[Spunky]

But it intersting to see the changes according to stimulous ... petting my cat Harley (pressure down) ... thinking nice thoughts (pressure down), listening to the news (pressure up), posting on FR sometimes (pressure up).

What you say above is why I hope you didn't let the doctor put you on BP medication yet. So many times a person goes to the doctor and has a high reading and they say you need medication. You need to take readings throughout the day and then determine if it is to high most of the time.

[BunnySlippers]

What you say above is why I hope you didn't let the doctor put you on BP medication yet. So many times a person goes to the doctor and has a high reading and they say you need medication. You need to take readings throughout the day and then determine if it is to high most of the time.

Thank you for caring enough to respond. I ( a Catholic girl) have an old Jewish doctor who even wears a yamulke. He put me on 2.5 Altace then wanted to see me (still too high) ... then he put me on 5 mg Altace and probably still too high.

Top number in the high 140's. I'm letting him guide me otherwise I will go back to my doctors at Cedars Sinai.

Do you have any recommendations on HBP?

[BunnySlippers]

Oh, by the way. I was shocked to see that (my) blood pressure is soaring in the morning when I awake. I would have thought the opposite.