I am a 35-year-old male scientist working in India. I first
realized that my BP was on the higher side in January 2015. I had flu like
symptoms and was feeling a bit dizzy. A medical officer at my work place
checked my BP using manual BP measuring instrument at his clinic and it was
around 140/100 mm Hg. One week later I
measured it again at the same clinic and it was 146/102 mm Hg. Over the next few weeks I occasionally used
to go to the clinic for measurements (randomly at different time of the day
when in office) and it was always around 140/100. In March, I took advise from a couple of
doctors. I was advised to get an ECG, echo, USG whole abdomen, lipid profile
and haematology tests done. The reports
are attached below.
ECG
USG whole abdomen
Haematology
echo reports were
normal (not included here)
My first doctor prescribed the anti-hypertension drug
(Telma-40). I however after talking to several colleagues and taking advise
from another doctor over phone decided not to start the medicine and started
walking for an hour in the morning and reduced my salt intake. In the meanwhile
I kept monitoring my BP. Over a month I saw a small reduction in the levels
136/96. I discussed the situation with another doctor in May who advised
diuretics (Chlorthalidone CTD-12.5). I started taking the diuretic one per day.
In a week my BP was lowered to 126/86. However I started to feel very tired
very soon. This was in the months of May- June.
In July I consulted another doctor (highly recommended by several of my
colleagues). He asked me stop the medication and to undergo an ambulatory BP
check up two weeks after all the residual diuretics were flushed out of my
body. In the first week of August I got the AMBP report that is attached below.
Ambulatory BP
Based on these results my doctor asked me not to panic and
to continue with my exercises and diet control. At the moment I am not taking
any medication. I am continuing my morning walks (recently been irregular
because of rains). I generally feel ok but get tired while climbing steps and
picking up my 3.5 year old daughter. That is it for now, will keep updating.
