Blood Pressure Control: How Low is Too Low
A hypertension Facebook member share that her blood pressure was 85/69 mm Hg, and her heart rate was 65. She was concerned about heart rate and wanted to know if her blood pressure was too low. She said she did not have any symptoms. Her question was, would her heart rate be lower while asleep. Her Story Her blood pressure has been 140-150/100, sometimes higher, usually lower, but she would get spikes. Her doctor told her to try a low salt diet, exercise, and continue to monitoring. It helped, but she was still a Stage 1-2. Her blood pressure would spike, sometimes as high as 165/115 mm Hg. So, she called her doctor for medication. She was started on hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25 mg. After the 2nd day of od 25…