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[pshaw_raven]

I wondered why I've lately felt dizzy and weird when I stand up, so I recently started taking my pressure again (still trying to find a good way to integrate this with my blood glucose data and thinking I need to just make my own spreadsheet) and it was 96/54.

Which is pretty good I guess? At least I'm not dead.

I'd love to be able to talk to my doctor about going off BP meds, but my anxiety gets so bad every time I go in that I get normal or slightly above readings. Last office visit it was like 120/79 because I was nervous. When I'm in my natural habitat it tends to run very low.

My doc seems pretty laid back, so I wonder if he'd be open to looking at my self-collected data. I know there's a degree of inaccuracy in testing one's self for these things, but inaccuracies aside I think it might give him a more accurate picture of my health stats than when I'm in his office and despite knowing that there isn't any reason to be worried, worrying anyway.

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Perhaps perhaps

[8hyenas]

If you don't already, ask for it to be taken at the end of the visit. Mine always starts out in the "medicate for this" range and ends up in the "no problem" range towards the end.

Re: Perhaps perhaps

[pshaw_raven]

I'm definitely going to do this so he doesn't get the higher reading from where I'm anxious from the waiting room. I'm also going to start keeping a log of my home readings, because he seemed interested when I mentioned owning a BP cuff.