflatable cuff technology. Some measure throughout the night without you being aware of it. The accuracy isn't quite there yet but you can calibrate with a reliable inflatable cuff or simply add or substract as needed and we have the best of both worlds without that inflatable annoyance and stressor.
Thank you so much for talking about nocturnal hypertension apparently very few doctors even understand that I kept telling my doctor my blood pressure will go up at night during the day is fine at night is when it goes up you have been very informative and I will speak to my cardiologist about having an ambulatory blood pressure monitor
Can you please please explain to me what is going on with my blood pressure? I've been having black outs off and on for about 10-15: years Recently I went to ER because I thought it was my asthma acting up They kepted me almost 2 days , doing numerous tests Heart rate drops as low as 38-46 My normal BP is 120-124 72-74 60-72 heart rate They diagnosed me with bracicardia? Okay But Sent me out with nothing? Not doing anything about my symptoms or problems?? BP drops to 95/68 49 I've noticed when lying Standing Sitting etc drops drastically Mainly from sitting to standing? I've been doing BP log Showed it to my doctor I'm supposed to go see a cardiologist? But it's like because I'm staying at a homeless shelter and have no insurance Nobody is in any hurry to get anything done anytime soon?? That concerns me greatly So I've put it All in God's hands Since I can't control what others do Please Explain what is going on What I should be doing What I can do Confused Concerned
My blood pressure goes up at night. I can tell when it's high because it wakes me up and I can't get back to sleep. Also, if my calcium is high I can't relax into a deep sleep because my shoulders won't relax. When I take a glucocorticoid which is in my asthma puffer, about 10 minutes later I fall into a deep sleep. I dream a lot during the night, rem sleep is not a problem. My calcium is a little bit above normal, but my doctor didn't think it was serious. I take hydrochlorothiazide for blood pressure. And arginine if it is higher than usual.
Doctor, your videos are just awesome. Just listening to you makes one feel so comfortable. Doctors like you are rare! Keep up the good work and god bless you. I feel better already!😂
We are WAAAYYY too compliant to "authority".....there was a time, in some parts of the world, when you paid the Doctor when you were WELL!..and didn't when you were ILL!
How blessed am I to have come across your channel. I think I’d be having more anxiety, fear, and feeling of uncertainty if I hadn’t. Are you writing a book soon?
awww how lovely Anna - i would love to write a book:-) i am just not disciplined enough:-) But it is definitely an aspiration Thank you so much for watching. I appreciate it. It would mean a tonne if you'd consider sharing the video with anyone who may benefit and also subscribing to the channel. best wishes Sanjay
@@YorkCardiology You could write a book! You love to talk so get a Ghost writer and record it! Let them write it! Leave a legacy, an educational memory, a doctor's attitude and thoughts!
In my opinion, the medical establishment needs to be more accepting of devices available to the general public. While, yes, it may infringe on their propriatary methods, it is far more accurate in the long run. Personnaly, I send my doctor ECG and BP reports complete with graphs monthly. My doctor and I then discuss the best course of treatment based on a months worth of data vs 24 or 48 hours from a 24hr BP monitor or a Halter Monitor. The medical profession needs to move into the 21st Century and stop holding their cards so close their chest for the sake of profit.
Dr., I use an Omron BP device that connects to my phone and every time I take my BP, it gets recorded. I don't have a regime of when I take my BP. It may be in the morning, mid-day or evening. However, the software that records all of these readings sorts out the time of day and gives me a monthly report with specifics as well as averages by time of day. I suggest people invest in a BP monitor that sends it's readings to a smart device with software that can analyse all of this. Putting on a BP monitor for 24 hours is still only a "snapshot". A monthly average is far more revealing than a 24 hour assessment.
Would dreaming have an affect on night time blood pressure. Say you are having a bad dream would that increase your blood pressure and would the device pick it up?
I wonder if you have a programme on pulse pressure (difference between top and bottom figure) and it's significance to highly calcified arteries. Also would welcome your input on Niacin to remove calcium from arteries Many thanks, I am a huge fan.
Thanks again doc for your videos, they are helping me a lot to understand this complicate thing that scares me for a long time. I am a sport guy , 43 years old and my pulse use to be under 60. I never check pressure when sleep because i have not a machine for that, but i check my heart rate and the average during sleeping is around 40/50, has this think some relationship with the pressure? I should assume because the low heart rate that pressure is low as well? Thanks 🙏
It reallt helps me a lot! Thankyou doc! Its inspires me to get mpre excercise everday and to focis always on a positive side. You are a great doctor! ❤️ Indeed.
