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Blood pressure

I've been on xanax and aurorix for eight year now. My BP reading has been normal. Recently the reading was once 100/60 which i think is too low for my age (50) . Is this normal and do the the meds have any effect on my bp level? Please share!
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I don't take any other medications. I have no other health issue so far but my wife has hypertension. She is on medication and her BP is controlled. We have just bought a BP monitor for her. My BP reading has been normal. I'm asking this question because I thought that the last reading might be too low. I read that some medications can cause one's BP to be higher and lower. I feel giddy sometimes.
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It's really impossible to say why one reading would have been lower than your norm. There could be LOTS of different reasons, none of them which are a big concern.  My guess would be that if you've been on the Xanax for a while, which you have, it's probably not related to that at all. Are you taking any other medications?  Do you take any BP/heart medications?  Did you have any symptoms at the time you got the lower reading?  Where was your BP taken and why?

I would mention it to your doctor, who may or may not recommend keeping track of your BP for a while to see if that one reading was a fluke, or if you're consistently running lower than normal.

Keep us updated!
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