So I knew when I started that Blood Pressure can be tough to measure. That is why I decided to measure first thing in the morning to avoid as much of that fickleness as possible. I think that is still a good idea but there can still be a lot of variability.
I have noticed that going to the bathroom or yawning can cause noticeable changes in BP. I suspect waking up from a dream could even be different than waking up from a light sleep. In an extreme example, my blood pressure was lower after a day at work than it was that morning.
Point is...these numbers are approximate.
When I first got off medicine, BP goes to around 140/90. As a comparison, when I was on medicine I averaged 108/71. When I started taking potassium the average is 126/83. So top number is OK, but bottom number just barely changes. This is just at wake up so I would imagine that it probably increase throughout the day.
I will continue to go high potassium and see what happens. I will also start with the emWave2. The theory being that stress reduction will cause improvements.
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