Quit drinking and smoking cold turkey 9 days ago and my BP is about 140s over 80s (was observed to be even higher about 72 hours in).
For reference, I’ve always had a low sodium, plant-based diet and never really had elevated blood pressure before I quit.
Just curious if this will ever go down on its own, my plan is to wait a couple weeks and see, but curious.
I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice.
Smoking dilates your blood vessels and capillaries. Drinking thins your blood. After quitting your body is going to over compensate the other way for a little while.
Congratulations on quitting.
Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, which elevates blood pressure by causing your blood vessels to constrict.
Is it though? There are no conclusive studies on the effects of nicotine isolated from smoking cigarettes.