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Q: high blood pressure in young adult ?

asked by: Meg41083 on January 25th, 2009

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I am 25 years old and I am 5'7 and weigh 108 lbs. Over the last couple of months, my blood pressure has been around 150/90. I realize this is high and I am not sure what to think about it. I haven't seen the Dr. about it yet. I am not overweight and I'm not real familiar with high blood pressure

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MandMs

replied on January 28th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

You can have inherited case of family hypertension (abnormal lipid metabolism).
You need to test for underlying conditions, leading to secondary hypertension.
Narrowed blood vessel in your kidney, hyper or hypothyroid conditions, blood disorders, hormonal, disorders, heart conditions, must be checked for potential causes.

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