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Low Blood Pressure

Discussion in 'Health & Medicine Forum' started by Puttingood, May 11, 2005.

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  1. May 11, 2005 at 11:18 AM #1
    Puttingood

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    I walked 4 miles this morning and then went to Eckerds and my bp was 96/63. I said oh shit and the pharmacist told me to take it again. This time it was 99/64. She took her own blood pressure and then put her arm in the machine and it was right at the same numbers. So the machine wasn't off. She then told me mine was way too low. The doc office said low was below 90/60 and that was where hypotension started. They both (pharmacist and doc) went to school for 8 years. Who do I believe?
     
  2. May 11, 2005 at 11:21 AM #2
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    Putt, I hope you're feeling better and soon. Maybe you're overdoing it? I don't know - but I don't like the sound of any of this :(.
     
  3. May 11, 2005 at 11:21 AM #3
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  4. May 11, 2005 at 11:42 AM #4
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    Don't some people just have lower than average blood pressure? Is this necessarily a problem?
     
  5. May 11, 2005 at 11:44 AM #5
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    I know about Hyper-tension. But is there Hypo-tension? Seriously.
     
  6. May 11, 2005 at 11:53 AM #6
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  7. May 11, 2005 at 11:59 AM #7
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    yeah, Hypo is what they said. I looked it up on the net and the numbers seem to be all the same, below 90/60

    That article explains it. Thanks
     
  8. May 11, 2005 at 12:00 PM #8
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  9. May 11, 2005 at 12:03 PM #9
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    If your doctor is not concerned about it I would not be either. I would keep a check on it to make sure it does not get lower but other than that I would not let it bother me.
     
  10. May 11, 2005 at 2:25 PM #10
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    What is your normal b/p range Putt? 90/60 is low but not that uncommon. You say you had been walking before the reading so your heart was working harder as it should. When you "suddenly" stop, sometimes the body goes into a "crash mode" (not always bad) where the b/p drops more than usual but quickly comes back to whatever normal is during your cool down period. It's not a problem unless you get lightheaded or dizzy.

    It was not unusual during my rehab to be 84/55 after exercise, especially after taking my heart meds earlier.
     
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