1234 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Dd, 18, was recently diagnosed with POTS and EDS. The cardiologist said it would be helpful to have a BP monitor at home, especially as we’re figuring out what works best for her. She started a medicine today that treats low BP and she’s upped her water intake and is taking salt capsules, so I want something reliable to keep tabs on how she’s doing. What should I look for and/or specific suggestions. She’s tiny if that makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I’ll bump this in case anyone hasn’t read it. We need a new blood pressure cuff. My dh has one but I don’t know much about it and he said it’s getting old and we should get a new one. So, I’m hoping someone chimes in on this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 My husband and I both have high blood pressure and take our blood pressure daily. We have an older Omron Intellisense unit with an upper arm cuff. Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailaena Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I remember that the consensus the last time there was a BP cuff thread was to go with an upper-arm cuff if you can swing it as they tend to be more accurate. I have a wrist cuff that works fine but I don’t need to monitor anything important. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4atHome Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Happy with Reli On 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) Get an upper arm cuff, and make sure it is the right length. Sometimes you need to order a cuff separately from the machine. Amazon has longer cuffs. (Wrist cuffs are harder to use accurately.) Omron is the most recommended brand by doctors. They come in multiple price points, but the extra money just buys more features. I have the basic $30 one from WalMart/Amazon, and it has been very reliable for me. I checked it every day twice a day for two years, and it was very reliable and compared well with my doctors' office machines. It saved my life twice when I had preeclampsia, no exaggeration. Make sure you sit quietly for a while before taking it, and sit like in the graphic here: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/high-blood-pressure-toolkit-resources I volunteer for a nonprofit support group for survivors of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, so proper BP taking is a big focus of ours. Edited February 5, 2021 by happypamama 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 We have a Reli On that's probably around eight years old. I believe that's Walmart's knockoff version of Omron. At the time I bought it it was highly rated. It still seems to work fine. We have to watch DH's BP carefully because both of the cancer medications he's on cause astronomically high BP. Readings we get track very closely with what he gets at his oncologist's office. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanax6 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) I just had to get one and I got Lazle Blood Pressure Monitor on Amazon. It has worked beautifully and stores your number for up to I think 20 readings. Edited February 6, 2021 by Nanax6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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