17 yr old and high blood pressure? Advise please?

Question: Hi, i'm a 17 yr old male and i was told by a doctor at the hospital that i have "very high blood pressure for my age"..... I believe it was 154 over 86 when i was in the hospital a few nights ago but i'm not 100% sure (I was in the hospital for a recluse spider bite)............Anyway it went down a little, to about 134, but it shot up to 162 over 76 or something like that and it seems like it gets higher throughout the course of the day.........I am not overweight or anything...i am tall, 6'3 and 205...but i don't consider it overweight with my height................Anyway i don't know anything about it other than its high but i would appreciate any advise as this is a very strange thing that has occurred in my life.....thank you.

Answers:
It could just have been high from the stress of being in hospital...

The best way to assess it accurately is to have a 24hour recording done, during which you are at home, getting on with your life as normal, and every so often, the machine which you have to carry about, will take your blood pressure.

If it is still high over the course of a day, then you are at risk of a number of health problems including a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. Your doctor who did the 24hour monitoring woulkd need to discuss the options for reducing your blood pressure which could include lifestyle changes or medication.

For more info on high blood pressure and the types of changes you can make to reduce it, click on this link...

http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/patient_information/pils/high_blood_pressure_hypertension.htm

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You know high blood pressure can be hereditary.

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