Given that ones blood pressure at night is low but high at times during the day. Taking blood pressure medication based on the daytime readings will cause the patient to become weak and dizzy when waking and standing due to low blood pressure. I think it's better to take the medication at night because it seems to take 8 to 12 hours to reach full effectiveness. This is based on my current experiences with blood pressure medication. Your observations are reality based. However, current blood pressure diagnosiss and treatment is based on fantasy that a one size fits all approach suits everyone.
Thank you for your videos. That's what i call a real doctor. Not just give pills and bye. Honestly all doctors i have been to so far make me feel even worse about myself when i leave. Cos i want them to find the cause at least try, for my "high blood pressure" which I'm not even sure i have, cos they gave me pills on my first appointment. And now i just hate the pills cos i became anxious and what not. I have a question. Can i have a 24hr monitor while on high blood pressure pills? (Been taking losartan 50mg and nebivolol 2,5mg for a year now) Also they make me continue taking holesterol pills even tho my holesterol has dropped to 3.5 in 6 months. I don't see why? Maybe it was temporary. I would appreciate a reply. Thank you!
Thanks so much for this video. It has really helped me to understand more about hypertension and the importance of the best method of measurement to aid diagnosis and treatment.
I wish my doctor explain it like you do so refreshing to hear this video. I tried for years to get my doctor to do a 24hr test but never was offered. So I paid for a 24hr test though AXA & my results where during the day the average was 141/83 & my night time results where 116/65. My doctor wanted to increase my medication from 4mg to 6mg of perindopril but I've not done this. Do you think I need to increase my dose. Keep up the great work you do. Many thanks Mark.
I am taking beta blocker 10 mg at night due to heart palpitations at night due to anxiety disorder and panic attack. Which help me lot .I also have sleep apnea problem I dont know how to overcome this medications sleeping pills
My mother's bp rises at night. Between 7pm to 10 pm.. it rises rapidly. For example, we take her bp 8pm 120/80, then 8:30 it rises 140/90 then 9pm 180/100. And it rises up to 200/100 not until i give her " catapres" under the tonque medicine. Then it starts to go down. Thing is, her bp is normal in daytime. It only rises at night. Her bp havent risen in daytime. Its always at night. Why is this????
Dr. Gubta, Thank you for this great video, i am diagnosed with Blood pressure since March, though i am focusing live style changes i have realised that if do my blood pressure tests while laying with my back on the bed is lower than my test while sitting 🪑 normally, the difference is always 10 to 20 points, i would like to know if that is other underlying factor effecting my blood pressure,
I was on Ramipril 2.5 mg for a year - I've recently come off it (without telling my doctor) and my BP is now LOWER than it was while I was on the medication! While on the medication, I continually struggled to stay under 140/90 - I've been off it for three weeks and now I'm usually around or under 120/80. This morning it was 113/75 with a 60 pulse. I think my HBP was caused purely by anxiety - I'm now practicing meditation, relaxation and deep breathing and try not to get stressed by taking my BP. That alone would cause so much anxiety and frustration. I would literally see the numbers climb as I worked myself into a state of panic, which is how I ended up having to take medication in the first place! I still monitor my BP twice a day - and replaced my machine with a new one to make sure I'm getting accurate results, but I no longer get stressed about it, knowing that even if it gets a bit high (which now it never does!) I can control it with my breathing. I also follow a whole-food diet (no sugar or ultra-processed food and I've cut out caffeine and alcohol as well) and stay active but I made those changes a year ago when I was first diagnosed. I think the anxiety (or the medication?) cancelled out the benefits of my healthy eating. The medication itself gave me anxiety knowing that I was putting chemicals in my body that could damage my kidneys and cause hyperkalaemia. When I saw my last blood results with borderline high potassium levels that increased sharply since I started taking Ramipril, I panicked. That's why I decided to come off the medication - this was not something I could have discussed with my GP - they just don't have the time and I know they would have wanted me to stay on the medication as it is easier for them. Instead, I started taking some supplements regularly in addition to a healthy diet, lifestyle and stress management (garlic oil, grapeseed extract, moringa powder, L-arginine, as well as vitamins D, B12, B6, B9 and magnesium) - not sure if any of these are contributing, but something must be working after a year of struggling with the medication!
