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Is Blood Pressure Of 97 Over 55 Normal?

My son is 16 years old and I was told he started napping today around 4pm and still napping now (10PM) and only woke up to move around a couple times. I took his blood pressure and it was around 97 over 55 (I took it a few times then took mine to make sure I was getting accurate readings Mine was 139 over 79). Should I be concerned for my son?
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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Thank You for contacting HCM.

Welcome to Health Care Magic.

My name is Dr Muhammad Ahmad & i will look into your problem.

I have gone through your query and would try to help you in the best possible way.
97/55 is not an abnormally low blood pressure until its above 90 , if you took it right after he just woke up , its quite fine.

A number of possibilities are there for BP to be low..
1- He didn't eat much and drink drink water much.
2- BP goes down in BP
3- Bp Can be down if person has taken some sleep meds etc

SUGGESTION:

You shouldn't be concerned if you are sure that he isn't taking any meds.


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Is Blood Pressure Of 97 Over 55 Normal?

Brief: Detailed: Hello Thank You for contacting HCM. Welcome to Health Care Magic. My name is Dr Muhammad Ahmad & i will look into your problem. I have gone through your query and would try to help you in the best possible way. 97/55 is not an abnormally low blood pressure until its above 90 , if you took it right after he just woke up , its quite fine. A number of possibilities are there for BP to be low.. 1- He didn t eat much and drink drink water much. 2- BP goes down in BP 3- Bp Can be down if person has taken some sleep meds etc SUGGESTION: You shouldn t be concerned if you are sure that he isn t taking any meds. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. Wishing you good health