Low Blood Pressure Symptoms
Paul J Johnson
When the pressure of the blood that is exerted against the
walls of the blood vessels after and during every heart beat is
lower than normal, you have low blood pressure. This can result
in insufficient blood flow to the important body organs like
the heart and the brain. And this can lead to various low blood
pressure symptoms.
You may detect low blood pressure symptoms during the use of
various drugs such as those used for surgery, anti-anxiety
agents, treatment for high blood pressure, diuretics, heart
medicines, antidepressants, narcotics, alcohol, and other types
of drugs. You may notice the low blood pressure symptoms also
because of dehydration, heart failure, or heart attack,
anaphylaxis, shock, diabetes (especially in advanced stage),
etc.
The most common low blood pressure symptoms are dizziness and
lightheartedness. But there are other low blood pressure
symptoms, and they are: a tendency to faint, black or maroon
stools, chest pain, wheezing, irregular heart beat, consistent
high fever, head ache, back pain, or stiff neck. If you happen
to spot any of the low blood pressure symptoms, it is
recommended that you consult a doctor as soon as possible.
Because of low blood pressure not enough blood reaches to all
parts of the body and thus the cells do not receive the correct
amount of oxygen and nutrients. Therefore, the waste products in
the blood are not removed.
Don’t overlook the risk of low blood pressure if you cough with
phlegm or if you are suffering from prolonged diarrhea, or if
you are unable to eat or drink, or if you experience burning
urinary symptoms or even if you are taking new medicines,
because all these are low blood pressure symptoms.
When you start experiencing low blood pressure symptoms
remember that the brain is the first organ to malfunction in
such situations because it’s located at the top of the body and
as a result you will experience dizziness or even fainting. You
should be aware that if you don’t treat low blood pressure
seriously it might lead to brain damage.
When you have low blood pressure, blood is not adequately
supplied to the heart muscles and therefore breathlessness and
chest tightness forms one of the common low blood pressure
symptoms. When you have prolonged low blood pressure all organs
start malfunctioning and this leads to shock.
You must take precautionary measures to avoid the situation
from getting worse when you have low blood pressure and you
must take your doctor’s advice. You must try to be more
physically active and must try to lose weight. You should also
maintain a healthy diet and limit your alcohol intake. All
these will help you to keep your low blood pressure symptoms
under control.
In spite of all the harmful aspects of low blood pressure,
researchers say that it is better than high blood pressure
because people experiencing low blood pressure symptoms tend to
live longer than people suffering from high blood pressure
symptoms do.
If you suspect you are suffering with low blood pressure you
should consult your primary care physician straight away.
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