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My doctor's not worried.

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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 04 2011 19:32 GMT
#1
Hey TL, I'll try to keep this short since I know you probably have better things to think about.

I went for a check-up and my doctor said that my blood pressure was low. Now I did some light reading and noticed that this can cause some complications down the road.

What I'm curious about is whether or not I should be worried about this sort of thing when my doctor isn't. Note that my doctor's a pretty action-heavy doctor, she hasn't yet found a problem which she didn't try to tackle upon finding out about it.

Incase it matters, I'll list some physical attributes about myself:

17 years old,
5'8" (give or take an inch)
Around 130 pounds.
Male

Tl;Dr? If my doctor's not concerned about my low blood pressure (she didn't specify how low it was), should I worry about it?

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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24720 Posts
September 04 2011 19:34 GMT
#2
I think it matters how low it is... a little low is good. Low blood pressure means you can eat salt without worrying :p
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 04 2011 19:35 GMT
#3
On September 05 2011 04:34 micronesia wrote:
I think it matters how low it is... a little low is good. Low blood pressure means you can eat salt without worrying :p


Alright, haha. Sweet. Thanks!
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nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
September 04 2011 19:42 GMT
#4
high blood pressure is what is dangerous for most people, if your doctor is not concerned then it's most likely nothing to worry about! what you can do is check up on symptoms of low blood pressure so you can recognize if it get's worse, it could be a sign that something else is wrong.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 04 2011 19:43 GMT
#5
On September 05 2011 04:42 nttea wrote:
high blood pressure is what is dangerous for most people, if your doctor is not concerned then it's most likely nothing to worry about! what you can do is check up on symptoms of low blood pressure so you can recognize if it get's worse, it could be a sign that something else is wrong.



I'll have to keep that in mind. Thanks!
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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
September 04 2011 19:48 GMT
#6
what were the numbers?
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 04 2011 19:50 GMT
#7
On September 05 2011 04:48 thedeadhaji wrote:
what were the numbers?



She didn't actually say. o.O
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Kurr
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2338 Posts
September 04 2011 19:51 GMT
#8
Low blood pressure is not really worrying. What you need to watch out for are fatigue and feeling light-headed when you get up too fast for example.

You would need some pretty drastic numbers to have a real problem without these symptoms and your doctor would not ignore it.
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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 04 2011 19:52 GMT
#9
On September 05 2011 04:51 Kurr wrote:
Low blood pressure is not really worrying. What you need to watch out for are fatigue and feeling light-headed when you get up too fast for example.

You would need some pretty drastic numbers to have a real problem without these symptoms and your doctor would not ignore it.



I do experience light-headedness when I get up too fast but not much fatigue.
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bellhop
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States165 Posts
September 04 2011 19:52 GMT
#10
My girlfriend carries a card that says (and I paraphrase here): "If I pass out, and it seems like I don't have a pulse, I'm not dead I just have extremely low blood pressure."

A little low isn't bad :D
Ceci n'est pas une disloqueur.
Kurr
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada2338 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 20:00:59
September 04 2011 19:59 GMT
#11
On September 05 2011 04:52 IntoTheheart wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2011 04:51 Kurr wrote:
Low blood pressure is not really worrying. What you need to watch out for are fatigue and feeling light-headed when you get up too fast for example.

You would need some pretty drastic numbers to have a real problem without these symptoms and your doctor would not ignore it.



I do experience light-headedness when I get up too fast but not much fatigue.


Well, if the light-headedness is a constant thing that happens every time you get up or at least on a close to daily basis, you should mention it to your doctor.

It's possibly orthostatic hypotension, which is pretty common. It's basically a risk for falling down, dangerous in elderly people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthostatic_hypotension

I guess you would need to take your pressure to really find out. I should specify, getting up too fast doesn't mean jumping up... just getting up from a chair can cause someone to feel light-headed if they have orthostatic hypotension.


Overall, unless you feel this affects you negatively (light-headed when doing sports or going about your daily life) and you feel these symptoms often, it's not an urgent matter and not worrying. Mention it to your doctor next time or if you're worried go see a pharmacist, they can answer your questions on that as well.
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Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
September 04 2011 20:02 GMT
#12
Do you ever have your vision black out when you stand up after sitting or lying down?

That used to happen to me during the summer and shit was annoying.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
Stratos_speAr
Profile Joined May 2009
United States6959 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 20:06:45
September 04 2011 20:04 GMT
#13
On September 05 2011 04:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
Hey TL, I'll try to keep this short since I know you probably have better things to think about.

