I have idiopathic hypertension, found out when working as a resident at 28 in '90.
Had headaches literally all of my life. Told a neurologist about it and he kinda scoffed and tossed out a bunch of reasons pro and con why i would/could have this.
Even free CAT scanned me one night checking for a tumah. Nothing there. Just echos.
Decided to take my bp at a different time everyday for 2 weeks..we both worked revolving day/night shifts in the horsepittal.
Bp never dropped below 150+/95+.
He advised trying an antihhpertensive...Vasotec at the time, an ACE -inhibitor, brand new.
It was like the 1st Claritin commercial...blue skies, green grass, butterflies and frolicking in the sunshine in slo-mo. Grinning.
Within 2 hours my headache was gone, which coincides with it's pharmacokinetic profile.
Still pretty much gone to this day, except rapid barometric pressure changes blow out my scleral-buckled eyebulbs all the time and kick my ass, but by now i usually just put the pain away or else I'd go nutz and be opiate-needy. High pain tolerance and ignore-ance...just lucky
I'm more of a believer in the bell-shaped curve in many, many cases of hypertension.. Some people naturally low end, some high end and some "average".
Even with correct lifestyle, ~85-95% anyway, and medication, my avg is 138/90...for years. No headache.
Its so over-disgnosed in usually 1 visit and without a MINIMUM 5 minute calm time prior to testing. No talking, no cell phone, no crossed legs, etc. Just calm. No joking lol
And not just 1 reading. Has to be randomized over several visits and/ir at home. (Caveat: Theres an exceotion to every rule, so that's not 100% accurate...it may actially BE a tumah!). Sorry.
They've also lowered/redefined the parameters of classification. Scammy.. Do not let a "doctor " tell.you that you need to treat it right off the bat!
Same w diabettus #'s. Recommended levels are too low now. Fasting glucose was goal of 120 in 1990 and we had less cases! Now it's less than 100, and in my case, 5-10 pts away from hypoglycemic symptoms. Sheesh.
I have idiopathic hypertension, found out when working as a resident at 28 in '90.
Had headaches literally all of my life. Told a neurologist about it and he kinda scoffed and tossed out a bunch of reasons pro and con why i would/could have this. Even free CAT scanned me one night checking for a tumah. Nothing there. Just echos.
Decided to take my bp at a different time everyday for 2 weeks..we both worked revolving day/night shifts in the horsepittal. Bp never dropped below 150+/95+. He advised trying an antihhpertensive...Vasotec at the time, an ACE -inhibitor, brand new.
It was like the 1st Claritin commercial...blue skies, green grass, butterflies and frolicking in the sunshine in slo-mo. Grinning.
Within 2 hours my headache was gone, which coincides with it's pharmacokinetic profile. Still pretty much gone to this day, except rapid barometric pressure changes blow out my scleral-buckled eyebulbs all the time and kick my ass, but by now i usually just put the pain away or else I'd go nutz and be opiate-needy. High pain tolerance and ignore-ance...just lucky
I'm more of a believer in the bell-shaped curve in many, many cases of hypertension.. Some people naturally low end, some high end and some "average". Even with correct lifestyle, ~85-95% anyway, and medication, my avg is 138/90...for years. No headache.
Its so over-disgnosed in usually 1 visit and without a MINIMUM 5 minute calm time prior to testing. No talking, no cell phone, no crossed legs, etc. Just calm. No joking lol And not just 1 reading. Has to be randomized over several visits and/ir at home. (Caveat: Theres an exceotion to every rule, so that's not 100% accurate...it may actially BE a tumah!). Sorry.
They've also lowered/redefined the parameters of classification. Scammy.. Do not let a "doctor " tell.you that you need to treat it right off the bat!
Same w diabettus #'s. Recommended levels are too low now. Fasting glucose was goal of 120 in 1990 and we had less cases! Now it's less than 100, and in my case, 5-10 pts away from hypoglycemic symptoms. Sheesh.
A huge % of cases of each are lifestyle-based.
Gotta get off yer ass or you'll grow roots.
I ramble.
Edit: TL;DR and FSK
I look a good ramble though.
I have looked (albeit lackadaisical) for cholesterol-approved levels prior to the influx of statin drugs. No joy.