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Do I know anyone that has experienced health complication as a result of narcissistic abuse? Yes. I can tell you my own personal experience. During the relationship I was probably the healthiest I had ever been in my life. I was sleeping for the first time without having to watch TV or listen to music. I was physically fit, eating well, emotionally balanced and generally felt really good.Things didn’t start to go downhill until she went into the latter phase of devalue and definitely through discard. During devalue I lost 20 pounds and started to have trouble sleeping again. Panic attacks, which I struggled with throughout my life returned. These are not your standard panic attacks, I suffer from severe anxiety disorder which means some of these required hospitalization because the attack appeared to be a heart attack. After having all of my blood work done, my cortisol levels had changed significantly, indicating that my brain had kicked off fight or flight mechanisms, or adrenaline. My blood pressure started to increase and became a concern, but not to the level that it would get during discard.When she actually did the final discard, things went from bad to worse. After seeing my therapist it was clear that I was again dealing with complex PTSD. I had been re-traumatized and my body was going into survival mode. At this point my weight had dropped from 170 pounds to 150 and was not improving. My blood pressure when measured was typically around 160 / 100. This is not good. I was put on two separate blood pressure medications to deal with it. Sleep continued to get worse and I was hardly eating.My body was in horrible condition at this point which made me susceptible to a myriad of other things. I was not sleeping because of night terrors. I was not eating because my body and emotional state was in complete disarray. I was a mess. I had to go back on medication to deal with bipolar disorder that had for the most part been under control. For me this meant medications that would cause weight gain. I needed it at this point.I have been to the hospital 4 times since the discard. I see a therapist on a weekly basis. My blood pressure is off the charts. I have complex PTSD and my body is completely confused. There is no rest. There is no respite. There is no escape. If you think abuse at the hands of someone with NPD does not cause severe physical problems, think again. It absolutely does. I am living with it every single day.Thanks for the A2A Vivian

The standards you read about may be a little varied.Reading the new blood pressure guidelines - Harvard Health and Blood pressure chart: What your reading means. Both Say this is “elevated” according to Jay Andersen’s comment below. You can read this for yourself at those links.The treatment suggested isMaintain or Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle. This may mean making healthier food choices, making exercise a priority for about 30 minutes a day, reducing salt intake.

120/80 is a somewhat arbitrary standard for healthy blood pressure. For the most part, the lower the resting blood pressure, the better for cardiovascular, kidney, and cerebral-vascular health, provided that the pulse pressure (systolic minus diastolic) is thirty or more. Conversely, any increase in resting blood pressure presents a risk factor for cardiovascular and brain health, no matter the age. There is substantial evidence that “normal” healthy blood pressure increases with age, especially above the age of 60. This is due to the inevitable loss of elasticity in the artery walls. Charts for age-based norms are readily available online.