What's considered a good blood pressure?

[Horror_lover92]

So normally my blood pressure has always been considered normal 122/81 according to doctors they will say " that's good " so recently I have been showing pregnancy symptoms and twice already my blood pressure was high even my first doctor said it wasn't good and it was like 130 ( I forgot the bottom ) but today I went to see my OB and my blood pressure was 130/83. Now I was ready for her to say, " that's not good " but instead she said that was good. I thought anything over 120 was considered high?

[WindAtMyBack]

It is not binary. There is no fixed threshold that above it is bad, and below it is good. There are a lot of things that can affect it, but even for a healthy person of a given age there is no fixed numbers. It's probably better to think of it as a rule of thumb.

130/83 might be considered slightly elevated. Different doctors may say different things because they interpreted it differently. And they may have different views on whether they could cause you stress by telling you it's high. Some people might freak out, even though it's only slightly high, and may be temporary with no real health concern at all.

I think you should pay more attention to how it changes over time, and whether there is a steady trend.

And of course, the things you can do to help control your blood pressure should be done anyway. Good diet, healthy weight, good exercise, don't smoke etc.

Let your doctor decide. If they give different answers, it basically means it's not serious. If it was serious, they wouldn't be giving different answers.

[TommyMountainFigure]

Ideally you want the Systolic/ Top to read 120 and the bottom (Diastolic) to be around 70.

Throughout the day however, there are a huge number of factors to consider. What you eat, any exercise, even a glass of water can cause levels to fluctuate!

The key is never to take too much notice of a single reading.

The best time of day for a reading also differs from person to person.

My readings are much lower in the AM, yet my cousin for example is much lower before bed.

130/83 is perfectly fine. Anything really up to 140/80 is ok..

Notice your Diastolic reading being 3 over what is classed as OK? Cut out salt for 2 days completely and you'll find that will go down about 3/5 points!.

[sage2021]

Just wondering if you have a blood pressure monitor at home to check it yourself and keep a diary of the results for about a week. See if it varies.

Also, take your blood pressure in both arms, not just one. I had an excellent doctor at a very well known University Hospital tell me to always check both arms. First do the left arnm, then right after that do the right arm. Keep a diary
Example:

Left 135/80. Right 130/76

and write the date and time of day.
It might go down a little bit if you take it at home instead of a stressful doctors office. The long wait alone to see the doctor can stress you out and make our blood pressure go up.
They make us wait in the waiting room way past our appointment time. Sometimes I have waited 2 hours over my appointment time.

Grrrrrrr 🤬

[IslaTheWitch]

under 140/90 is good if any value is over it It's bad

I don't remember other end values... if I recall properly 70/50 or lower is dangerous... but I'm not sure...

[LiamS95]

120/80 is text book good but various conditions can alter the numbers for "good" blood pressure. A pregnant woman may trndcyo be higher then the text book good, persons that have had a stroke or heart attack should keep there blood pressure under 120 and under 80. If you're systolic pressure is over 130 you're srarting to get into a stroke risk pressure if you hit 150 or more stroke could be eminent depending on other factors. i like to keep my blood pressure around 110/65 to 115/70 but to do this I have to monitor my sodium intake.

[sage2021]

@LiamS95
I have some questions about salt. I was told that our bodies need some salt (sodium) and a little fat (butter?) everyday.
I've talked to people that say their doctor said "No salt and no sugar" for her.
My last boyfriend's mom taught him not to ever use salt since he was a kid, so he never salted anything. His lab results always came back with low sodium which indicates something is wrong. It could be anything from Addison's disease, something wrong with the brain, symptoms of onset type 2 diabetes, ad nauseam.
He used to get leg cramps and I would tell him it's because you don't have enough salt in your body. So, he started salting his food and the leg cramps went away.
On the other hand it's not good because of the high blood pressure.
I have high blood pressure. I do salt my food. Should I not put salt on my food everyday anymore?

[ThrobbingMeat]

Dear horror cock lover. The measurent is never exact, made worse if your arms are large and the cuff is average. I once had it shift by over 40 points within minutes, after which I decided these things aren't reflective of what's inside the body. Now I have my own reference point for what's normal for me. Measure it when you're certain that your pressure is normal, and keep it there regardless of what range it's in.

[LiamJHayden]

That's normal. Just make sure you keep hydrated. My normal sits at around 120/65. When I got hit with vertigo in early December I got so sick that I could not keep anything at all down, not even Saltines or water. Went to the hospital and my BP sat at around double its normal due to dehydration. Got hydrated and before I left it was nearly normal again.

[strateguy632]

depends on age and gender. i have a mytake about , on my profile page , section my take, topic health. with screenshots n analysis.

[Horror_lover92]

Thank you I'll read it, it's just odd and concerning for me because my blood pressure spiked around the same time I was having pregnancy symptoms and I was told that is also a symptom but I feel like it's not good though. I should have have just told her instead of just overthinking it.

[Twalli]

Depends on several conditions. Skinny and underweight people generally run low. Heavier people generally run high. Those with other medical conditions (pregnancy) have different baseline levels.

[Wiredone]

130/83 is considered high normal range for blood pressure. It could be that you were nervous.

[Bobby88t]

Under 140/90 is good

mine was above and have to take two meds. Anyway i got fat and impotent

[sage2021]

@Bobby88t
Yep! Isn't that strange how taking meds for high blood pressure can make your winky stop functioning properly?

[Bobby88t]

@sage2021 yea its strange to see nothing when i look down

[Anonymous]

You may be magnesium deficient.

[Horror_lover92]

Really? I didn't know that. I know I have iron deficiency and take them everyday. So I'll start making sure I take magnesium as well

[Opinion Owner]

They recommend asking your Doctor:

www.livestrong.com/.../

[genericname85]

anything between 110-140 and 80-90 is fine

[Awantika03]

120/80 to 130/85

[Horror_lover92]

Thank you so I guess I'm still considered as okay. But still a bit concerned though because I would like to know what caused the spike

[Awantika03]

Ur welcome 🤗

[eagle1951]

120/80 is normal

[Horror_lover92]

That's what I thought, so I was a bit confused when she said my blood pressure was good, because in my mind I automatically thought it was bad especially since my blood pressure is also no less or more than 122/80.

[jimmy2]

120(80 but good luck too much stress these days

[AnAmazingGuy]

119 and 79