What to do with hypotension (low blood pressure)

It is reported that up to 30% of people suffer from excessively low blood pressure. This is also referred to as “orthostatic hypotension”, which is a sudden drop in blood pressure when someone is standing.

This can cause several different medications. The most common drugs that cause orthostatic hypotension are dueritics or water pills. These medicines are commonly used for high blood pressure, but at too high a dose, they can cause too much fluid to remove. Without enough fluid, your body cannot “push” blood to your head when you are standing.

Other medications may cause this problem. Some of these include: antihypertensive drugs (blood pressure pills), tricyclic antidepressants (Elavil, Anafranil, Pamelor), antianginalia (nitroglycerin, isosorbide), levodopa, dopamine, selegiline, barbiturates (phenobarbital) and alcohol.

Typically, there are four different prescription drugs used to treat hypotension.

- Fludrocortisone at a dose of 0.1 mg-0.4 mg per day for more than two weeks will “say” that the kidneys do not filter out as much sodium. Excess sodium causes fluid retention in the body.

- Midodrine starting at 2.5 mg per day and up to 30 mg per day. The effects of this drug lasts about three hours and increase the blood pressure of 15-30 mm Hg. Art. When standing. You should take the last dose four hours before bedtime.

- Erythropoietin increases the volume of red blood cells. It is not approved for hypotension, but has a positive effect on the condition. When you take this medication, you must take iron.

- Octreotide reduces the amount of blood flow to the stomach and surrounding organs, which increases blood pressure. This medicine may reduce vitamin B-12.

We can gain considerable control over our blood pressure, be it high or low, without the use of drugs. In this case, we control low blood pressure or hypotension. Here are ten drug-free steps to control low blood pressure.

- Drink 16 ounces of water will increase blood pressure 10-45 mm Hg, starting in five minutes and reach a peak in 30 minutes.

- Raise the bed about eight inches.

- Eat small, low-carb meals early in the day and larger meals later in the day.

- Increase sodium intake by 5-10 grams at the recommended level.

- Do not stand and not have long periods of inactivity.

- Avoid alcohol.

- Exercise moderately before meals

- If hypotension suddenly occurs, squatting can increase blood pressure up to 45 mm Hg.

- Use elastic elastic stockings so that the blood does not merge in the legs.