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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sax" data-source="post: 2611088" data-attributes="member: 545530">95/66 is at the lower end of normal/ healthy.Doctors often aren't that good at taking them, you are supposed to sit for 5 mins before taking it for example, but often doctors rush it, and its sometimes higher when taken in a less relaxed medical setting. And the first reading is often a bit high for some reason, repeating 3 times and averaging is the gold standard. So the GP reading as a single data point is of low value.If you are uncomfortable on it, don't sit there worrying, get yourself a home blood pressure meter, they don't cost that much.For example Boots sell an Omron unit with their name on it for just £21.50:[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.boots.com/boots-pharmaceuticals-blood-pressure-monitor-upper-arm-unit-10217394[/URL]Read the guidance in the manual, take a reading morning and evening and record. Repeat for a week to get a true picture of your readings and whether you are going low.</blockquote>

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