Medical peeps! Is my blood pressure too low, please?

Did you not ask the nurse?

Yes, she said it could be low, but I was being prepared for a procedure so didn't think to pursue it at that point ?

Mine is low, and always has been. I think the lowest mine has been recorded is 90/60. I have always been told it's low but nothing to worry about, just take care getting up quikly and in hot baths because of fainting. I've never fainted, btw.

They don't routinely treat low b/p in the UK. I wouldn't worry, far far better than being too high!

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? flissy. How did it go lovely?

My BP is often low but I'm afraid I don't know what it tends to be, sorry. If you have a follow-up appt, hopefully you can get it done again and get an idea of your normal BP.

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I assumed it was just a check up. I wouldn't worry about it TBH.

My blood pressure ranges from low to average and the doctor/nurse has never seemed too bothered but I do have check ups every 1-2 months so I suppose it may be being monitored. I've never really thought about it as being a problem as the doctor would have said something if it were.

Magde, AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH, I am IMMUNE to sedative it seems! I pretty much choked but recovered fast enough to hoover up two full sandwiches I feel okay now - just a bit tired - thank you for asking ?

I seem to recall that my BP has always run a little low (so this was not an unusual reading). It's strange, as I am permanently stressed, so by rights it should be sky high.

Minxy - oooh I *do* feel faint after a warm bath, but I always put this down to my dislike of turning the cold tap on and love of poaching oneself like a lobster!

Mines always been about that low as well, not had many problems except I seem to go a bit dizzy occasionally and they had to monitor me carefully after surgery last year as it went sillyly low

WSS, except mine is routinely 85/55 (there is a blood pressure monitor in work and i check it most weeks) and I have fainted, but only after giving blood and after operations. Apparently in other countries (such as Germany), they do treat low blood pressure but here I guess they're more concerned about it being high.

I regularly go as low as 90/60 but I have an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) so apparently its almost to be expected. I don't often feel faint, but general anaesthetics can be a bit of a trial because of it.

I have extremely low blood pressure.

i do get dizzy, but prefer it to be low than high.

The only time it is a problem and has been potentially dangerous is during and following surgery. the last time it was quite worrying as it dropped and would not come up and I was very out of it. It scares the doctors more than it does me though. It does annoy me when they have to do my stats every 15 minutes, but that is truely me being unreasonable!