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Maybe you have "white coat hyper-tension". I realized today that this is why my blood pressure was a bit higher than it should be (high normal). I had to see my Dr today and he was behind schedule so I was forced to wait an hour which had a calming effect on me. I wasn't expecting him to take my blood pressure which always raises as soon as he puts on the cuff...I can feel it happening especially once he starts pumping. But today I was feeling so calm and relaxed and he put on the cuff so fast out of nowhere that I knew it would be a better score and sure enough...120/80 bang on perfect. A lot of people get white coat hyper tension and they say blood pressure meds are often needlessly prescribed and recommend buying a blood pressure monitor so that people with high readings can relax at home and see if meds are really needed or not.
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Don't remember my blood pressure, but was told it was healthy/normal a few years ago.
Heart rate is id 60's to low 70's. been as low as 58 after a few months of more intense cardio and as high as 85 after taking almost a year off from activity after injury.
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