hi there, I just went to the pharmacy and did a blood pressure test, first time was 130/95 second time was 120 90 and the third time was 120/88. The day before I did a test and was 140/97. Im 42 and was 120/80 just four months ago. Should I be concerned?
Hello and thank you for using Chat Doctor. I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. You should not worry. I'll try to explain you something and give you my opinion. You should know that blood pressure fluctuates in different situations and this is quite normal. It changes during emotional stress, physical activity and different situations of our metabolism like eating, sleeping etc. We talk about hypertension if we have mean value that exceeds 140 / 90 mmHg. A person might have high value during emotional and physicals trees so It's mandatory to judge on mean values. So to clarify this situation, if I was your treating doctor I would recommend some examination like a cardiac echo to evaluate heart function and walls, a full blood analyze and a holder pressure monitoring to evaluate your values during day and night. After all this we can judge if we are dealing with hypertension and how to treat it. Hope I was helpful. Best regards, Chat Doctor.