In this video i explain different methods of measuring BP and which ways are best correlated with patient outcomes. d be so grateful if you'd consider subscribing and sharing
I am a 91 yr old woman, attempting to understand the cause And remedy for my hypertension. The medication is no longer effective. I want to thank you 🙏 for your service to humanity and the let you know how helpful you have been to me personally. Blessings, ♥️🙏♥️
This really hits home. I am 45 and had a referral to a neurologist who took my BP once in each arm and said it was high. This was fed back to my GP who took their own measurement once and told me I had stage 2 hypertension and prescribed my bp meds then and there. I foolishly accepted as was worried about other symptoms, I have a mum who died 14 months prior of heart issues who had high bp and the gp also said my cholesterol was high. Not once was a 24hr monitor offered or even suggested. After seeing a cardioligist they arranged a 24hr monitor and my average BP was 120/75. Now I am stopping the bp meds after 4 weeks for a period of two months and will then do another 24hr monitor. I am annoyed with myself that I went on bp meds but even more annoyed that gp is so willing. My weight is fine, I walk 5k most days, don’t smoke, drink very little alcohol and eat fairly well but all GP was looking at was a single BP reading.
This is the irony of modern, mechanized, robotic doctor health care. The patient is a numbered rat in a laboratory cage. That's all you are to the health "care" profession. They are greedy and narcissistic for the most part.
I’m a 75 year old male and was diagnosed having elevated blood pressure. Listening to several of your lectures on the subject has decreased my anxiety. Thank you for your excellent explanation.
My son is in Kenya now!!! lol. He's a filmmaker/photographer and Ambassador of Lewa Conservancy. Kenya is his most favorite place on Earth. Greetings from Northern Canada!
I am 75 and have had high BP and A-Fib I got rid on the A-Fib by cutting out all sugar and wheat and eating and juicing a lot of green leafy vegetables (Kale and spinach) 5 glasses a day. Also taking 3 grams of magnesium Now my BP is normal. Now I am back to running 2 1/2 hours a day. Thank you Dr Gupta I have been watching these videos and was able to cobble together my program from watching them.
The white coat syndrome is a huge factor. Not just because of the unfamiliar environment but because so much potentially hinges upon it. From recommendations for medication to anxiety about the situation leading to possible curtailment of one's lifestyle, perhaps even to impact on one's employment. Good to see recognition of the unreliability of the 'professional' taking of blood pressure.
Best wishes for your dad Dr Gupta. My father-in-law is a pathologist his best friend a cardiologist. Both graduated summa. They recommend the Omron wrist cuff. Today I tested 97/64. I had a white coat test of 114/79 after running up a flight of stairs because I was late for my appointment. I’m telling you all this because you might find it interesting to know that I have been taking nicotinamide riboside for the last three years. Was 120/80 before I started. I’m a seventy yo male. Cool huh?
I have a cardiologist for almost twenty years but I never heard informations what you said. Very enlightening. Thanks Dr Gupta. God bless you family circle.
A friend bought a BP monitor as his MD recimmended. He was to take & record readings 3x per day, but it always gave the same result, 120/80. He asked me to take mine on his machine to see if it read the same. As I sat at the table to do that, his bride leaned over staring at the screen. Then she took her fingernail and peeled off the clear plastic screen protector which had 120/80 printed on it....
Hilarious... in the sense that MY doctor picked up my BP monitor and threw it in the waste paper basket saying it was 'rubbish'. He told me never to take my own measurements and to depend on those taken in his office or in hospital. I can understand his feelings when people take BP themselves irregularly and obsessively, but I was doing what you suggest here and taking measurements three times a day at precise times and averaging out weekly results. Despite my doctor's negativity I continue to do so and this gives me a much better indication of how I am doing and when I am getting too stressed in my recovery 18 months after a stroke. If only all doctors were as positive as you are and treated their patients like intelligent human beings.
Yes, I hope that your father is better. This is the best explanation of BP readings. Doctors want to put one on meds with one high reading. They just recently did it to me.
Sending prayers for speedy recovery for your dad. Thank you for this video. It could not have come at a more appropriate time. My mother was just discussing her blood pressure worries as it showed 170/90 and the doctor already prescribed her pills. Will get BP machine to do home readings. Great advice as always Dr. Gupta.
Thank you for your very thorough and informative videos Dr. Gupta. In my particular case I was blessed enough to have found a cardiologist who recommended just what you mention about BP measurements. The result of a 24 hour ambulatory monitoring and an echo cardiogram was a recommendation to medicate a mild hypertension with a low dose 3 days a week regimen of Telmisartan ( I live in Mexico, am 76 yrs of age). I write this in order to give testimony as well as gratitude for having found you. Respectfully: Suzanne.
