Is there research to confirm or dispute this anecdotal observation?Ģ56 out of 461, (56%) of the people responding had normal blood pressure. For emphasis I repeat – 8% of our participants with migraine compared with 47% of the general population. In our poll, only 8% reported being diagnosed with high blood pressure. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), almost half of adults in the United States (47%) have hypertension, defined as a systolic blood pressure greater than 130 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 mmHg. The information is anecdotal and collected via social media, but the information is interesting. As of the day this was written, the following results have been reported:ġ69 people state they have low blood pressureġ09 people state they have blood pressure in the lower-normal rangeġ06 people state they have normal blood pressureĤ1 people state they have blood pressure in the higher-normal rangeģ6 people state they have high blood pressureĪgain, this is not a scientific poll. ![]() Of course, this is not scientific, but I think people with migraine will find it a compelling topic. To give you an idea for what’s peaked my curiosity, I’ll share with you a fun poll we did in our Facebook group. Is it just and interesting observation or is there something to be gleaned from it? Why the interest in a possible migraine-blood pressure connection? It’s time to act on this mental note and take a closer look at migraine and blood pressure. For several years I have noticed that so many people living with frequent or chronic migraine have mentioned that they have low blood pressure.
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