High systolic, low diastolic ? Posted: 06-21-08 11:55am
Hello, I'm a 23 year old-male, Pretty
athletic(lift weights 3 days a week and
ride 12 miles on my bike 2 days a week)
5'9" and weigh 142 lbs. I don't smoke or
do drugs and rarely drink. My Dr. tells
me that I have pre-hypertension and
white-coat syndrome.
Had an EKG preformed about 12 years ago,
that came out fine.
Wore a halter a little over a year ago and
that came back normal.
I have my own blood-pressure-monitor now
and been keeping track of it since May
14th of this year. My average Systolic is
124, Diastolic is 64.
Sometimes the diastolic is pretty low(low
to mid-fifties while the systolic is 128
or more, usually. sometimes its 117/57.
Sometimes it's like 132/72. I do feel a
little bit light-headed and tired more
often than not now. Should I be
concerned, would you think I have stiff
arteries? or just stress and thinking
about it too much?
I currently take Advair for asthma(for
about 2 months now) was prescribed a lower
dosage which worked for about 3 weeks...
the final week it didn't help at all. Was
prescribed a higher dosage which seems to
help, but could it be causing or adding to
my symptoms?
I've also have been diagnosed with having
GERD had 2 EGD's preformed, the first they
fixed strictures and gave me Protonix.
They second time they didn't find anything
other than "slight inflammation in my
stomach".
Didn't recommend eating certain foods.
I'm not sure what's going on, but I don't
like it. What should you recommend I do?
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MandMs
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Posted: 06-23-08 11:09am
When and for how long you were taking
Protonix?
When are your asthma symptoms usually
getting worse?
Have you been tested for your blood levels
of sugar and cholesterol?
What's your usual heart rate?
Normal diastolic blood pressure falls
between 60 and 80 mm Hg.
Low diastolic pressure can be due to
stiffening of arteries, but, high systolic
and low diastolic blood pressure is also
seen in white coat hypertension.
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Seanstex
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Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 06-23-08 12:06pm
I took Protonix for one month after the
first EGD(April 2006) and again another
month after the second EGD(February 2008).
The first prescription for it worked
wonders. The second time around it didn't
change anything.
Asthma symptoms just come and go. There is
no certain-time or certain triggers except
for the heat sometimes. I get shortness of
breath and breathe harder/faster after
climbing my flight of stairs(13 steps) or
most other tasks.
Cholesterol not sure. I have had my
thyroid tested about 4 months ago which
came back normal. My step-dad has diabetes
so he has the device that checks
blood-sugar I tested my blood-sugar which,
was I believe 94 or whatever the normal
is.
My normal or average pulse-rate is: 69
Average Systolic: 124
Average Diastolic: 65.2
It's strange though, the machine I use to
test my pressure and pulse will, say for
instance I take 3 separate readings 2-3
minutes apart will usually give me a
pretty significant difference. The
readings below I recently took 3 minutes
apart doing nothing other than sitting in
my office chair, feet flat on the
ground,palm up, back supported.
