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Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Aug 19, 2023 | Replies (48)
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Troy, FIRST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!! I wish I was knowledgable enough to help you. Don't know if you are going to the VA or what. Also, don't know if you have a PCP or not. Inlooking for one my criteria would be that he or she should be over 45-50 years old so they don't go by the BS that the younger doctors are told to say by the admistration!
Good Luck!
Thanks Again for your Service!
Our thoughts are with you to find help!
Sundance(RB)
Welcome to Connect @troy75rrmedic. You'll notice that I moved your post to this existing discussion about exercise hypertension. I did so that you can benefit from the valuable information members have shared on this topic. If you click on VIEW & REPLY in your email notification, you will see the whole discussion and can join in, meet, and participate with other members talking about their or their loved ones' experiences.
Systolic blood pressure (BP) normally rises with exercise in response to the increased demand of oxygen from working muscles. However, when there is an abnormally steep rise in systolic BP during exercise, this phenomenon is known as a hypertensive response to exercise (HRE). On the other hand, any factor that increases pressure against the artery walls can also lead to elevated blood pressure. Here’s more information from Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prehypertension/symptoms-causes/syc-20376703
Troy, have you been to see a physician about your symptoms? This warrants medical attention.