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I have been feeling a bit weird and have had blurred vision today (its slowly improving) so i went and got my BP done at the chemist.
Today it is 137/81, my last 2 readings with the ob have been 120/70 (22nd/10) and 110/70 (19th/11)
is 137/81 still ok? the lady at the chemist wasn't too concerned and said to get it done again over the next few days if i was feeling unwell.
yeah i would say that is getting pretty high. mine is 145/65 at the moment and they said it is creeping up. i guess it depends on what your 'normal' is. but i would see GP if i were you, especially since you dont feel the best as well. until then, rest as much as possible.
from what i can gather, high BP is anything where the top number is over 140, or bottom number over 90 - anything under that is deemed "normal".
i was sitting on 140/85 and 10/90 for a while, and that was deemed borderline normal (but i'm not complaining that it's back down again now!)
It is relative to what is normal for you. So although your BP is still within the normal range it is elevated from your baseline reading.
When i had PE my BP jumped from 120/80 to 140/110 in a week and then ket rising to a top reading of 170/126 :o . So although your BP is a little elevated i would not have thought it was too serious yet.
BUT....If you are having blurred vision i would be inclined to go and have a check. When is your next OB app? If it's a while a way might be worth a visit to GP, or you could call OB and ask if they think you need to come in.
Thanks for the replies.
My next ob app is wednesday so i will get it checked at the chemist again tomorrow if i feel the same or worse or otherwise just leave it and see what it is on wednesday.
Hi emz
Your BP is in the normal range but it is in the upper end of normal. It would be worth keeping an eye on it. There are many things that can cause your BP to go up including worrying about your BP being high. I’m sure that you will be fine. Just keep an eye on your BP and if you feel dizzy for more than a couple of minutes get it checked
140/90 is what they say is high and they start to worry about.
Anything below this is said to be ok.
Worth keeping an eye on though.
That is a little on the higher end, mine was up over 140 and that was high. I would get checked though because blurred vision or spots can be a bad sign.
It was back to normal today at my app so looks like all is well. Thanks for the replies :)