I went for a check-up and my doctor said that my blood pressure was low. Now I did some light reading and noticed that this can cause some complications down the road.

What I'm curious about is whether or not I should be worried about this sort of thing when my doctor isn't. Note that my doctor's a pretty action-heavy doctor, she hasn't yet found a problem which she didn't try to tackle upon finding out about it.

Incase it matters, I'll list some physical attributes about myself:

17 years old,
5'8" (give or take an inch)
Around 130 pounds.
Male

Tl;Dr? If my doctor's not concerned about my low blood pressure (she didn't specify how low it was), should I worry about it?


As a general rule, I would trust the person with the medical license that has 4 years of undergraduate and 4 years of medical training + however many years they've been working as opposed to (if I was you) my own 17 year old extremely uneducated opinion on the matter.

That said, if you know that the doc has a habit of not paying enough attention to things or just being kind of a hack doctor in general, then I'd get a 2nd opinion. Again, from a trained, educated professional. Also, make sure to tell your doctor about all of your symptoms. They can't help if they don't know anything.

Oh, and low BP isn't much to worry about unless it's a very noticeable drop. High BP is much scarier.

And damn dude, you're small.

Good luck!
A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 04 2011 20:05 GMT
#14
On September 05 2011 05:02 Jerubaal wrote:
Do you ever have your vision black out when you stand up after sitting or lying down?

That used to happen to me during the summer and shit was annoying.


I haven't ever had a blackout before. I think that at least is a positive sign.
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Varpulis
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States2517 Posts
September 04 2011 20:05 GMT
#15
On September 05 2011 05:02 Jerubaal wrote:
Do you ever have your vision black out when you stand up after sitting or lying down?

That used to happen to me during the summer and shit was annoying.

that happens to most people i thought (happens to me all the time) it's because of blood rushing into the lower part of your body, brain takes a second or two to adjust to the slightly lower pressure.

(I might be totally wrong about this, i'm by no means an expert)
For he is the Oystermeister, lord of all the oysters.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 04 2011 20:06 GMT
#16
On September 05 2011 05:04 Stratos_speAr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 05 2011 04:32 IntoTheheart wrote:
Hey TL, I'll try to keep this short since I know you probably have better things to think about.

I went for a check-up and my doctor said that my blood pressure was low. Now I did some light reading and noticed that this can cause some complications down the road.

What I'm curious about is whether or not I should be worried about this sort of thing when my doctor isn't. Note that my doctor's a pretty action-heavy doctor, she hasn't yet found a problem which she didn't try to tackle upon finding out about it.

Incase it matters, I'll list some physical attributes about myself:

17 years old,
5'8" (give or take an inch)
Around 130 pounds.
Male

Tl;Dr? If my doctor's not concerned about my low blood pressure (she didn't specify how low it was), should I worry about it?


As a general rule, I would trust the person with the medical license that has 4 years of undergraduate and 4 years of medical training + however many years they've been working as opposed to (if I was you) my own 17 year old extremely uneducated opinion on the matter.

That said, if you know that the doc has a habit of not paying enough attention to things or just being kind of a hack doctor in general, then I'd get a 2nd opinion. Again, from a trained, educated professional.

And damn dude, you're small.

Good luck!


Well she's (like I've said) very action-heavy so if anything was a problem she'd just go sirens a'blazing. Guess I feel better at least. And yeah I'm a small guy.
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Zim23
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1681 Posts
September 04 2011 20:11 GMT
#17
You have nothing to worry about it. We basically treat low bp symptomatically. No symptoms no problem. You're fine don't worry about it.
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intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 04 2011 20:13 GMT
#18
Alright, thanks guys!
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Gummy
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2180 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-04 20:20:03
September 04 2011 20:16 GMT
#19
Ask your doctor to test you for Vasovagal response. A person with your physical characteristics who also has vasovagal response could be in a lot of trouble should you get in an accident on a trip with friends. In my case, moderate blood loss and/or trauma cause these shock-like symptoms, which if you're driving or skiing or rock climbing or something, could prove fatal since you might fall to your death.

Also, are you asian?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can count and those who can't.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 04 2011 20:17 GMT
#20
On September 05 2011 05:16 Gummy wrote:
Ask your doctor to test you for Vasovagal reaction. A person with your physical characteristics who also has vasovagal reaction could be in a lot of trouble should you get in an accident on a trip with friends.

Also, are you asian?



I'm Asian, yeah.
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