# Do you know your blood pressure? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 1, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809 "2011-09-01T01:13:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/1 "2011-09-01T01:13:10Z")
Nurse Roomie just took mine. 112/70, which she says is within the normal range. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/2 "2011-09-01T01:35:51Z")
121/77. A little higher than normal. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/3 "2011-09-01T01:49:32Z")
No idea. The last time I had mine taken was about six years ago. It was apparently ‘a bit high’. ---
**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/4 "2011-09-01T01:54:37Z")
90/65. Wellness check just four days ago. ---
**Author:** ![JoThrive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@JoThrive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoThrive)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/5 "2011-09-01T02:09:54Z")
Mine tends to be high, so I am on BP meds. I get it checked by my PHP every three months. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/6 "2011-09-01T02:10:21Z")
Mine’s always in the range of 110/60, I don’t expect it to change soon. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/7 "2011-09-01T02:21:19Z")
Generally around 110/70 when I give blood, but at my OB appts it’s always lower. It was about 100/60 last time. Maybe because I hate giving blood so my stress is increasing my blood pressure? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/8 "2011-09-01T02:21:53Z")
Mine is: Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/9 "2011-09-01T02:30:38Z")
I don’t remember the numbers but my blood pressure has always been low. Every time I have it taken they test 2-3 times to verify. Apparently I should be falling over but it’s just normal for me. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/10 "2011-09-01T02:47:54Z")
I can’t get over these numbers. Mine was around 175/110 with occasional spikes over 190. I have a monitor. Due to meds I’m now around 125/80 which is good. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/11 "2011-09-01T02:53:21Z")
Not right now. It gets taken at my asthma checks and whenever I have to have check-ups due to my sleeping disorder. It’s very low, but I can’t remember the numbers; it’s never gone over 100 for the first number, I know that. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/12 "2011-09-01T03:57:21Z")
Runs about 130/80. Not great, but acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/13 "2011-09-01T03:59:36Z")
It’s usually like 115/70 which isn’t bad for a fat broad. I give blood and it’s always great, then I go to the doctor and it’s higher. I have “white coat syndrome.” I actually make a point to give blood around doctor appointments so I can let her know it’s her not me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Snake\_Plissken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Snake\_Plissken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snake_Plissken)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/14 "2011-09-01T04:00:58Z")
124/72 ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/15 "2011-09-01T04:36:14Z")
It’s usually around 115/75, and might run five points either way, on either number. That’s what it was a couple of weeks ago, too. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/16 "2011-09-01T11:08:03Z")
At the moment, no. But I do have a cuff and stethoscope in my car trunk. The last time I checked, it was 130/75. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/17 "2011-09-01T11:13:49Z")
Always 90-ish over 60-ish. I’m 53 and it’s always been in that range as long as I can remember. Last time checked…almost a year ago at my Female Stuff exam. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/18 "2011-09-01T11:14:38Z")
Low, usually. For some reason the numbers given here have the decimal point one figure to the left of American ones: other than that they’re equivalent. Last time I tried to donate blood it was taken twice, with a can of Cocacola in between; both times it came to 11.98/7.00, too low to donate. So far my measured record is 6/4: the pharmacy tech almost fainted, being used to lots of highs. She asked how was I even standing up, I assured her I was about to walk home very, very carefully and lie down. My family has low BP, in general: the record belongs to Abuelito, who came to 1.5/1 regularly and whose all-time record was 1.0/0.5 When his doctor (who was his brother and would take his BP daily) told him “I’ve got bad news: you’re clinically dead”, he answered “oh, ok, I guess that explains why I feel like shit.” ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/19 "2011-09-01T11:46:46Z")
105/65. A touch low. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809/20 "2011-09-01T11:50:48Z")
When I went to the doc earlier this week: 100/50 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-your-blood-pressure/594809.md?page=2)