>be 6'4" and 205 lb, always a lanklet, never fat
>visit doctor's office for checkup and blood work
>required for insurance thing from work
>nurse takes blood pressure.. 152/90
>lol machine malfunction, lets try again
>143/88
>uhh, j-just nervous i guess.. even though BPM was 60-65
>doc says come back in couple of days to check again
>blood analysis comes back as good, cholesterol is LDL=131 but HDL=72, Triglycerides=76
>LDL on the high end, but LDL:HDL is great.
>come in again, feeling calm, 138/85, BPM 63.
>concern.jpg?!
>doc: if you were fat i'd tell you to loose 20 lb, here's a prescription for lisinopril (?) for the rest of your life instead
>..\..\nope.exe
>get a blood pressure monitor for home
>adjust diet with less beef and more fish, I guess?
>get consistent high readings for couple of weeks, BPM is always <70
>yesterday measured it while standing (otherwise was always while sitting)
>115/78, repeat a few times
>sit down and try again and it's 135/88 again.
guise.. am i heart attack? is this typical?
I found articles talking about differences how blood pressure is lower when lying down but not much for standing vs sitting. I don't think I'm pinching my arm when sitting or anything like that.
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