Transcendence
Bluelighter
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- Jul 19, 2006
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I'm 20, and for the last two years or so my BP has been higher than normal. I check it every once in a while out of curiosity and it has been at least in the high pre-hypertension range since freshman year. I mentioned this to my primary care doctor about a year ago and he didn't seem to think it was a concern. Yesterday, I went to a different doctor for something unrelated and when the nurse checked my blood pressure it was 148/99. This is pretty much consistent with the readings I've been getting.The doctor said it's probably essential hypertension which means it has no clear cause. He wants me to get my BP checked every few days and go from there.
I thought essential hypertension was genetic, but none of my close family have this. I have no idea why my BP has been so high and I'm starting to get anxious about it. I get generally get pissed when I can't understand things I guess.
Anyone else deal with this at a young age? What did you do? I find the notion of being on BP meds at 20 to be ridiculous. Please don't tell me to cut down on the sodium and exercise more. I don't eat shit and I do exercise.
- I am not overweight (BMI ~21)
- I can confidently say my diet is better than 90% of people my age
- Neither of my parents ever had BP or cardiovascular problems
- I don't use stimulants and I almost never drink alcohol. I'm pretty much drug free at this point.
I thought essential hypertension was genetic, but none of my close family have this. I have no idea why my BP has been so high and I'm starting to get anxious about it. I get generally get pissed when I can't understand things I guess.
Anyone else deal with this at a young age? What did you do? I find the notion of being on BP meds at 20 to be ridiculous. Please don't tell me to cut down on the sodium and exercise more. I don't eat shit and I do exercise.