If so, why, how high was it and is it now under control.

My record – on the way to ITU in 1997 – was 182/117.

Felt quite ill at the time.

Oh sh1t. I'm gonna get in first

I was 165/95 for quite a while. Stopped me getting into the Army which was when I first found out it was high at 18.

Now 32 and exercise, reasonable eating and drinking mean its down to 125/65 ish.

MINES BEEN 196/105 WHEN I WENT FOR MY PRE OP 😳

I was 180/90ish or something a few months back. Picked up "messing around" with a BP machine in Taichung airport. Was notably higher than my rather chunkier boss.

Riding or swimming every other day brought it down quickly. Bit worrying.

my "peak", when i went into ITU with hypertensive cardiomyopathy, was 255/170.
that was more than a "bit worrying"!

wow! How do you guys keep it down?

I was diagnosed as having high blood pressure five years ago – I couldn't tell you what the reading was but obviously it wasn't good. I was prescribed ACE inhibitor medication which, I was informed at the time, I would have to take for the rest of my life – no matter what beneficial changes I made to my health. However, last year I really got into my biking and along with a bit of dieting managed to lose three stone in weight in three months. Apparently it's quite uncommon but I had 'normalised' my blood pressure and have been off the medication for six months now. Feeling pretty good for it.

wow! How do you guys keep it down?

ACE inhibitors/beta blockers kept me alive, i've lost over 6 stone since getting diagnosed 6 years ago and tried to eliminate as much stress as possible from my life (restarting riding bikes after a 10 year absence shortly after i got out of hospital made a massive difference to me)…

i got measured in an ambulance after getting involved in the wrong end of a rather heavy bike vs car incident. 192/131. I was 21 at the time

normally sits around 150/100 ish. the drugs don't work, mainly because I can rarely be bothered to take them

5lab

I suggest you take your meds.

150/100 is way too high. It will damage your kidneys over time and errode the inner walls of you arteries.

Takes 5 secs to take a pill mate.

plus of course derek changed his lifestyle 😉