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GHETTOBLASTER » 04 Jul 2024, 2:21 pm » wrote: ↑

04 Jul 2024, 2:21 pm

Howdy Huey...happy 4th..!
I think being preoccupied with blood pressure adds fuel to the fire.      
Years ago I was in a lot of pain due to osteo-arthritis and my BP at the annual visit was not good. 
The more we talked about it..the worse it got. 
My doctor gave me a tiny piece off of an Alprazolam [Xanax] tablet...just a crumb. We talked for about 10 more minutes, she took another BP reading and it was AOK.
I think this proves that the stress / anxiety that goes along with BP maintenance issues can create a vicious cycle.

My issue isn't it being high.  It was consistently too low.   Low 100s over 50s at times.  I had no motivation and felt tired.  That is another indication that @Blackvegetable   can not put me in meltdown mode.  LOL!

What happened was over the last few years I had a few surgeries and was not able to work out.  Plus I ate GOOD!  Gained 25 tp 30 lbs.  And my medications were based on that.  Last year I lost 10 of them, and this year I have lost 20 lbs.  And radically changed my diet.  

So they had to adjust it and I took a few days off to make sure all is well.