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hello im 17 years old healthy male play a lot of sports but every time i go to the doctor my blood pressure is between 145/60 and 154/60 i don't know what to do to calm down when im at the doctors . in my  home my blood pressure is normal
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242509 tn?1196922598
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Nothing you can do, as long as you measure it at home or at other locations and it is normal. Keep a journal of it for your physician to see.
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976897 tn?1379167602
Your diastolic is on the border of being classed as low (hypotensive). What is your reading at home?
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