Yes I have. It ruined my life lol. Do yourself a favor and get rid of that fucking thing. The more you worry about it, the worse it gets. It caused my high blood pressure. If i would have left that damn cuff alone i wouldn't have any problems.
My guess is that your BP wasn't raised from trading but instead worrying about the number it was going to be.
I checked my BP before and after trading. It was normal. Then i kept thinking it was high (it wasn't) and i turned into a hypochondriac worrying about what my BP was doing while trading. After constantly monitoring it...... it became high and i lost it. It's been high ever since, I had horrible anxiety about it (worrying about strokes/heart attack), and now i'm on a beta blocker.
Surprisingly it kinda worked out for the better though. That pill reduces performance anxiety. Musicians take it before performing and golfers used to take it before it was banned.
Works for trading too
. Also protects me during any stress.
Moral of the story.......... ignore your blood pressure unless it's high at the doctor....I worried about it once while trading and now I've had high blood pressure ever sense.
Another good thing is that it forced me to change my diet. Eating right is very important. You need to get enough potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
Quote from NoDoji:
The very act of messing with a BP cuff and checking my BP while scalping CL might cause a stroke
lol
Quote from Runningbear:
If you BP is up, then no doubt your cortisol levels are going up as well, which will lower your ability to handle stress and increase your chances of sickness. Not good.
Exactly. That's been my theory. Prolonged periods of trading isn't good. You need to take breaks otherwise by the end of the week your cortisol level will be through the roof. Either learn yoga or some stress reducing techniques (breathing exercises etc.)
