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bp 207/80 - sorry typo!!

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limpop · 23/08/2024 16:47

and I feel heart flutters around every 8 seconds. Should I go to a&e, call 111 or just take a note and let gp know on Monday?

Reading online it seems excessively high. Mine is normally high at around 170/90.

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SleepyRich · 24/08/2024 17:08

If your BP is newly this high, and it's consistent i.e. not a one off abnormal reading, then yep should probably goto A&E for a review.

111 will just tell you to goto A&E also if you tell them the info in your post. At the mention of 'heart flutters' they may tell you they're going to send an ambulance crew to 'check you out' - they'll just be giving you a lift to A&E because that's the protocol - if you were really going to be checked out then it's blood work & urine tests which ambulance crews can't complete. If you've previously been worked up by your GP for hypertension and they've got a diagnosis/treatment plan or ruled out any sinister causes requiring treatment already the crew likely also won't have access to this either. It's a rubbish disjointed system unfortunately.

Ultimately reading between the lines if this has been for a while now, with multiple assessments recommending medications that you're not adhering with then likely when A&E work all that out they will discharge you without any treatment. You should continue to engage with your GP and any ongoing investigations/treatment plans.

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limpop · 23/08/2024 21:18

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Thanks. I know it's too high, I've been on 4 x drugs to lower. But they all give me water retention. I've had eating disorders so I haven't continued taking them

I realise this is bad

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Yesitriedyoga · 23/08/2024 18:28

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WeeOrcadian · 23/08/2024 16:59

A&E, sharpish

Good luck

Supermacs · 23/08/2024 16:58

Yep!!

user1499098214 · 23/08/2024 16:57

Leoraah · 23/08/2024 16:50

If you SBP is consistently over 180, even after you've relaxed and done it again, that is a medical emergency. You need to go to A&E.

This. Go to A&E now OP

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limpop · 23/08/2024 16:54

Thanks all, online says as much. Also got an earache I don't like, I will call them

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Leoraah · 23/08/2024 16:50

If you SBP is consistently over 180, even after you've relaxed and done it again, that is a medical emergency. You need to go to A&E.

vodkaredbullgirl · 23/08/2024 16:48

111

PatchTheGiantStuffedDog · 23/08/2024 16:48
  1. They will triage and send you to A&E if necessary
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