According to my doctor from my hypertensive days (20 years ago, the answer may be different now due to more recent studies, I don’t know), it would depend on quantity drunk per day. A cup or two per day, if that is what you’re used to, probably won’t affect you negatively, but if you have concerns then obviously check your BP regularly, before and after coffee.

^^^ Interested in what the good doctor says.

My cardiologist has told me it isn’t a concern as long as I don’t drink too much coffee. I was given coffee in the hospital when I was recovering from a small TIA.

My doctor said it depends on how your body processes the caffeine.
10 years ago I couldn’t have any coffee. Following my heart surgery, I now have a cup each morning.

I don’t know but I used to (40 years ago) drink 24 to 30 cups in a day. Pulse of 70, B/P 124/68 and no hand tremors !

Now only drink 24 cups in a week, same pulse and B/P

My doctors have been concerned about my BP but not about my coffee, too.

Same as @Zaku. Generally I keep it to two cups a day though.

I typically have 4–6 cups. Never affected my BP

I’m not a doctor, but since caffeine constricts blood vessels it seems like it could raise blood pressure. My guess is people who consume caffeine regularly (daily and consistently not going into complete withdrawal) the caffeine probably has little effect.

The thing is, knowing what is usually the case for most people doesn’t matter at all, what matters is does it affect your body.

If you have high blood pressure and want to experiment I say do it. You can take your blood pressure before and an hour after caffeine. Even better you can take your blood pressure two or three times a day for a couple of weeks, get a baseline, and then quit caffeine (wean down over 4 or 5 days, plan on feeling crappy) and then take your blood pressure twice a day for a few weeks once you are completely off the stuff.

If you don’t have high BP I wouldn’t worry about it at all, but that’s me.

A side note: if you have high BP my dad recently was able to completely stop BP medicine after 20 years of taking the drugs by eating a low glycemic diet. He also quit drinking alcohol; he used to drink on or two glasses of wine at night. He lost 20 pounds from the changes in diet also.

I’ve seen alcohol have dramatic affect on some people’s blood pressure. My dad credits the low glycemic diet, but no way to know exactly was the cure of his high BP.

Coffee is listed as something that can affect BP, but I think it’s a matter of degree.

If you mean once or twice a day then no. Just getting out of bed in the morning puts one of the greatest stresses on the BP

I googled and websites say all sorts of conflicting things. Some say yes some say no. Mayo says all the conflicts right in a couple of paragraphs https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/expert-answers/blood-pressure/faq-20058543.

It seems like there isn’t good research on it. I saw a few very small studies. I think in America caffeine is so widely used that most medical professionals just treat it like a state of being that most people won’t change.

I can tell you before a stress test you are usually told not to have any caffeine, not even decaf coffee.

Thank you all so much jellies! :)

“To coffee or not to coffee, that is the question.”

If you try some experiments let us know your results.

Regular coffee makes my heart race and makes me jumpy so I pretty much avoid it totally.

@JLeslie After a few days of not drinking any coffee I just did it this very morning somewhere in Friendship Heights. ( you know the area ) And the magic of coffee worked. I feel more optimistic about the day and my back pain seemed alleviated. lol

^^You took your BP in Friendship Heights? Did you get a headache from the withdrawal? If you replaced coffee with tea, Coke, or lots of chocolate it doesn’t count.