low or high blood pressure?
Friday, November 27th, 2009 at
9:25 am
Alisha W asked:
I am 8 and a half months pregnant and im on iron supplements for anemia and the doctors say i have a low blood count, lower than what it should be for even being pregnant. I will have low blood pressure spells, almost like panic attacks for no reason or after i eat. today i had a normal lunch and went to wal mart straight after i got done eating and i thought that i should check my blood pressure on there monitor since i was there, and it was availble, it read 135 over 85 114 pulse the first time i did it, then 15 minutes later i did it again and it had dropped to 115 to 78 pulse 114 and i thought this was odd bc usually my blood pressure is low, like 90 over 60 but my pulse will always be higher. i dont know what to tell the doctors bc its so spastic and i never go into one of these spells when im at the doctors office for a prego check up.
I am 8 and a half months pregnant and im on iron supplements for anemia and the doctors say i have a low blood count, lower than what it should be for even being pregnant. I will have low blood pressure spells, almost like panic attacks for no reason or after i eat. today i had a normal lunch and went to wal mart straight after i got done eating and i thought that i should check my blood pressure on there monitor since i was there, and it was availble, it read 135 over 85 114 pulse the first time i did it, then 15 minutes later i did it again and it had dropped to 115 to 78 pulse 114 and i thought this was odd bc usually my blood pressure is low, like 90 over 60 but my pulse will always be higher. i dont know what to tell the doctors bc its so spastic and i never go into one of these spells when im at the doctors office for a prego check up.
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hi normal blood pressure is 120 over 80 in and around that, if you had 200 over something or 90 over 50 id be worried but, those testers are known not to be trustworthy, well im a nurse so i just thought id let you hopefully relax
Your bp is really ok. Try not to worry because that will cause it to elevate. I know my bp probably goes up all the time while I’m in Walmart….too crowded and loud with all those kids screaming, lol! So I wouldn’t worry about a little bit of elevation. If you start having headaches, blurred vision, or swelling in your face and hands, you need to notify your doctor. That might be a sign of pre-eclampsia and would need to be evaluated further by the doc.