Fantastic video, I have a huge issue with white coat syndrome, like I’ve gone in for blood pressure at the doctor and it read 157/94 and then 20 minutes later they took it again and it was 117/80
@@irfand4 I have the same problem as he has...doesn't matter if the nurse takes the b/p...just the fact that I am at the doctor's office is enough for me to become anxious. So, I monitor my own pressure at home, take it several times daily and it is excellent.
Same here...my b/p was way worse than yours at the doctor's office the other day but I take it at home several times per day and it is around what yours is (117/80).
You didn't mention how 99 percent of doctor's assistants take blood pressure incorrectly. In most cases, they take the pressure right away after you sit down instead of waiting to take it after five to ten minutes. Then, afterwards the doctor tells you you have high blood pressure and offers to prescribe meds. This borders on malpractice.
I agree...all flustered after driving there,anxious. Pressure too high...so doc prescribed anxiety med ...which gave me nerve problems,lost coordination, balance,increased anxiety, body, muscle,nerve torture.a6 week stay in bed & I recovered. Still shaken😡
Not only do assistants take inaccurately, nurses and even the docs also do the same. Which I turn raises my b/p as I find them hacks! Do t talk to me when you’re taking my b/p! Yes! I need several minutes to sit and chill! They are giving us all “White coat syndrome!” which is a thing!!
Absolutely 100%correct. 2nd reading is more accurate as the patient is relaxed. Doctors assistant often just do it as they too are stressed watching patients filling waiting room. Normally no 2nd take.
I completely agree. I'm a nurse and when I measure my blood pressure at work, it's always high, with systolic number as high as 150. But since I'm not a morning person, I've always had little sleep before work, I'm busy all day and not in a great mood because of all that so it seems kind of logical to have higher blood pressure in these conditions. But when I'm at home, my blood pressure is always normal and sometimes even lower that I thought my normal blood pressure would be.
Though your friends can't be there, Sanjay, we're there in thought and heart, praying for your comfort and safety and healing for your Dad. I'm sure your presence was a big boost for him. Glad he's better. 💖
some years ago, I was loaned one of those 24 hour blood pressure monitors, but it kept on falling off in the night; so i reverted back to regular checks, throughout a 10 hour check period.
Praying for you and your family. Now you watch your BP! Thanks for your posts. I'm a Marfan and have had my mitral valve repaired with a ring. Last spring was my 21st anniversary of the procedure. I passed my follow up with flying colors so at this time I'm not in need of another surgery!
Thank you again Dr Gupta. All your videos reassure me. Former svt sufferer (ablated) have raised blood pressure and bad anxiety and all your videos help. I discuss you with Dr pepper in Leeds when I see him for review and tell him how good you are and your videos. Thanks from all of us guys who can't really afford multiple private appointments or have G.P's who just dismiss us or don't seem to really give us time. We all appreciate your a highly paid well educated experienced cardiologist who doesn't have to take his time out to make these videos but the fact you do helps so many of us as the heart is something that causes many of us so much worry. Thanks again from me. Respect.
Thank you for your video, a simplified explanation of taking BP in a way we can all understand. My BP is all over the shop at the moment. I will do the 7 day, morning and night readings with 2min apart, those figures will give my GP something to go on. I am all for getting to the bottom of why? Rather than just treating the numbers. Greetings from 🇦🇺
You are simply one of the best. Thank you for your videos.This has helped me so much. I was diagnosed with high BP and prescribed medication. After watching your videos and reading my own BP the readings were way too low, 115/72 with the medication !! I stopped taking the medication and now have a consistent 125/85 for the last 3 months reading with no issues whatsoever. I am 65 years old. Thank you very much Sir.. 💓
I absolutely cannot stand getting a blood pressure reading by the GP. It is always higher than what i get at home. My blood pressure has been higher than the pharmaceutical recommended for 18 years, I'm still here. I don't have any other symptoms of anything. I've had 24 monitor, drove me nuts, that would have made my blood pressure higher too. These days I take Ouabain and a chemist formula which contains magnesium, garlic, hawthorn and cayenne. Works a treat.
Davie Crockett, glad I’m not the only one who was driven nuts by the 24 hour monitor! I found it so stressful & painful. What is the chemist formula you take please?
@@bon06jovibarker44 I have been taking a product called Cardio FX for over 10 years. It is made by Shane Ellison @ThePeoplesChemist - Ingredients are Hawthorn, Grape Seed Extract, Magnesium Citrate & Garlic. There is another formula too, its called Wabain - the active (natural) ingredient is g-Strophanthin D4. You can read about it here at heartattacknew.com..
Oh my. I hope your father got better and hope you are doing well. Thank you so much for all your information...I'm sure hundreds of people appreciate your videos.
