Questions about controlled High Blood Pressure

You won't have any issues getting hired. Just keep it under control.

 

I started looking at jobs a month or so ago and decided to go the driver route. I was 256 and my BP was 147/96. My wife and I made some simple changes to my diet, and now I'm 240 and 120/79 in a month. She's an RN and I was once a decent athlete, so getting back after it was a little easier. I'll have my DOT physical in about 6 weeks and will be under 230 with solid BP.

See if you can manage with a diet lower in sodium and including bananas and baked potatoes. I also reduced my red meat to three times a week and increased my veggie consumption. No chips, soda, or other snacks of that nature either. Also, don't have coffee within 3 hours of a BP check. I went from two pots a day to three cups a day. That had the biggest impact.

I still do eat pizza on our weekly pizza movie night and have some chocolate here and there. However, that is occasionally. Mostly yogurt, fruit, veggies, etc are snacks. If you want a two year DOT card, not to mention living and feeling better, it's a amazing what a proper diet and light exercise can do for you. I walk twice a day four times a week and jog on the treadmill three times a week now.

 

HBP isn't an issue. I take Amlodipine for it and none of the three companies Ive worked for had an issue with it.

 

I'd add to @Mortarmaggot's post: If you smoke - quit. I'm working on it.....

 

If you are a pain patient like me and im off my narcotics the blood pressure approaches 165/130 some bad days. I fight it with very quiet living and tea.

I used to have blood pressure issues that threatened my trucking years ago when I was a young man, in those days cutting out the salt and other stimulants such as caffinee pills etc solved the problem. For then.

At some point in the future the blood pressure will cause me to stroke and die, but at my age it's not a concern really. Half of my family goes out that way.

 

The Dr that does the DOT examination only knows what you tell them. Get my drift?

 

I would not stress the meds, I take 2 different BP meds, without them I am 221/180, with them I am 134/86. You will get a 1 year card, and companies will not think twice about hiring you, BP Meds are very common.