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[henry11101q]

if a doctor says your blood pressure is on the border line
what does he mean by that

[Bathsheba]

I'm guessing it means your BP is ALMOST either going to be too high, or too low.
Bad practice though for him to be so vague.

[Tilly2]

You should have asked him, henry.

[237SJ]

On the borderline between healthy levels and unhealthy levels (probably regarding high rather than low blood pressure)

[Bathsheba]

not necessarily, SJ.......Henry might have been suffering with dizzy spells/fainting, as I was recently.....due to low BP ;)

[237SJ]

Could be Bathsheba. The mecical people in this country don`t seem too bothered about low blood pressure unless it causes symptoms. It depends what henry is referring to.

[henry11101q]

thanks for infow hat is the cause oof high blood pressure

[Baldric]

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Z&rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7PRFA_enGB424&;gfe_rd=cr&;ei=OXxFVNfHIuTH8gf9wIGIDw&gws_rd=ssl#rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-SearchBox&q=high+blood+pressure+causes

[bednobs]

getting older, smoking. drinking, poor diet, too much salt, stress

[holly74]

it means in between, not high not low

[Sqad]

Well, he may be talking based on average figures........but I doubt it.

It is a very common phrase in medical circles and really means that he is undecided whether to treat your blood pressure with drugs or just " monitor the situation."

I agree with 237SJ............unless a low BP is due to drug therapy, then a low BP is no big deal.

[Peter Pedant]

it means he doesnt wanna treat and wants to watch

treating means a pill a day and a label (I've got high blood pressure you know ) and he doesnt want to go down that road yet

I dont think it is a big deal - it is difficult to show that borderline high blood pressure damages long term health, whereas long term therapy is a pain in the ass quite honestly

[Peter Pedant]

constitutional low blood pressure is associated with long life.
that is why the doctors arent bothered

clearly I am not talking about wrist slitting, car crashes, Addisons disease all of which arent really constitutional

My mothers was 110 systolic in her eighties - predicted systolic 180.... and not surprisingly lasted for ever

[jourdain2]

It means what it says - it's border-line. Relax, there is a long way between that and HBP. If I were given that knowledge I would cut down on the salt and instigate more of the usual advice, such as walking and see how I could incorporate them into my life. I wouldn't worry. Worry causes stress. Stress=higher blood pressure.