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What Causes Low Blood Pressure In Young Adult?

My daughter fainted at work tonight. We have been taking her blood pressure and it is running 100/60 to 80/40 when lying down. She feels OK now just a bit off. We plan to have her seen tomorrow but worried about low blood pressure throughout the night. Is this blood pressure dangerously low? She is 5 6 and weighs about 120. Does not smoke or drink. Ex Athlete/swimmer.
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Dear- thanks for using our service , I understand your concern and will try to help you with my advise. She is having orthostatic hypotension, with a baseline of low blood pressure. She should not worry about this blood pressure during the night but will need to be careful when stands up and moves her head to avoid a drop in the blood pressure with dizziness and risk of fall. She needs to have an evaluation to find out the reason of her low blood pressure. Athletes can have low blood pressure and low heart rate due to the exercise and physical fit.
I hope this advise will be helpful
Dr.Sara
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What Causes Low Blood Pressure In Young Adult?

Dear- thanks for using our service , I understand your concern and will try to help you with my advise. She is having orthostatic hypotension, with a baseline of low blood pressure. She should not worry about this blood pressure during the night but will need to be careful when stands up and moves her head to avoid a drop in the blood pressure with dizziness and risk of fall. She needs to have an evaluation to find out the reason of her low blood pressure. Athletes can have low blood pressure and low heart rate due to the exercise and physical fit. I hope this advise will be helpful Dr.Sara