How Low Is Too Low For Blood Pressure For Someone Who Is Almost 70 years Old?

As far as I know low is below 90/60 but a single reading can be very inaccurate. Perhaps the monitor was giving off numbers or you were particularly tired on that day

82/50 could be fine. Are you athletic?

I had a friend who had a BP something like 70/50. When nurses would take her BP, they would call for the doctor and a crash cart stat!
The doctor would look at her, and ask if she was an athlete? She said she was.

I couldn't say for sure. Some people have naturally lower or higher blood pressures then most. I'd trust what your GP says or get a second opinion of another Doctor if your not sure.

I'm 70 and get similar numbers to those. I am very inactive and had the same concerns. When I'm at the doctor office my numbers are higher just because of the walking from car to office. I had the same concerns because of my age and condition plus I lost Vickie to heart failure. But she had bad heart conditions occuring. Anyway I learned that the diastolic number is the one to be considered about going much to low because that is apparently when your heart muscle gets it's oxygen. I'm sure there's much more to it but knowing this calmed me down some.

"Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). In general, low blood pressure is a reading lower than 90/60 mm Hg."

https://www.greatseniorliving.com/articles/low-blood-pressure

I think their machine is faulty.

I don't know who to blame...the Machine or the Doctor only has one Job from demands.

Wow, I wish my untreated blood pressure was anywhere near that.

Are you especially fit? Do you take a lot of exercise?

I don’t trust those Sam’s/ Walmart BP readers, they always read my pressure way too low like I’m almost dying , then when I go to the doctors they measure with the cuff and it’s just fine.

The pharmacy machine is not accurate...If your bp is 82/50, you wouldn't have enough strength to stand.

Are you absolutely sure their machine was accurate 🤔🤔

Drinking salt water will raise blood pressure. I heard one doc say this. If you are eating everything sodium free then maybe not enough blood ( liquid) volume is there for heart to pump 🤔🤔🤔cause all the water escapes the body. I know that blood pressure falls do to dehydration ( not enough liquid to pump ). My relative was getting his wisdom teeth pulled out in this operation and they told him not to drink any liquids for 12 or 24 hours I forgot which one exactly. But after that stupid operation he woke up and passed out, they measure his bp it was like 50/25 or something, they quickly gave him an IV ( to increase liquids) and it went up to 90. Are you drinking enough 🤔🤔

82/50 is too low. You need to see your doctor about this.

82/50 is definitely low.

I cut out caffeinated coffee about 30 years ago because it was giving me heart palpitations.

That is a bit low, I advise You to get a personal at home arm cuff and monitor, avoid wrist cuffs at all costs, those are notorius for beinf highly inaccurate, I have three of them floating somewhere around my apartment.