Is 110/70 bad blood pressure or good??

just curious. i am 25 and donot drink or smoke and I am a tad under weight due to stress 96lbs at 5'2" but I am gaining. I just would like to know if my BP is ok or if I should be worried

[claytex]

very good numbers.. 120/80 is considered good.. some less is better.. Id say 110/70 is great...claytex

[MeggerPiez]

really? I always thought 120/80 was ideal and the best and anything above or bellow that was bad.

[ed34]

blood pressure is how hard blood pushes against artery walls and 110/70 is great. Your pulse pressure is still 40 which would be the same for 120/80 anyway. If you ever fancy swapping your very healthy arteries for mine, please give me a shout :)

[MeggerPiez]

I just hate the fact I am not at the perfect 120/80 I am at 110/70 which I am not sure if that was ever a normal for me..I normally get higher BP because when I go to the dr I get soooo nervous. I did take an ativan earlierbut they don't help me much..I am always nervous about my health

[MeggerPiez]

AND the ativan was a quarter of a .5ml idk if that can cause your BP to be low or if being under weight could contribute to that issue aswell

[DavesMom]

Please don't worry.  Your blood pressure is fabulous and many people would be thrilled to have it.  

[is_something_wrong]

If you're not symptomatic, then less is better.

Mine is 105/60 and it's not a problem at all. Sometimes after exercise I can dip below 100 and then I can get a little dizzy when standing up too quickly.

Nothing to worry about at all. It's not like 120/80 is optimal, it's the treatment target, in other words, if BP is less than 120/80 with meds, there are no gain in make it any lower. But we are young, and our blood pressure will increase with age. So it's nice that we can get a higher BP later without getting hypertensive.

[ed34]

sorry, but just had to say what an excellent post :)

[is_something_wrong]

It was just a short note, but thanks a lot :)

[curmudgen]

Here is an informative article on blood pressure and how 120/80 was determined
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_pressure#cite_note-Chobanian2003-2