Quote Originally Posted by thunderin View Post
High blood pressure is not discussed much in bodybuilding circles, but it should be as it is very common amongst AAS users. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or kidney failure.

Buy a blood pressure cuff and monitor it daily whilst cycling. It can easily go as high as 160/100. How to lower it without meds? Phlebotomy or donating blood. A donation of 450mL can lower both systolic and diastolic pressure by 10 or more.

Common symptoms can be headaches, dizziness, seeing stars after lifting, red-face and nausea. But, some people never show these symptoms.

Please donate regularly. It could save your life and someone else's too.

BTW, I donate every 45 days, if not more frequently to keep my BP in check whilst cycling.
Good post. That why it's called the silent killer, first thing most ppl know about HBP is a stroke or heart attack. I bought an omron a few years back and found i had an average reading of 160/95 went as high as 176/109, i now take an aspirin 300mg ED, my BP is now on average 148/82.
Giving blood helps, but how long before your body replaces whats been lost, i think it's a matter of hours and you can't give blood ED.