All blood pressure measurements are based on RESTING BP. How long after stopping exercise did you
take the reading of 163/122? I highly recommend taking the heart rate about the same time. If the
heart rate is still high, repeat 5 minutes later.
"Curtis L. Russell" wrote:
>
> On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:47:31 -0600, "Dennis Johnston" <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >after work yesterday my bp was 163/122 higher than it has ever bin,, I got on the rollers and did
> >10 mi. hart rate up to 168 and over 150 for a lot of the time. half hour after showering the bp
> >was 122/74 . at 58 yrs old can some one give me guidance as to the good and bad of this ,how to
> >regulate the exercise.. this amount of exertion is greater than the 12 mi. commute.
>
> The first isn't a real comfortable number, absent a singular cause. The second is too high,
> period. I'm not a fan of stress tests (the bills keep coming for months afterwards, for piddly
> stuff), but if your BP is accurate, you could probably use one. Ignoring it is taking a real
> chance on a stroke.
>
> That it drops to 122/74 just means that post exercise puts you into a high normal range. I'd still
> do a check an hour or two after that.
>
> Caveat: the majority of people who do their own blood pressure with the old style cuffs don't get
> accurate reads and don't know when to retest. Even with the new style, which are more idiot proof
> by a bunch, and having a nurse (my wife) do it, it still produces an occasional bad reading that
> requires a redo.
>
> Best part of the new cuffs is that with the old, if my wife was irritated with me, she start at
> about 300 and let it work down...
>
> Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... Not a doctor, but have heard
> more lectures about my blood pressure than any intern hears in medical school. 124/62 isn't good,
> but you should have seen the peak.