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2 Hours Ago I Was Shopping And Started Feeling Dizzy

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Posted on Sat, 8 Jun 2019
Question: 2 hours ago I was shopping and started feeling dizzy so I came home and took my BP. It was 142/68 so I took 2mg Prazosin

I just took my BP and it was 147/75
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Answered by Dr. Bhanu Partap (29 minutes later)
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Hello

After going through the medical details provided by you I would like to tell you that a blood pressure of 142/68 is very slightly raised and there is nothing to worry for.

Blood pressure of this range is ideally dealt by making healthy lifestyle changes and not with medications.

The episode of dizziness can be due to a variety of other reasons and if it is not recurrent then it should be ignored. However if it happens on and off within a short period of time then it’s advisable to get few tests done like Echocardiography and a Holter monitoring.

It’s advisable that you should start following healthy lifestyle routine to take control of your blood pressure instead of medication.

Hope to have been helpful.

Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
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2 Hours Ago I Was Shopping And Started Feeling Dizzy

Brief Answer: Please refer to the detailed answer below Detailed Answer: Hello After going through the medical details provided by you I would like to tell you that a blood pressure of 142/68 is very slightly raised and there is nothing to worry for. Blood pressure of this range is ideally dealt by making healthy lifestyle changes and not with medications. The episode of dizziness can be due to a variety of other reasons and if it is not recurrent then it should be ignored. However if it happens on and off within a short period of time then it’s advisable to get few tests done like Echocardiography and a Holter monitoring. It’s advisable that you should start following healthy lifestyle routine to take control of your blood pressure instead of medication. Hope to have been helpful. Kind Regards Dr Bhanu Partap