Get Virtual Care
Low blood pressure
Also called hypotension, this occurs when blood pressure during and after each heartbeat is much lower than usual. This means the heart, brain, and other parts of the body are not getting enough blood.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
Is a type of:
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
Types of
Is Symptom of
Is a Side Effect of
Medications
Related questions
A 18-year old female asked:
Running with low blood pressure)) why do I always run better in sessions if I have done some light exercise ( e.G swam) earlier on in the day?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 38-year old male asked about a 65-year old male:
He was in e.R. They couldn't find anything wrong. Slightly elevated r.B.C. And slightly low blood pressure. Could it be sudden drop in blood pressure?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 18-year old asked:
What is low blood pressure?
23 doctor answers • 30 doctors weighed in
A 40-year old asked:
Is 92/55 a low blood pressure?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
A 42-year old female asked:
What causes low blood pressure?
3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
A 47-year old asked:
What creates low blood pressure?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 41-year old asked:
Is low blood pressure bad for me?
4 doctor answers • 14 doctors weighed in
A 48-year old asked:
Is low blood pressure hereditary?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
A 40-year old asked:
How to remove low blood pressure?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 40-year old asked:
How do I stop low blood pressure?
2 doctor answers • 12 doctors weighed in
A 38-year old asked:
Why is low blood pressure harmful?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
A 45-year old female asked:
What can cause low blood pressure?
5 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in
A 48-year old female asked:
What does low blood pressure mean?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 32-year old asked:
What is a unsafe low blood pressure?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
A 32-year old female asked:
How to deal with low blood pressure?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 34-year old asked:
How could you fix low blood pressure?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
A 37-year old asked:
How can you treat low blood pressure?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
A 50-year old asked:
What is considered low blood pressure?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
A 44-year old asked:
Is 90/70 BP low blood pressure or not?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 28-year old asked:
What is low blood pressure for a male?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
A 43-year old asked:
What really leads to low blood pressure?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 38-year old asked:
Is low blood pressure dangerous to have?
7 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in
A 40-year old asked:
What's worse low blood pressure or high?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
A 43-year old asked:
What can be used for low blood pressure?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
A 43-year old asked:
How can someone cure low blood pressure?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
A 40-year old asked:
How can someone raise low blood pressure?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
A 38-year old asked:
What happens if I have low blood pressure?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
A member asked:
Do a lot of people get low blood pressure?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A 29-year old asked:
What are the dangers of low blood pressure?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
A 32-year old asked:
Is a low blood pressure always a bad thing?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
