Hi
I'm wondering if anyone can offer their opinion on this because I can't seem to find the answer anywhere and my guess is the doctor will just wait until it's a problem.
My friend is 60, eats very healthily and looks half his age. Very slim, flat stomach, and the energy of a 16 year old. In fact he has a bit too much energy for everyone else around him and is very hyperactive.
Due to a pain condition he was having a lidocaine infusion and somehow got angry with the people doing it, (this happens, he's very hyper but he is warmhearted underneath and harmless), or was telling them about something that made him angry and apparently they told him to stay still and wait 30 mins before he could go home because his BP jumped to 180/110. A week ago he had a baseline BP (when calm) of 140/90.
Me being me, I told him the 140/90 could come down a bit and that he would benefit from trying to get it down.
Interested in your thoughts. The 180/110 is malignant, but it was very temporary and at the moment he's not been given any BP meds. In a way I think he'd be healthier in the long run if he works to get it down nutritionally. I've suggested he pay privately for a stress echocardiogram and then we'll have a better idea of what his BP is doing under stress, but here in the UK this is unlikely to be offered or even suggested by the nhs at this stage. My friend's dad died at 64, the same as my own dad, hence my concern. I tend to offer him a lot of support as he struggles to concentrate on anything and often wants to hear my view on things.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what he should be doing diet wise. He eats so much fruit and veg already and very little meat or fat. I've suggested he cut it out entirely for 6 months and increase his leafy veg and beetroot, etc, and also to walk and get a little out of breath 3 times a week (but he does that already, lol). Also am I over reacting? He does not have ongoing malignant high BP......how likely is 180/110 during an angry episode? It still seems too much to me.
Thanks :-)