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Or two. Because I forgot the afternoon one again.

Which pillock forgot the afternoon reading? 😀

Diastolic is probably still a bit high, but given my age I don’t think there’d be too much worry otherwise.

Near complete waste of an afternoon today, for obvious reasons. The one possible minor positive is that I’ve been asked to record my BP for another week and if they end up not showing much improvement then I may get referred to a cardiologist. I’m really, really desperate for the “feeling shit” bit to stop now.

Readings from today. If anything they’re a little higher in the morning and evening than I’ve been getting recently.

At least my heart rate wasn’t quite as crazy in the afternoon. I’ve no idea what triggers it though.

I took my first dose of Doxazosin yesterday evening, along with all the other meds I’m supposed to take at that time. There was no major issue then, but this morning I didn’t feel that great and I’ve been feeling exceptionally tired and shaking all of the afternoon and most of the evening.

I think the BP readings tell the story, really.

My concern about the high heart rate is growing, I have to say. It might be ok during hard exercise, but it doesn’t seem healthy that it is at that level for several hours when I’m effectively doing nothing.

I’ve also had a very upset stomach all day. If that doesn’t stop by next week I think I might be asking about alternatives to the Doxazosin.