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Hi @khelves, it is nice to see you join Mayo Clinic Connect.

You may want to read through Mayo Clinic’s overview of low blood pressure if you haven’t already. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/member/00-d960125851a3c2ca531118/activity/discussions/

It may help to keep a log of blood pressure readings and maybe water intake along with symptoms. What symptoms are you having, and do you notice any patterns or trend? Do you plan to discuss your dehydration and low blood pressure with a doctor?

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Hi @jlharsh. The link you included only leads to my pfp (profile page) not to any overviews.
In hopes of answering your question, I'll probably end up saying more then really necessary. In Oct, my PE teacher gave all the kids the assignment of reading blood pressure based on heart rate. Resting, directly after exercise, and recovery. As a really active kid, I didn't think anything of it until I didn't hit the range for directly after exercise. I was too low by at least 10. Everything else was within the rage she said teens should hit. Lately, I've had a hard time focusing on things that are normally easy, feeling lightheaded or slightly dizzy. Earlier there was a slight headache as well. I haven't paid the most attention to it, but I have had this happen before for short amounts of time that seemed to be solved on its own. Most often after sitting down for an amount of time. Things fall asleep much easier than they used to as well, but I figured it was because I have more school now, so I wouldn't be moving as much.

I don't really go to the doctor's office unless it seems to be serious, or possibly deadly. Examples include I didn't go when I over worked my wrist or cut my foot on a nail head. I have gone when I sprained my wrist, lost my sense of smell, and had chest pain from timed running for school. I have mentioned that I thought I had low blood pressure to mom, but it didn't really matter because I am often-ish do things that make me sore or such things and it usually isn't a problem. So, no, I'm not planning to as of right now. How often would you recommend checking blood pressure and writing it down?