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Is 97/56 Too Low BP ?

My grandfather is 78 years old and has been taking medications for heart pain. His blood pressure that we just checked was 97/56. Is that too low or ok for him right now?
Sun, 20 Dec 2009
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The figures monitored aren't real. That is, they're not "true". Having said that, my reaction is to gradually stop taking the medications. I worked out years ago that they did no good, and some were lethal, so I stopped taking them and threw them all away. Now I'm 80, fit, and feel fine. P.S. There's no such thing as a "baseline", - only numpties. nurses, and trolley-pushers think like that, because it's what they've been told, and they don't know sufficient to contradict it.

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Is 97/56 Too Low BP ?

The figures monitored aren t real. That is, they re not true . Having said that, my reaction is to gradually stop taking the medications. I worked out years ago that they did no good, and some were lethal, so I stopped taking them and threw them all away. Now I m 80, fit, and feel fine. P.S. There s no such thing as a baseline , - only numpties. nurses, and trolley-pushers think like that, because it s what they ve been told, and they don t know sufficient to contradict it.