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Suggest Treatment For High Blood Pressure And Dizziness
My Bp is 112/84 pulse 101normaly my bp is really high yet sometimes it won t be high goes up and down for some unknown reason . When I stand up I get dizzy feel really weak and my eye sight starts to go black then it wil pass as fast as it came most of the time that is
Tue, 11 Aug 2015
Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to HCM. I understand your concern.
This condition, as you described it, is called orthostatic hypotension. Simply put, it means a significant drop in blood pressure when switching position. This almost invariably happens when people stand up from sitting or lying position to the upright position which the body assumes. There are a lot of changes that happen in vasculature tonus and fluıd redistribuition in these situations. Therefore, you should stand up wıth caution. I recommend you to switch positions every one or two minutes, which means to gradually stand up, not briskly. So, from lying down go to sitting up position and stand that way for one to two minutes, then easıly stand up. My opinion is that such episodes will not happen again.
The blood pressure figures you provided are within normal range. If you are on blood lowering-drugs, I suggest you to discuss the dosage and frequency of taking the dosage, with your curing doctor. I think that some adjustments should be made, if you suffer from blood pressure fluctuations and if these fluctuations affect your quality of life.
I hope I was helpful. Take care.
Kind regards,
Dr. Meriton
This condition, as you described it, is called orthostatic hypotension. Simply put, it means a significant drop in blood pressure when switching position. This almost invariably happens when people stand up from sitting or lying position to the upright position which the body assumes. There are a lot of changes that happen in vasculature tonus and fluıd redistribuition in these situations. Therefore, you should stand up wıth caution. I recommend you to switch positions every one or two minutes, which means to gradually stand up, not briskly. So, from lying down go to sitting up position and stand that way for one to two minutes, then easıly stand up. My opinion is that such episodes will not happen again.
The blood pressure figures you provided are within normal range. If you are on blood lowering-drugs, I suggest you to discuss the dosage and frequency of taking the dosage, with your curing doctor. I think that some adjustments should be made, if you suffer from blood pressure fluctuations and if these fluctuations affect your quality of life.
I hope I was helpful. Take care.
Kind regards,
Dr. Meriton
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