It is simple to understand. If your blood pressure is below the normal level, taking into consideration your age and activity levels, you have low blood pressure. Prolonged illness, taking drugs that have reputation for lowering the blood pressure like alpha blockers could be the other reasons for your low blood pressure condition.
In low blood pressure you feel dizzy, you are unable to stand up, and may even faint sometime. Hence you need to consult your physician immediately when you have a low BP.
The causes for low blood pressure are too many. With the advancing age, blood pressure problems surface. The arteries stiffen and become less supple and the even blood flow is hampered. When you stand up, your blood pressure may fall. You can still carry on with the normal life with low blood pressure and there is not much to worry. But if the BP is too low, it is a dangerous situation. It could be an invitation to death!
The following are the possible symptoms of abnormal low blood pressure: Fainting, transient blurring of vision, over exertion, extreme confusion. But with the normalization of the blood pressure, these symptoms will subside gradually.
Now medications prescribed for high blood pressure, heart diseases, anxiety, depression and some of the diuretics or “water-tablets” and painkillers could also cause low blood pressure. Pain killers with the combination of alcohol could also pave a way for low blood pressure. More serious causes of low blood pressure are heart disease and heart valve disease, changes in heart rhythm, kidney diseases, bacterial infection in the system and bleeding.
In general terms, poor diet, and unimaginative lifestyles are the prime causes of this medical condition of low blood pressure. The type of food that you take must assist the perfect metabolism in your body. If the metabolism is perfect, the blood flow also will be perfect, to all part of your body. Once you have the problems like blood pressure, recurring medication could well be a cause of some other ailments. So, your health care strategy needs a total revamp!
Ashish Jain
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What causes blood pressure to rise when you get up? It is usually lowered when you stand.?
I have a seriously ill family member who is currently experiencing his blood pressure rising to dangerous levels when he gets up which causes blackouts. Does anyone know what causes a rise in blood pressure when you get up he currently just had a MRI but I would like to know where to look on the net. Most things state that your blood pressure drops when rising.
Thanks alot!
Thanks for your answer but that is why I am having problems searching for this everyone is assuming that it is low. He blackouts and his pressure is tested and it is rising drastically.
Are you sure the BP rises when he gets up? I think it may be a quick drop of BP that causes the blackout. When one gets up too quickly, the BP drops and the body can’t adjust as fast which in turn causes a blackout. What he should do is rise to a standing position slowly.
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This can happen with exertion. Blood pressure changes during the day. It is lowest as you sleep and rises when you get up. It also can rise when you are excited, nervous, or active. The heart beats faster on exertion, and pumps out more blood. After lying down, the body must make an almost instant adjustment in BP to supply the brain with blood. To do this blood vessels in the abdomen and legs constrict and the heart rate goes up. If there is a delay in this happening it can cause dizziness and yes even blackouts if the delay is longer.
My guess is that this is a side-effect of the illness.
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