Mine is 80 over 120 (or close enough), which i'm told is low. I am a petite adult and weigh 100 pounds, and was wondering if low blood pressure has any related health risks?
2006-08-24 09:59:43 · 21 answers · asked by ? 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
as i said, i am not sure of the exact figures, but was told it is low
2006-08-24 10:06:25 · update #1
Do you mean 120/80? Under 110 is considered hypotensive (low blood pressure). But, mine is generally slightly lower than that. Under 100 is "low". But, your second number should not be as high as 120...that is a lot. The old "average" was 120/80, which is now being considered as pre-hypertensive. Ideal is systolic 110-119 over less than 80. And your systolic number determines if you are hypotensive. Go to your doc and they will decide based on what your average is. Everyone is different...and there is such a thing as healthy people having low blood pressure...low bld pressure=decreased blood flow to the brain.
2006-08-24 10:38:06 · answer #1 · answered by Jess 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dehydration is an uncommon cause of low blood pressure in someone 28 years old (you would have to be VERY dehydrated- vomiting, diarrhea). The lower blood pressure you are having is a great response to medications and exercising! If you are feeling well, then a blood pressure of 110/60 is a fantastic, healthy blood pressure. Well done for making those changes!!
2016-03-27 03:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by Shirley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
120/80 is a perfect blood pressure.
Low would be 98/60 (as an example)
If yours is chronically low as the example above, that would indicate an illness of some kind, but not always.
2006-08-24 10:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by giggling.willow 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Think it must be 120 over 80 or you have something totally weird going on! That is normal, don't know why you think it is low, there are health implications of hypotension (low b.p.) but you are fine so don't worry.
2006-08-24 10:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by scoob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Low" blood pressure is a generalization. In young adults, your blood pressure can NOT be too low, as long as your heart and arteries are strong enough to deliver blood to your brain at all times, i.e., so you don't pass out or get dizzy when you stand up in a chair. Your cardiovascular system needs pressure to deliver blood 1)"up" to your brain and 2)"back", returning from your feet. As long as you're not regularly dizzy, and your blood isn't pooling in your feet, you are fine.
In older people low blood preasure means congestive heart failure. The heart is no longer strong enough to pump blood. In younger people, it means that your arteries are still youthful and "open" (not clogged with cholesterol placking).
Stay young and run ...
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2006-08-24 10:13:33 · answer #5 · answered by robabard 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i also have low blood pressure which is nothing to worry about unless it plummets rapidly but most of the time it don't but low blood pressure can also be as bad as high blood pressure put in blood pressure in a normal search engine it should come up with something.
2006-08-24 10:02:37 · answer #6 · answered by Coley61 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't you mean 120/80, if it is i wouldn't worry, mine is a little on the low side, it's 100/70 to 110/70, i am small as well, i get dizzy when i get up to quickly, my gp has told me it is nothing to worry about as it is normal for me
2006-08-24 11:01:38 · answer #7 · answered by sky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure its not 120 over 80?
2006-08-24 10:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for bringing this up. I have had dizzy spells for years, and very low blood pressure. I am glad I am not the only one.
2006-08-24 11:08:48 · answer #9 · answered by rebecca 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you are petite and are in pretty good physical condition, low blood pressure is perfectly normal. but that blood pressure you gave is impossible. the bottom number (diastolic) can never be higher than the (systolic) because the diastolic is your heart at rest.
2006-08-24 10:02:16 · answer #10 · answered by Adamedic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