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triron

(21,995 posts)
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 07:29 PM Sep 2019

Anyone else experience a sudden quantum jump in blood pressure, particularly systolic since

whistleblower stuff came out recently? Just curious cause I did starting Friday (3 days so far but lower
yesterday). I went from between 104-115 up to around 130 (average). I take it daily.

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Anyone else experience a sudden quantum jump in blood pressure, particularly systolic since (Original Post) triron Sep 2019 OP
Every time I see a Trumpster being interviewed, and every time I see someone post a Trump tweet hlthe2b Sep 2019 #1
Maybe if Trump goes it will resolve the problem, eh? triron Sep 2019 #3
Hopefully. But I think he's taken ten years off the lives of most of us hlthe2b Sep 2019 #5
Actually, mine jumped high on 11/9/2016. Rocky888 Sep 2019 #2
Whoa! Do something to counteract that. Sounds scary. triron Sep 2019 #4
It's regulated with metoprolol now. Rocky888 Sep 2019 #6
One morning I Rebl2 Sep 2019 #7
Update: triron Oct 2019 #8

hlthe2b

(102,214 posts)
1. Every time I see a Trumpster being interviewed, and every time I see someone post a Trump tweet
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 07:31 PM
Sep 2019

and THAT is why none of us need guns in our households.

Yeah, I'm only being slightly hyperbolic there...

hlthe2b

(102,214 posts)
5. Hopefully. But I think he's taken ten years off the lives of most of us
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 07:36 PM
Sep 2019

Sort of underscores the old adage "ignorance is bliss"...

Rocky888

(297 posts)
2. Actually, mine jumped high on 11/9/2016.
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 07:34 PM
Sep 2019

And has put me in ER 3 times with stroke level numbers since then.

Rebl2

(13,485 posts)
7. One morning I
Sun Sep 29, 2019, 09:08 PM
Sep 2019

was checking my blood pressure and unfortunately Trump was on the news and my systolic was 142 and usually it’s under 120. Lesson learned. Don’t have the news on when checking my b.p.

triron

(21,995 posts)
8. Update:
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 05:52 PM
Oct 2019

OK after that quantum jump I waited a few days and nervously took it again. Now over 150!
So then I freaked and refuse to take it at all. Everytime I get ready to maybe take it I feel myself
stressing out. Negative reinforcement seems very effective with me. How do I get over this sudden
anxiety? My bp was great for quite an extended period and I had confidence everytime I took it.

That's gone.

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