Re: blood pressure

On Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:37:28 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
wrote:

On Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:12:38 -0500, Catrike Rider
<soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
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My last bike ride was Christmas Eve. I haven't ridden since then due
to health concerns. I reported last week that although my wife was
very ill with the flue, I had escaped it, which may have not been the
case. Although my temperature remained near normal, I did have other
issues, the most serious was a dramatic increase in my blood pressure.
My normal systolic pressure is under 120 and for several days last
week it was above 130, one morning it was 139.
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First thing this morning is was back down to 121/77, and now after
breakfast it's 114/59.

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Average BP for  "Old Men" is in the range of:
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60+ years Woman -139/68 mm Hg ,Man - 133/69 mm Hg
https://www.hri.org.au/health/learn/risk-factors/what-is-normal-blood-pressure-by-age

In spite of having assorted health issues and physical infirmities, my
heart is unusually strong for an 80 year old geyser. Low BP and low
pulse rate. My heart rate right now sitting in my lazy-boy with a
laptop on my lap is 42 BPM, according to my Garmin watch. It often
drops down to the mid 30s while I sleep and I can put myself into
extreme relaxation and drop it into the 30s at will.

My wifes BP is even lower than mine, although her pulse rate is
normal. We both suffer from stand_up_too_fast_ and_and_get_ dizzy. I
have scars from doing that while out riding the Catrike.