r/bloodpressure

46M. Dentist recommended I go straight to the ER. 237/136 in triage check-in, totally asymptomatic. They monitored for a few hours while I played Subway Surfers and the kept giving me the side eye waiting for me to crash out I guess. EKG was mostly normal besides left ventricular hypertrophy. 20mg amlodipine brought it down to 180s in an hour, now on 10mg amlodipine got me down to 150/100, added 25mg losartan and now around 130’s/85-ish. Where do I even start trying to figure out the root cause?

43yo Male - I’m looking for some help. I’m on a mission to get healthy and try to understand what caused my BP to skyrocket. So, I’m going to be real and just lay it all out here for everyone.

The facts are: I quit tobacco use on 1/1/24, but then started to consume alcohol. Then in 2025 I started to consume alcohol on a more frequent basis. In 2026 I was consuming 4-6 beers a night up until I quit drinking on Sept 23, 2026.

I smoked Marijuana daily during 2024, 2025 & 2026 up until when I quit on Sep 1, 2026.

From August 2025 - September 2026 I lost 14 lbs of body weight.

The pics show my BP 130/84 on 8/11/2025 and 177/129 on 9/24/26.

I have had no hypertension symptoms during this timeframe (No headaches i.e). The only notable headache I had was on 9/26/26 - three days after I quit consuming alcohol and two days after my last Dr visit on 9/24/26.

After that visit, I completely overhauled my diet and have literally been only eating Oatmeal, Yogurt, Fruits & Vegetables. I drink one Diet Mountain Dew a day in the morning and then drink only water for the rest of the day.

The last time I checked my BP in a clinal setting was on Tue 10/6 and it was 177/115.

smoke sum weed once(cant tolerate it for shi) dod sum stretches and after i got up felt a lil funky, went to measure my bp and got this result. i normally run 120/70. Ik weed can cause changes in ur bp, but it cant be so severe to a point where diastolic is at 119

21 year old female, feeling extremely tired, nauseous, dizzy. no energy for anything

So, over the last eight months, I've lost nearly three stone by eating better and doing the gym four times a week. I am also physically active at work and I've stopped eating crap food.

Now that my blood pressure is under control from constantly being around 150 over 95. My doctor has told me I am now having to deal with high cholesterol.

It's just one thing after another at the moment. I have no idea what to eat to get my cholesterol in check. I would be happy to hear any ideas what I could eat, especially around my lunchtime.

38 M UK

For the last 5 years I’ve been telling myself my BP was fine and only high at the Dr due to white coat, last month I got a proper cuff and decided to prove it to myself. I was wrong, after a week of taking it every morning after 10 minute sit my average was 155/90. The amount of cope it would’ve taken me to justify those numbers was outside of my ability so I decided to do something. I started taking my Losartan, drinking at least a gallon of water a day, eating the same just eating a lot less of it, and doing what I hate more than anything… cardio. 5-8 miles a day after work. Took longer than I expected it to, and I still feel anxious every time that cuff squeezes my arm but I’m finally in those beautiful green lines.

I did want to thank everyone on this sub it’s been so helpful seeing everyone’s experiences and input it gave me the motivation to finally take my BP serious and do something about it, thank you all! It’s a journey, you don’t eat the elephant in one sitting.

My Hilo band has been showing my blood pressure consistently hitting around 145/90 lately on higher side. Is that something I should be worried about?

M38, fairly active and fit.