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Is your blood pressure low?

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PupInAPram · 08/08/2023 16:45

My blood pressure is always low. I just looked online and it's what would be expected of a younger teen or athlete. I'm a fat woman in my 60s and I've had a fair amount of stress in my life. The nurse always looks astonished when I have my blood pressure taken. I can only imagine it's hereditary and I'm just lucky, but I'm curious if it's a common thing. There's tons of information online about high blood pressure, but nothing about low.

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AnnaMagnani · 08/08/2023 18:52

I was fat and inactive. Have got a lot less fat and much more active - and the BP is the same.

I can manage to stand for longer though - the key is squeezing your bum as it's the biggest muscle not moving your legs. Now I actually have some glutes it's a lot more effective.

bellac11 · 08/08/2023 19:00

That is interesting about drinking water, does this raise blood pressure then?

Ive spent many a year trying to increase my hydration but Ive previously had high blood pressure (now nice and low), I wonder if drinking a lot of water perhaps gave some falsely high readings or would it not really make that much of a difference?

cptartapp · 08/08/2023 19:20

PupInAPram · 08/08/2023 17:26

I guess it's a lot more common than I realised. Happy I'll never have to have statins.

Statins are for cholesterol and when your risk of cardiovascular disease becomes greater than 10% over ten years. Which it does for everyone really as they age, some sooner than others.
DH had good BP but high cholesterol and is on statins.

user556378 · 08/08/2023 19:40

Yes, usually around 105//60.

Hereditary.

I try to eat lots of salty foods.

ProudTerf · 08/08/2023 20:33

Mine is on the low side but not dangerously low. I always assumed it would go up as i got older but now mid 50's and still the same. My dad was the same but i've never known if that's hereditary or just coincidence.

Parsleymint · 08/08/2023 21:08

PupInAPram · 08/08/2023 17:26

I guess it's a lot more common than I realised. Happy I'll never have to have statins.

Mines always been low. I used to faint a fair bit but that stopped in middle age. I am on statins though as my qrisk is high even with low BP.
It's only a problem if I'm really ill. I was in hospital with covid and it was a real pain, the nurses were convinced I wasn't drinking enough quite accusatory about it. They made me drink so much water I was constantly at the loo. My BP remfirmly low.

ladygindiva · 08/08/2023 21:11

My dad ( aged 80) is overweight but has low blood pressure , has had it all his life. Mine is low too. It got lower with pregnancy, worryingly so at one point but never been an issue otherwise ( I'm 48)

StoneWallandRoses · 19/08/2023 15:35

I just took my BP with my home machine. Its reading 106 over 52.
86 beats per minute

I'm 38. 5ft 5 and 10 st 8.
Would anyone know if this is within normal range, please?
I've started having issues with my kidneys with prompted the check.

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PupInAPram · 19/08/2023 16:56

52 is very low I think? Ideal is 120/80 down to 90/60. Below that is considered concerning. 86 bpm sounds quite rapid. Mine is usually just below 70bpm which I think is pretty average.

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PupInAPram · 19/08/2023 16:57

I should add I have zero medical training.

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Halo8 · 19/08/2023 17:24

Mine’s low, I always get the surprised comments from health professionals because I don’t look particularly healthy. I try not to stand up too quickly, during pregnancy it went even lower.

Mummy08m · 19/08/2023 17:30

I've always been low, now I'm pg it's about 95/50. Light headed all the time.

In answer to a pp, drinking water is good for regulating blood pressure in either direction, ie good to drink more if you're either high or low

Friggingfrog · 19/08/2023 17:36

Mines usually 90/60 and hereditary. No issues from it apart from with both my c sections- it dropped so much during the operation and I felt so sick and like I couldn’t breathe. I was fine after though. They wouldn’t let me back on the ward for ages because it was still really low until I managed to convince them I was fine and it’s just always low! I have almost fainted due to sudden pain a few times- didn’t know there was a link to this and low blood pressure. I love salt so always have a good amount but probably don’t drink enough water.

beachbitch · 19/08/2023 17:36

I’m overweight in my 40s and have low blood pressure. Definitely just good genes in my case.

CommonVetch · 19/08/2023 17:37

I've always been on the low side, even when pregnant, get dizzy standing too fast, etc. Nothing serious. I've always been heavy-handed with the salt on my food, I think I've been self medicating without realising!

I'm on medication that lowers blood pressure as a side effect so am currently struggling with fatigue and dizzy spells. It's not all roses, but it's probably better than high BP.

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