There may be many other reasons for low B.P. For example, during heart attack or after bleeding during an accident, low B.P. maybe there. Low B.P. may be there also because of injury to heart valves or malfunctioning of adrenal glands (called Addison’s disease). When heart beat is fast in an abnormal way, there may be a chance for the B.P. to come down. How to measure the B.P. B.P. must be checked from the same hand. If you are a right hander, give your left hand. Usually there will be a difference of 10-12 in the reading of B.P. from left hand to right hand. Left hand reading will be usually a little more.
The low B.P. caused because of change of posture from sitting to standing can be controlled by simply lying down for a few minutes. During this period of rest, no food or Drink should be given to the patient. Water, coffee or tea can be given only after he gets back to normal state. May be heart attack If the B.P. comes down suddenly, followed by profuse sweating and pain in the heart, it may be a symptom of heart attack. Consult the doctor at once.
B.P. may fall in high B.P. people who take drugs for B.P., when they change their posture. If this happens frequently, consult your doctor and he will change the drugs suitably. People with lower blood level may also have changes in their B.P. This condition of blood is commonly known as anemia. Alcoholics also suffer from this condition. Stage, it may lead to the problem of low B.P. It will be so because diabetes will affect the blood carrying vessels.
Either because of religious reasons or because of slimming intentions, some people often fast. Such of them may also get low B.P. If the reason for low B.P. is fasting, better to give up fasting. Immediate relief comes if glucose or fruit juice is given. Sometimes a person may feel loss of vision if he suddenly changes his position from sitting to standing or may also feel hallucinations like the movement of objects, and this state is called Postural Hypotension. But, this kind of postural Hypotension need not cause any anxiety. Take a walk regularly; and if you are old, change your posture slowly. It will do. Sometimes because of some illness, one may have to be bedridden for quite a long time. In such cases, the B.P. may come down for some days. Good nutritious food and a little walk are the best remedies.
Sometimes B.P. may fall in young ladies for no reason whatsoever. The reading may be 90/60 or less, and they may feel weak and tired. No specific treatment for low B.P. Time alone is the best remedy. It will come down on its own, in course of time. Their body system will adjust itself according to their B.P. Such people will feel fresh if they take some honey with lime and salt. B.P. may come down due to viral infections like Flu. But, it is only for the time being. It becomes normal in a few days.
In these days people often get worries, be it inside or outside the home. Many people brand themselves as low B.P. patients in order to hide their problems that may cause depression, frustration, anxiety, etc. such people tell their doctor that they are low B.P. patients even before the doctor opens his mouth. Because of standing or sitting position B.P. changes with the change of sitting, standing or lying positions. For most of the time, we stand or sit and therefore it is better to take the B.P. reading while standing. Extreme low B.P.
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