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My blood pressure keeps fluctuating.sometimes it's 123/57.( most recent) while it was 98/63 few hrs bfre that.no big change in activities. normal???

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Dr. Deborah Josefson answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

It can be: Blood pressure can fluctuate depending on the device used to measure bp,, technique, anxiety, exercise, caffeine ingestion and various drugs such as sudafed. Labile b.p. can also be from more nefarious causes such as adrenal tumors/

Answered 9/29/2016

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