low blood pressure

[Minnesota]

is it possible to have low blood pressure? They always talk about having high blood pressure, so I was wondering if it was possible to have too low blood pressure.

[qapmoc]

Hi minnisota,  yes it is possible to have low blood pressure (Hypotension), lack of sodium (salt) is one easy way to bring this on but read here for lots of info http://www.medicinenet.com/low_blood_pressure/article.ht m

[boobesque]

i have very low blood pressure and my gp is stumped as to why i never feel faint! qapmoc seems to be right in the salt thing as i never add salt to my food during or after cooking as i dont like it! But, as i said i never feel faint and when i was pregnant i was fine too

[mimififi]

I have very low blood pressure and do feel faint if I get up quick but on the whole it's fine.  I was always low in pregnancy too just like boobesque.  I did however have a bit of a problem when I had a section as I lost alot of blood and my diostolic?(the bottom number) went down to about 35 and i did have a few issues trying to stay conscious and get enough oxygen round me bod!  On the whole its fine to have low BP, but if you get sick or run into a medical emergency, you can be just as at risk as if you had very high BP. 

[mimififi]

p.s the way they fixed it (apparently, only got husbands word for it) was to whack me into ICU, put me on a bed with the foot end raised up and keep me on oxygen and they pumped with full with about 5 units of blood.  Not ideal, so yeah, it can be an issue.