Hi all,
32M, active, 80 kg / 179 cm, around 13% body fat on my last scan. I work out almost every day and already have a muscular build.
I’ve been running mono HCG therapy for testosterone over the past year. My testosterone has been in the 900 range, but my E2 has also been around 300.
My urologist told me that if the high E2 wasn’t causing symptoms, I shouldn’t touch it or take an AI, so I didn’t pay much attention to it. Looking back, I probably had quite a bit of water retention.
One night while trying to sleep, I felt like something was very wrong and suspected my blood pressure was high. I went to a pharmacy and measured 175/105. Then I went to the ER, where they measured 147/95 and sent me home.
Since then, I bought an Omron BP monitor and have been tracking my BP for the past month, measuring 6 times a day (3 readings in the morning after waking up and 3 before bed). My average has been around 133/83, with the lowest systolic at 125 and highest at 137. Diastolic ranged from 79 to 87.
I also asked Claude to create a hypertension-focused meal plan, and it actually did a great job. My diet now mainly consists of foods known to help lower BP (beets, spinach, salmon, bananas, oats, berries, vegetables, etc.).
On top of that, I started doing 30 minutes to 1 hour of cardio daily, mostly walking, StairMaster, or swimming.
My question is: with these lifestyle changes (more cardio, cleaner diet, no processed foods, almost no added salt, no eating out unless I specifically choose low-sodium options), how much improvement could I realistically expect in lowering my BP from the current average of 133/83?
Also, at what point should I see a doctor? For reference, my father has hypertension and has been on meds forever so I guess genetics is playing good factor on my end.