BP machine

[The Prototype]

Does anyone know where I can go to get my BP tested? Ever since I started my blast I feel like my BP is up and I can feel a vein in my forehead pumping blood or having spasms. I went to the machine you find at a supermarket and it read 172/93. I was really surprised b/c I have it checked at my doc every month and I'm always around 120/80 except this last month it was 130/80. I looked down on the machine and it says the machine is intended for arms of circumferences of 9 to 13 inches. I'm not a huge guy but my arm is closer to 16" so I think that might throw my reading off. I want to monitor my BP closely b/c my last cycle it was high too but now that I think about it, I used the same machine and it would read really high like 140 to 150/90 so maybe it wasn't high and I just relied on a machine that was reading high b/c it's intended for older people with smaller arms.

 

[_LG_]

I bought an omron for about 60 from walgreens. Barely fits but readings match the docs

 

[The Prototype]

I bought an omron for about 60 from walgreens. Barely fits but readings match the docs

Good to know. Thanks.

 

[exphys88]

omron is the brand I always recommend. If the cuff is too small it'll give you a false high reading. you should get a bigger cuff for it.

 

[Jack_Hammer]

If you don't buy a cuff, doesn't your walgreens have a station to test it. in WI, there are also many grocery stores with pharmacies in them that have these machines. I used these kiosk thingys thought my cycle to check my BP...

 

[The Prototype]

omron is the brand I always recommend. If the cuff is too small it'll give you a false high reading. you should get a bigger cuff for it.

I'll look into it. The machine I used just about cuts my circulation off and there's no way I went from 130/80 to 172/93 in a couple weeks. Well at least I don't think that's possible so I think the machine is giving me a false reading.

 

[lastson]

You can get thigh cuffs too.... Even the machines in the stores only go up to like 15 inches or so

 

[The Prototype]

Went to the doc today. BP was 128/74. That stupid machine gave me a bad reading. Also, I was on TRT injections for a month and did 5 shots over 4 weeks at 100 mg per pin and my test came back at 750. I was on androgel before so I'm not sure if maybe that skewed the test upward a little. I was off the androgel for a couple weeks when I did the blood test.

 

[tinyshrek]

Walgreens has an oversized arm BP machine meant for obese people