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Were Can I Get Something To Check My Blood Pressure From ?

Were can i get something to check my blood pressure from?
like i keepin worryin about my blood pressure alot. one min i think its high and the next i think its low. but i went to the doctor last week and they checked it for me and said it was 110 is that good? i freak out every time i think its high because i have anxiety disorder.were can i buy one from like the store so i can check it myself and how much?
Sun, 20 Dec 2009
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Chill out. Anxiety makes your BP worse. You can get a sphygmomanometer (the term for the blood pressure cuff and pump) from any medical supply store. You might have trouble taking your own blood pressure, however. You can always get it checked at a doctor's office for free, or you can do it at Walmart or many pharmacies with the machines. If you want a medical grade machine, then check the medical supply catalogs or stores, and ask the sales clerk for information. They are quite expensive, and I really don't think you need one. 110 is an excellent systolic number (top number) for blood pressure. If your doctor doesn't think you have high blood pressure, then relax and go easy. You aren't sick. Don't turn into some hypochondriac, or you WILL give yourself high blood pressure from all your invented stress.

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Were Can I Get Something To Check My Blood Pressure From ?

Chill out. Anxiety makes your BP worse. You can get a sphygmomanometer (the term for the blood pressure cuff and pump) from any medical supply store. You might have trouble taking your own blood pressure, however. You can always get it checked at a doctor s office for free, or you can do it at Walmart or many pharmacies with the machines. If you want a medical grade machine, then check the medical supply catalogs or stores, and ask the sales clerk for information. They are quite expensive, and I really don t think you need one. 110 is an excellent systolic number (top number) for blood pressure. If your doctor doesn t think you have high blood pressure, then relax and go easy. You aren t sick. Don t turn into some hypochondriac, or you WILL give yourself high blood pressure from all your invented stress.