when checking blood pressure is it higher on left or right arm?

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The time before my last doctor's visit, the nurse was doing all my vitals, then she did the blood pressure velcro thing.. And first on the left, she went "Oh my gosh, this cant be right!!" It was so high, I think she thought the thingy was broken, so she checked it on my right arm, to be sure.. She got the same reading.. and again said: "Oh my gosh, honey your blood pressure is way too high!!" Well, that'll teach them, for not listening to me, about taking me off of my valume!! They put my right back on it, plus gave me a script for 10 mgs. of Lisinopril.. And man does it work!!! I was feeling like I was going to have a heart-attack, at nights, and some days at school, too!! It was really scary, for me, to go through those days without my valume.. I have a really high-stressed, life, and those valumes, definately come in "Handy" for calming me down!! Especially with two teenagers, driving me "Crazy" with their fighting all the time, and drive me here Mom, drive me there Mom, without any notices... Plus I'm a Full-time, student, with Tons of Homework.. And these are "Stressful-Times" for everyone, I think... I think everyone needs something to Relax them from their daily stresses!! And I'm not pushing my meds, either.. I'm simply talking whatever works for them to release their stress-levels.. Sex, a good walk, excercising... and so on!! Smile!!!

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