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What are the causes of high blood pressure?
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Default What are the causes of high blood pressure? - 01-16-2009, 11:01 AM

Can birth control be one?I am 22 and today I had a doctor's visit. I had my blood pressure high today and the doctor wants to check my blood pressure five times before he can diagnose it. I asked him if my overweight can be a cause of it and he said probably not and that it may be linked to the birth control method I was using (nuvaring). My height is 5'4 and my weight is 175.my blood pressure was like 142/90
   
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Default 02-09-2009, 11:50 PM

having alot of salt in your diet, high cholesterol, things like that. it could be genetic also.cut back on salty, fatty foods and exercise alittle more than u do now. that should bring it down.
   
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Default 02-10-2009, 01:49 PM

Stress is a major reason for high blood pressure. There are so many reasons for high blood pressure, it could be your diet, weight, do you smoke. Try loosing a little weight and see if it helps you at all. My Dr. also said my weight probably had nothing to do with my problem, but I lost 45lbs and went back and my pressure was total normal so don't exclude being overweight out even if your Dr.said that.
   
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