# Blood Pressure

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure/497733>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 26, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure/497733 "2009-05-26T21:04:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure/497733/21 "2009-06-01T15:47:55Z")

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> [@pravnik](#):
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> Is she panicked because your numbers indicate a long and healthy life, obviating your life insurance policy and nullifying the chances of her inheriting the estate in the forseeable future? 😉

This.

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**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure/497733/22 "2009-06-01T19:25:25Z")

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> [@LouisB](#):
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> My Darling Marcie does have a high blood pressure problem; she takes two medications per day. I don’t know which two she takes nor do I know her numbers; she says her BP is “under control.”
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> I honestly don’t know what got her hyped about my numbers; she suffers from ADD and her responses are often erratic. To say the least. I stay with her for two reasons: 1) She is perfect and 2) She is the most beautiful human being I’ve ever known.

I know you just said that your wife has high blood pressure, but does she read much about what _healthy_ blood pressure numbers look like or is she focusing mostly on what’s high? If so, she might have just gotten a slightly skewed perspective on what’s normal/abnormal.

For what it’s worth, I’m an active pregnant female with a BP of 110/59 and a pulse rate of 54. Granted, my blood pressure tends to be slightly higher when I’m not pregnant (around 120/65), but my docs tell me that my BP is very healthy and reflects an active lifestyle and healthy (well, mostly healthy lately) eating habits. Oh, and I’ve never had a Xanax in my life.

Assuming that you’re taking your meds as prescribed and that your doc is taking your BP & pulse when you visit, I’d listen to what your doc has to say.

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