115/75 pulse 99 does this bloodpressure reading make sense???

[bluedolphin]

My heart seems to be racing....took my bp with cuff bp thingy a couple of times at 10minute intervals and this was the average....why is the pulse so high....was sitting relaxing when felt my pulse race....arent they all interconnected? Pulse racing lasted about 40 minutes!!!!

[Wraith]

The only trouble with some of these bp and heart monitors is that the user can end up getting worried about the readings. If you are at all worried I would suggest visiting your GP for a professional answer. Get them to explain what the readings mean.

[natty]

well the pressure reading is within 'normal' limits so as a doc i wouldn't be that worried. a fast pulse could be normal for you, or as wraith said, you may have been anxious at the time of the reading. if you have ever had any other cardiac symptons, i'd advise u to make an appointment with ur GP.

[Wisebird]

My blood pressure and pulse has always gone haywire whenever have had it done, until, one day, a very kind nurse did it without warning me first and it was totally normal. It was always the anxiety prior to the procedure which had caused all the problems. The nurse at our local surgery said she thought that blood pressure checks were a waste of time in anxious people!

[Wisebird]

ps, bluedolphin if you are constantly aware of your heartbeat, ie. timing how long it is racing for, you are more than likely to be anxious about it and you will probably get palpitations and racing heartbeat. Try and forget it,and occupy yourself elswhere, unless, as natty says you have other cardiac symptoms. This is not a criticism, it's just advice from someone who suffers like this!

[anglnymph]

First off, you really shouldn't take your BP more than twice on one arm within the span of a couple of hours. But it is well within the normal range. Your pulse is a bit high, but that could very likely be due to anxiety as well as any activities you performed earlier that day that would be strenuous on your body? If you want your true blood pressure and pulse readings, take them right after you wake up, before doing anything more than sitting up and walking a couple of feet. This way your body is very relaxed, and your pulse (which usually goes up after you wake up soley because your doing stuff instead of resting, and will go back down once you sleep) will be at it's normal rate. Just make sure you aren't worried about how what the results may be.