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Blood pressure fluctuations - advice please?

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Mollygo Tue 06-Aug-24 18:17:54

Yes blood pressure can fluctuate even in a short time. Mine went from 200+ to 164 between work, the doctor’s and home.
Nowadays it’s usually 130/60, but if I’d taken it after a frustrating call from the pharmacy this morning, I bet it would be higher!
No harm in getting yours monitored if they’re offering.

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Desdemona Tue 06-Aug-24 18:06:34

I went to the doctor today as I have had a headcold/catarrh and a runny nose for over a month - they have given me a steroid spray.

She said as I was there it would be a good idea to get my blood pressure checked, which was 155...I have stupidly forgotten the lower figure. She wants me to go back and be rigged up to a unit that I wear for 24 hours to check how my blood pressure is in more detail.

Thing is, I borrowed my neighbours Omron RS1 wrist monitor a while back and my blood pressure was ok - did it again today when I got home and it was 127/76. Could blood pressure fluctuate that much in an hour or are the home monitors unreliable? Do any of you use a home monitor?

Thanks x

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