Thank you for sharing about your Dad. My doctor had suggested that I get a home BP machine. After using it daily for a month he said I don't have high blood pressure and I don't need to check it daily any more. Love you Doctor G
Thank you, Dr. Sanjay Gupta for this video. At home when I measure my blood pressure it's always lower than when my family Dr. Measures it in his surgery
Hahaha!!! Whenever my friends ask me who is my doctor, I tell them Dr. Gupta and they will ask me where is his clinic, and I answered them in youtube....
York Cardiology: Dr , good evening. You have authoritatively spoken on a sensitive and most important subject. V grateful to you. Kindly save the naive people from exploitation by such videos of awareness. Regards.
Thank you for your videos they are priceless as you are such a real person . I appreciate the fact that you deal with the cause and not only the symptoms, excellent! Thank you.
So nice of you Delphine! Thank you for your support- it would mean a tonne if you’d consider subscribing to the channel. Also I try and do some regular broadcasts via WhatsApp on +44795131008
So useful to many people because today, many doctors don't take it a few times in their office, but only once, which is really not good enough. Thanks for the video, I can show it to my friends who never believe me.
I have a home bp monitor, because my eye consultant wanted my GP to monitor my blood pressure and I knew they would'nt so I bought my own! The avg bp over 6 days is a great suggestion, I will try that. Great video, thank you for posting Dr Gupta
I definitely have white coat hypertension. My bp would be perfect at home but when I am at the doctor's office, it will go up... Guaranteed! So I don't let that worry me anymore. I check my bp at home and listen to my body. Also I have small arm and the cuffs in the doctor's are always too big. I wonder how often they calibrate the bp machines. I find that manual way is more accurate than digital machines.
I’m glad you said this Doctor. My GP told me I should only go to him to measure mine (he is old school), even though I’d done it at home over a week and taken it with me to show him. Mine is always much lower at home 👍👍 Hope you dad is okay.
The problem I have with your recommendations for taking blood pressure at home with a personal machine is that life is not so simple that one can have a regular same-time-same -place setting for taking blood pressure readings. Therefore I think long term averaging over the span of readings taken is probably accurate enough for doctor prescribed medication treatment. After all, life, especially for the elderly, is not sitting immovable like a garden gnome day in and day out. Us old folks are active and we don't necessarily go by the clock as we sustain an active, interesting and enjoyable life style before we put the 2nd foot in the grave. Speak to that, Dr. Gupta. Thanks.
This is my experience. Up in the morning to freshen, dress, make beds, tidy the bathroom.....all before ascending the stairs to sit and wait and take a reading. I think I will begin to take it before I leave the bedroom and after some deep breaths.
Sorry to hear about your dad but glad he is doing better. Thanks for the video again very helpful. I had my bp measured at the hospital yesterday and the nurse put the cuff over my sleeve and my arm was bent and she told me it was high🙄. I have white coat hypertension anyway so I'm not surprised. Surely they need to do these tests more accurately.
Yes, they do it wrong at hospitals and clinics. Mine is always high. They put over sleeve, arm not at heart level and they talk to you while they measure it. Then they want to put you on meds. Ridiculous...they are professionals.
I'm sorry to hear about your father hope he get well soon, the reason for me to write this is because I was born inn Nairobi and hearing you talk about Nairobi fill my heart with love what a country, good all around hope to see you one day fantastic see you soon or if not sooner in UK thanks.
Thanks for this. My BP was 170/90 at my doctor's office. I was so stressed that day. So I'm doing home monitoring for one month, per my doctor. My home range is 115-130/7-80, depending on time of day. I'm going to take the readings as you suggest, 2x am, and 2x pm, then average. I appreciate this information. Thank You.
TY. Hope your dad is in good health and cheer. Technique @6:35 Sit down & calm yourself 2 readings 1-2 mins apart in the morning before med(s). Repeat this process in the evening. Dude this for 7 consecutive days at the same time. Then ignore the first days reading and take the average of the rest. Ambulatory 24hrs bp monitoring is best.
I'm sure you were the splendid gift for your father when he needed it most. Obviously how his health has now turned for the better. All best wishes for his continued good health. A huge thank you to you Dr Gupta, you are a gem for us all.
I but a Sanitas blood pressure machine from Amazon only because my sister has high blood pressure, and she suggested that I buy one, so I could test mine. But my readings are so extreme 129/80 to 170, to sometimes 200, and minutes later it´s 116/80. I feel perfectly fine, and healthy. I´m thinking the machine may be broken, but will still go to a cardiologist to do a 24 hr test. By the way, I am totally fit, exercise, have a healthy diet, live a healthy life style have no commobities, and do all of the things that should give me a normal blood pressure. I´m very confused!!! Thanks for your great videos. I need to find a doctor like you.
Hi Dr Gupta, hope your father got better by now, with all your care❤️! Also I BBC es to thank you for taking your time and doing these videos, that are a book fir whoever is having these condiciones! I am really thankful that I have found your videos, they are very resourceful and improving my knowledge in the condition that I have!
