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Old 09-04-2012, 12:53 PM
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Blood pressure tends to be highest in the morning...that is when cortisol is highest.

It will also read higher after a hot bath or shower. And also if you have a full bladder (don't know why this is but I read it in a medical text once)

BP can vary quite a bit during the day too. I learned that when I was pregnant and my BP went up in the second trimester. The kidney specialist made me keep an HOURLY log.
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