Question about blood pressure?

Question

My hubby just had his blood pressure checked yesterday and the doctor said it was 160/120 , so they put him on meds and a diet.
He is only 21 yrs old, 6'1 , and approx 240 lbs

I decided to check my blood pressure and it is 100/65...is this ok?
I am 22 yrs old, 5'1, and 128 lbs.

Answer 1

Your blood pressure is fantastic! You have the blood pressure of a marathon runner. A typical healthy blood pressure is 120/80 or less.

Answer 2

Do you experience dizziness or any other symptoms? If not, just relax, your Blood Pressure (BP) is okay.
Make sure you have a correct Blood Pressure Measurement Procedure and you have been measured correctly. Sometimes the tools need a callibration. If someday you find an elevated BP, just relax and wait for 5 minutes, try to measure your BP again, and see whether the result is still the same.

Answer 3

100/65 would mean that they recorded your BP by an automatic BP recorder.. anyways you are fine.. there is no need to worry... the optimal bp is 120/80

Answer 4

Please see the web page for more details on Blood pressure and Hypertension and Hypertensive drugs. .
Hypertension is sustained elevation of resting systolic BP (≥ 140 mm Hg), diastolic BP (≥ 90 mm Hg), or both. Hypertension with no known cause (primary; formerly, essential hypertension) is most common; hypertension with an identified cause (secondary hypertension) is usually due to a renal disorder. Usually, no symptoms develop unless hypertension is severe or long-standing. Diagnosis is by sphygmomanometry. Tests may be done to determine cause, assess damage, and identify other cardiovascular risk factors. Treatment involves lifestyle changes and drugs, including diuretics, β-blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, and Ca channel blockers.
Diuretics or "water tablets" increase output of water and salt in the urine. They are effective in treating heart failure where there is an excess of water and salt in the body and in lowering high blood pressure. They are often combined with digoxin and/or ACE inhibitors. To treat high blood pressure, they are used alone or in combination with beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors or other drugs. Diuretics can cause low potassium levels and in diabetes, high blood sugar levels.
Beta-blockers control the speed and force of heart beats by blocking the action of hormones such as adrenaline that make the heart beat faster and more vigorously.
They are effective in preventing angina. They can also lower raised blood pressure, reduce the risk of further heart attacks and help control abnormal heart rhythms.
Side-effects include constriction of the air passages and small blood vessels, leading to cold hands and feet. They can conceal low blood sugar levels in diabetics - "selective" beta-blockers are less likely to do this than other forms of the drug.
Tiredness or fatigue may also be experienced.
ACE stands for angiotensin converting enzyme. Levels of angiotensin, a chemical which narrows blood vessels, are restricted by the drug, causing the arteries to dilate and leading to a fall in blood pressure.
Types of ACE inhibitor include enalaparil, captopril and lisinopril.
Side-effects include a fall in blood pressure, especially when combined with diuretics for the first time.
Calcium channel blockers (calcium antagonists)
Calcium antagonists reduce the amount of calcium entering the muscle cells of the arteries, causing them to relax.
This leads to the blood flow to the heart increasing and reducing the work the heart has to do to pump blood around the body.
Types of the drug include nifedipine, diltiazem and verapamil.
Side-effects include flushing, headache, dizziness, fainting, swelling of the ankles and stomach and gastro-intestinal problems.
Your husband has got Stage 2 Hypertension.
Lifestyle changes include following a low sodium diet, exercising, quitting smoking, losing weight, and avoiding excessive alcohol intake.
Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
Your blood pressure is normal. Normal blood pressure is less than120/80 mm Hg.