is 135/87 blood pressure high?

[darlingbud]

what numbers does it have to be for high BP?

[Twiglett]

are we talking during pregnancy? I was told it was the 2nd number you had to watch and they got concerned over 90

[darlingbud]

yes in pregnancy (not me BTW)

[Tinker]

Sorry to butt in but what is the treatment for high BP? Apart from lifestyle changes etc. Not in pregnancy. Thanks

[mummytosteven]

BP tends to be lower in PG than otherwise tho, so they might look at the figures a bit differently.

there's various different types of BP medication - ranging from diuretics up to ACE inhibitors (which IIRC are also used as heart meds).

[Tinker]

Thanks MTS

[Prufrock]

But remember as well that it is all relative. In pregnancy they will worry about high/low blood pressure only if it changes significantly from your BP at booking in.

[Miaou]

i'll back that up Prufrock. My bp is ridiculously low (90/50), but m/w told me that therefore they would be concerned if it rose a lot, even if it stayed within "normal" levels.

[popsycal]

when the bottom number is iver 90 they will monitor you. if it hits 100 and stays there cibsistantly you will prob be gven medication
excuse typing,,.,baby in arm

[popsycal]

so 87 is the high end of the niormsl range,,,

prufrock you are rught about booking bp - if it goes 29 higher or lower they are cincerned...but once it huts 90s, even if not 20over normal bp they will monitor