blood pressure - what would be bad exactly?;

May 9, 2002

Bill could likely run with this one. After reading Ray's post, I realized

I have no idea of what is normal (re: BP), I've been hiding form that

one. If I knew I would then be inclined to care which would have me

keeping track which would throw me into panics when no-one can do anything

anyway. So it's been the ostich life for me. My sister (the neuro nurse)

kept track a couple of days (she knows my views on having to know), and

only said it was all over the bloody place. As far as water consumptions

goes I think that might work if your body has the sense to hydrate your

blood after drinking it. My body has other ideas, I just pee it right back

out. The smallest increase in salt blows my abdoment and chest up, which

msakes heartbeats and breathing rough. I've done the heart attack, I

didn't like it. I determine eveything by how it all feels, headaches are

usually together with extremes of one or the other (hi or lo). My veins

form thick roadmaps when I am in the hi end and are not visible when BP is

low. Heart rate seems to have nothing to do with BP or activity levels,

more with how warm I am. My circulation is poor either way (cold feet and

hands). Low BP is signalled in the extreme by syncope, numbness in my face

and hands and a hard time making myself blink and breathe. Historically

anger, pain and fear make my BP drop in a hurry, salt makes it go up in a

hurry. These days emotions have no play in it at all. So I don't know

that tracking it would be all that useful.

I think there is such a thing as doing too much. If you collapse, it is

too much. If it takes more than twice as long to recover, it was too

much. In my case I cannot sweat and overheating is the worst thing I can

do, so is putting strain on improperly warmed muscles. So, I exercise

moderately and rest frequently in between. Whenever I become pig-headed

and force on, I set myself back, often not recovering to my previous level

of wellness. I think I have that through my fat head by now. Just the

same you need to hit the brick wal occasionally to know where it is.

Had a beastly night last night and not a much better morning, and after all

that still constipated, can't eat a thing, clothing hurts, moving

hurts. Going to pick up my neurontin now. I was serious about wanting

some guidlines of what BP ought to be and when it might become

critical. I'm just at a loss what could be done in any case.

aletta mes

vancouver, bc Canada

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