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Can Dehydration Cause Increased Blood Pressure?

2 days ago my blood pressure was 95/55 and after the reading at my doctors I got very dizzy, lightheaded and confused.(After the bp cuff was taken off my arm) I drank gatorade and felt much better later. Today at the pharmacy my bp was 154/98 and then 145/94. After the cuff came off dizziness, lightheaded. Feeling fine before bp cuffs on each time. Can dehydration be causing this. Both night I have used heat wraps for my aching back.
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Hi and thank you so much for this query.

dehydration could be responsible for low blood pressure and not high blood pressure. The increased blood pressure could be due to the back pains that you have described as it is not uncommon to have increased blood pressure when in pains. I will suggest that your doctors continue to monitor this blood pressure to make sure it is not suggestive of hypertension.

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Can Dehydration Cause Increased Blood Pressure?

Hi and thank you so much for this query. dehydration could be responsible for low blood pressure and not high blood pressure. The increased blood pressure could be due to the back pains that you have described as it is not uncommon to have increased blood pressure when in pains. I will suggest that your doctors continue to monitor this blood pressure to make sure it is not suggestive of hypertension. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.