Posted on 09/18/2023 7:32:57 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
People who had high blood pressure while lying flat on their backs had a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure or premature death, according to research.
The autonomic nervous system regulates blood pressure in different body positions; however, gravity may cause blood to pool when a person is seated or upright, and the body is sometimes unable to properly regulate blood pressure during lying, seated and standing positions.
To examine body position, blood pressure and heart health risk, the researchers examined health data from the longitudinal Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
16% percent of participants who did not have high blood pressure—defined in this study as having top and bottom blood pressure measures greater than or equal to 130/80 mm Hg—while seated had high blood pressure while lying supine (flat on their backs), compared to 74% of those with seated high blood pressure who also had supine high blood pressure.
In comparison to participants who did not have high blood pressure while seated and supine, participants who had high blood pressure while seated and supine had a 1.6 times higher risk of developing coronary heart disease; a 1.83 times higher risk of developing heart failure; a 1.86 times higher risk of stroke; a 1.43 times higher risk of overall premature death; and a 2.18 times higher risk of dying from coronary heart disease
Participants who had high blood pressure while supine but not while seated had similar elevated risks as participants who had high blood pressure while both seated and supine.
"Our findings suggest people with known risk factors for heart disease and stroke may benefit from having their blood pressure checked while lying flat on their backs," Giao said.
"Efforts to manage blood pressure during daily life may help lower blood pressure while sleeping."
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
Consider taking your blood pressure lying down and if elevated after a five minute wait, tell your doctor and work to reduce your blood pressure.
I find laying down and sleeping to be a complete waste of my time.
I hang upside down when I sleep.
My parents both had hypertension and I started developing it in my mid 40s, even though my BMI was 21 at the time. I rarely salt my food, try to stay away from chips, etc., and I’m on BP meds. I’ll be 70 in 2 weeks and my BMI is now closer to 26. I’m resigned to the fact that I’ll pry leave this earth due to heart attack or stroke, which will be quick and relatively pain-free compared to cancer. No sense worrying about it IMO.
May I ask what you’re running at? I’m finally down to 120s in the morning but 159 at night. So annoying. I’m 59.
Every time I mow my lawn in Hot & Humid FLorida, my blood pressure dives down to 120/70. Otherwise it is 130-135/85.
Get into lawn care as a side gig and live to 100?
nooooooooo, I first I do not need the cash, and second, I much rather be golfing than mowing.
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My blood pressure has skyrocketed - from a lifetime normal 100/70 to as high as 220/150. I went to the ER because I was dizzy and they said I was at stroke level. They were only able to bring it down a little before I was allowed to leave.
One nurse at a regular physical made a statement that changed everything. I have been taking acetaminophen for years for a spinal cord injury as I cannot tolerate pain medication. When I was discussing how horrible I felt with back pain and the bp issue, she said that all kinds of things could cause my bp to rise such as....TYLENOL. I stopped taking it immediately - after ten years of taking a ‘benign’ helpful drug every morning, during the day and at night time.
My bp now- 100/70
Oh, and the pain medication that had helped me so much had acetaminophen in it.
NOT a doctor, not in any kind of medical field, just sharing my experience.
So for the last 15 years or so I’ve been fighting high blood pressure with mixed results from OTC cures. I have a BP tester at home and have taken hundreds if not thousands of these insipid little tests.
I warn everyone to never take lisinopril without research. Most all blood thinners are derived or synthesized from the venom of a pit viper. Snake oil salesmen?
No never, not even once did anyone ever mention that I should test BP lying down. Not in the medical community nor internet. Yet it IS out there if you look for it.
Good news that I’m too healthy and active for the ‘heart-disease’ promoters. Always had a hunch the medical community was being a little to hyper-vigilant about high blood pressure for mostly fat and older folks.
Learned this today and tried it - tried a 2nd supine position reading (good!) because I went too quickly from sitting to lying down on 1st readings - were within 5-10 pts of each other but 2nd reading means I can donate blood again today.
More tips on BP:
https://www.belmarrahealth.com/blood-pressure-differences-when-lying-down-standing-up-and-sitting/
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Ever consider talking to a cradiologist?
I had high BP numbers, up in the range of like 170/94.
My doctor put a stent in a year ago and been fine ever since.
I've been hospitalized five times in five years for blood pressure issues. Today I'm doing pretty good, thank the Lord.
A bp of 135/85 isn't bad. Everybody's different in that regard but a diastolic (the lower number) of 85 over a period of time isn't life threatening but it's not the best number to go around with for a long time.
If your blood pressure has a wide variation between laying down, sitting and standing then it might be simple dehydration — a person might regulate it with more water during the day and at night.
However, SEE A DOCTOR for these things. I had stage 3 cancer and did not know it — a doctor helped be realize there was a big problem and seeking the answers saved my life.
Some cancers, like my stomach cancer tumor, show no signs or indications for many years. Only when my cancer had grown to a 2” x 1.25” tumor and was friable and bleeding internally causing anemia was there any indication. Five months earlier I had a full checkup with no indications of problems, in fact my good health at age 70 was called outstanding.
My BP seems to be related to sodium intake. I just can’t cook all meals from scratch, and thus end up buying frozen foods ready to eat after microwaving. This is why I mow my lawn on hot days. Sweating gets rid of lots of sodium from the body. I guess my kidneys are programmed to save sodium.
That's great! Glad you caught it and had a fix. I've got mine under control, but not before it wreaked havoc on the kidneys. Ugh. It's interesting that you brought up a Stent. They found out, just last week, that I might be going that route. Will find out on Oct 10. Did the surgury go smoothly? Did they run a catheter?
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