[ConservativeMind]

If you only have high blood pressure when lying down, you have the same risk as those who have it sitting upright.

Consider taking your blood pressure lying down and if elevated after a five minute wait, tell your doctor and work to reduce your blood pressure.

[ConservativeMind]

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[dragnet2]

I find laying down and sleeping to be a complete waste of my time.

[scott7278]

I hang upside down when I sleep.

[entropy12]

Every time I mow my lawn in Hot & Humid FLorida, my blood pressure dives down to 120/70. Otherwise it is 130-135/85.

[sauropod]

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[Cowgirl of Justice]

My blood pressure has skyrocketed - from a lifetime normal 100/70 to as high as 220/150. I went to the ER because I was dizzy and they said I was at stroke level. They were only able to bring it down a little before I was allowed to leave.

One nurse at a regular physical made a statement that changed everything. I have been taking acetaminophen for years for a spinal cord injury as I cannot tolerate pain medication. When I was discussing how horrible I felt with back pain and the bp issue, she said that all kinds of things could cause my bp to rise such as....TYLENOL. I stopped taking it immediately - after ten years of taking a ‘benign’ helpful drug every morning, during the day and at night time.

My bp now- 100/70

Oh, and the pain medication that had helped me so much had acetaminophen in it.

NOT a doctor, not in any kind of medical field, just sharing my experience.

[BrandtMichaels]

So for the last 15 years or so I’ve been fighting high blood pressure with mixed results from OTC cures. I have a BP tester at home and have taken hundreds if not thousands of these insipid little tests.

I warn everyone to never take lisinopril without research. Most all blood thinners are derived or synthesized from the venom of a pit viper. Snake oil salesmen?

No never, not even once did anyone ever mention that I should test BP lying down. Not in the medical community nor internet. Yet it IS out there if you look for it.

Good news that I’m too healthy and active for the ‘heart-disease’ promoters. Always had a hunch the medical community was being a little to hyper-vigilant about high blood pressure for mostly fat and older folks.

Learned this today and tried it - tried a 2nd supine position reading (good!) because I went too quickly from sitting to lying down on 1st readings - were within 5-10 pts of each other but 2nd reading means I can donate blood again today.

More tips on BP:
https://www.belmarrahealth.com/blood-pressure-differences-when-lying-down-standing-up-and-sitting/