ANSWER: Blood pressure levels go up and down all day and all night, but there are some common patterns to blood pressure ...

There is usually a surge in blood pressure during the first hours after awakening, and it usually dips at night.

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I am 89 and in good health. For six months, my systolic blood pressure was 113 mm Hg. Then, 10 days ago, it dropped to 88 mm Hg for a week. For today and the past week, it’s been 187/93 mm Hg. I was ...

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I am 89 and in good health. For six months, my systolic blood pressure was 113 mm Hg. Then, 10 days ago, it dropped to 88 mm ...

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