Hi,
I am a nutritionist and after reading all the posts I strongly recommend you all to screen your self for a complete heart check up. The life is getting stressful day by day and readings higher than 140/90 is certainly an invitation to unwanted health condition. Besides a doctore, it is necessary to monitor your diet intake and physical activity.
how do people get such obscenely high blood pressure? i'm turning 30 years old in a couple weeks. I only have a 76 over 53 blood pressure rating .
From your post above I pressume that you are suffering from lack og magnesium and other essentials in your body or we can say your food habit. Enough amount of those would make you better. It works like a MAGNESIUM MIRACLE. I must say, it is normal for a 30 years old persons, but a doctors suggestion is always preferable.