Low bp and symptomless

[Anon9898]

I work in a care home and one of the staff too my blood pressure. It was 98/48. Which is low. My husband has a machine and I tested it again after work and it was still the same. This morning after sleep it was 98/60.

Should I be worried.

No

You can monitor morning and night readings for a week and submit to your GP for advice if you are worried.

No. Why would you worry? I’d be delighted.

If you feel fine then probably not, but if you start to get lightheaded or dizziness/blacking out then it's worth investigating further. Dehydration is a big cause of low blood pressure - do you drink plenty and is there enough salt in your diet?

Do you know what your blood pressure normally is? Mine is similar to your reading but it's normal for me and I also have no symptoms. It's low but it's not bad sort of low

This is what mine is like often! I wake up sometimes & can’t even tell if my heart is beating! I never thought to worry😱

why did they take your BP? was the cuff size appropriate for you?

Mine is regularly 92/60 and I’m fine. It’s just how I am.

Mines always been low like this, it's all good as long as I don't stand up too fast or move my head too quickly.
Better low than high.

Mine is usually exactly around that. Only issue is after operations I’ve had to go on IV fluids because of it. I don’t really have any symptoms either. They also wouldn’t prescribe beta blockers to me for fear of flying anxiety due to low BP which was a pain.

It's fine. Loads of people run on that kind of blood pressure. Very healthy and nothing to worry about.

No, you're fine. Low blood pressure is really only a problem if you have symptoms, or in the event of acute severe illness or trauma.

Similar here, hovers around 100/60. Huge spike when I go to the doctor's though, that old White Coat Syndrome!

Anyway, the docs are in a bit of a bind as I need Beta Blockers for Atrial Fibrillation and that has reduced my BP to around the above readings. Without them I'd be in serious trouble with a fast heart rate so it's a balancing act.

Good news is I have very few symptoms and am never tired out (am67), don't nap and walk a few kms every day etc. The only time it seems to bother me is when I have to lie flat on the examining table at the docs or hospital. It's all stars and the dizzies then! But I recover quickly enough.

Well I hope it will stay ok, but docs don't seem to be all that concerned for now.