Hi all,
i was wondering what peoples views on
early morning readings were. My readings
on meds are around 140/80 nowadays. But
I have noticed a reduced figure early on
in the morning. I understand the
principle that due to your body being in a
state of relaxtion over night you bp
readings will always be lower. But at
present i'm getting straight out of bed
and going downstairs to take my readings
prior to showering, shaving etc. This
will always show readings lower because
i'm only half awake, but should I be doing
this because is it really giving me a true
figure (apparantly not if you consider all
other reading throughout the day). Any
views would be appreciated???
Regards paul
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happy_sunshine_yan
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada
Posted: 05-08-05 21:04pm
Coming from a first aider... Since eating
or any movement affects bp... Enerally in
the morning.. Before meals or any
activity.. Ur bp will be lower... This
is the pressure when you are at rest. You
can get ur average pressure by taking bp
at the same time of 2 days and average it
out... I recommend taking bp when you are
resting before bed time.. To obtain
accurate results...
140/80 is actually quite high for bp....
Average and normal bp sits around
120/80...
