My dad (age 59) has been having headaches and it was suggested that it might be due to high BP, so I went with him to a local pharmacy and got it tested. It showed up very high, so we tested 3 more times and got similar results. We thought the machine might be an issue, so I tested mine as well, and it came up high also.
He called his doctor for an appointment the next day, but in the meantime I was worried about everyone's BP so I bought a nice BP machine and tested the whole family. Everyone in my family came up with very high BP, several of which said they never have high BP. Very strange. In the meantime my dad was tested by his doctor who agreed he needs to be on meds for this. Only 24 hours after taking his first pill his headaches went away completely and haven't come back.
So I was now worried about my own high BP and set up an appointment with the doc for a physical. My appointment isn't for a few days, but I've been testing twice daily and my BP is always normal, never high. The only thing I can think of is that my family took a road trip and ate some super salty mexican food about 45 minutes before doing that initial testing. Could this have caused me to have temporary high BP? All seems normal with me now.
He called his doctor for an appointment the next day, but in the meantime I was worried about everyone's BP so I bought a nice BP machine and tested the whole family. Everyone in my family came up with very high BP, several of which said they never have high BP. Very strange. In the meantime my dad was tested by his doctor who agreed he needs to be on meds for this. Only 24 hours after taking his first pill his headaches went away completely and haven't come back.
So I was now worried about my own high BP and set up an appointment with the doc for a physical. My appointment isn't for a few days, but I've been testing twice daily and my BP is always normal, never high. The only thing I can think of is that my family took a road trip and ate some super salty mexican food about 45 minutes before doing that initial testing. Could this have caused me to have temporary high BP? All seems normal with me now.