BP check

Don't forget to keep your Blood Pressure in check:

What do the numbers mean?
Blood pressure is really two measurements, separated by a slash when written down, such as 120/80. You may also hear someone say a blood pressure is "120 over 80."

The first number is the systolic blood pressure. This is the peak blood pressure when your heart is squeezing blood out. The second number is the diastolic blood pressure. It's the pressure when your heart is filling with blood--relaxing between beats.

A normal blood pressure is less than 130/85. High blood pressure is 140/90 or higher. If your blood pressure is between 120/80 and 140/90, you have something called "prehypertension."

How is it treated?
Treatment begins with changes you can make in your lifestyle to help lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease (see the box below). These things alone may work. If these changes don't work, you may also need to take medicine.

Even if you must take medicine, making some changes in your lifestyle can help reduce the amount of medicine you must take.

Lifestyle changes:
Don't smoke cigarettes or use any tobacco product.
Lose weight if you're overweight.
Exercise regularly.
Eat a healthy diet that includes lots of fruits and vegetables and is low in fat.
Limit your sodium, alcohol and caffeine intake.
Try relaxation techniques or biofeedback.

Types of antihypertensive drugs
Diuretics: These drugs help your body get rid of extra sodium and fluid so that your blood vessels don't have to hold so much fluid.

Beta blockers: These drugs block the effects of adrenaline.

Alpha blockers: These drugs help your blood vessels stay open.

ACE inhibitors: These drugs prevent your blood vessels from constricting by blocking your body from making angiotensin II. Angiotensin II is a chemical that constricts blood vessels.

Calcium channel blockers: These drugs help prevent your blood vessels from constricting by blocking calcium from entering your cells.

Combinations: These drugs combine an ACE inhibitor with a calcium channel blocker.

Good info.
I don't think a lot of people understand the importance of this.

If you have borderline high readings resting, then you could have dangerously high levels when doing max lifts.

Will taking AAS cause high BP? Are there any in particular that are more prone to do this?

Good info KR. I have personally seen many people, including my mom, lower their blood pressure just by making a few simple dietary changes with moderate excersize.
Before anyone lets their Doc talk them into any meds for this, I highly recommend they make a few changes for at least 90 days and watch what happens!

Great info as always KR.

KR....as always...giving us brothers great information!

Alwayslearning said:

Will taking AAS cause high BP? Are there any in particular that are more prone to do this?

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Yes it will, and yes some are worse than others.

Centaur said:

KR....as always...giving us brothers great information!

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Thanks man, just trying to keep y'all safe and help ya's avoid some of the pitfalls in life!

Thanks KR. Could you name a few? My BP was 143/95 tonight.
My hamster runs 100mg prop and 75 tren/ED. Any thoughts??

If you took it within a couple of hours after training it will probably be elevated. Anxiety will do it too. Sometimes docs take in consideration that people get "White Coat Syndrome"

If your BP is elevated on a regular basis try to reduce sodium in the diet first. Take a close look at what you eat...if you eat out alot be aware that restaurants bathe their food in sodium and sugar to make it taste good.

If still no reduction try eating more organic foods...get tested for food allergies too. Food allergies are an underlying factor in alot of chronic medical situations. Sometimes a blood test is not real accurate. Find a practioner of Meridan Stress Analysis-much better for diagnosis for food allergies and such...cheaper too,plus the results of testing are immediate.

You may even go see an acupuncturist...they might be able to clear up your meridians which could be a factor. They may even have some herbs on hand that will help.

There are lots of factors in chronic "disease".....the pharmaceuticals should be the last resort. Some have pretty bad sides.

good post KR, as always