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Suggest Treatment To Control Blood Pressure

last summer I blacked out I was taken to the er before that I was having eposides of getting very hot wanting to faint feeling like my clothes are squezzing me my blood pressure will drop to example 80 over 60 at some point they put a heart monitor on me. I was told my heart stops 3-4 seconds at a time when I saw a heart doctor he said it was NO BIG DEAL is
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Hello!

Thank you for asking on HCM! I understand your concern.

Your symptoms may have been caused by a low blood pressure related to dehydration and hot temperatures.

If you have not had any symptoms since that period, there is nothing to worry about.

I recommend you to take plenty of water and juices and avoid staying under extreme weather conditions for a long time.

If you have symptoms like fatigue or fainting, I recommend you to consult with your GP and perform an ECG and an ambulatory 24 hour blood pressure monitoring.
A Head Up tilt test would be necessary to exclude orthostatic hypotension.

Hope to have been helpful!

Greetings! Dr. Iliri
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Suggest Treatment To Control Blood Pressure

Hello! Thank you for asking on HCM! I understand your concern. Your symptoms may have been caused by a low blood pressure related to dehydration and hot temperatures. If you have not had any symptoms since that period, there is nothing to worry about. I recommend you to take plenty of water and juices and avoid staying under extreme weather conditions for a long time. If you have symptoms like fatigue or fainting, I recommend you to consult with your GP and perform an ECG and an ambulatory 24 hour blood pressure monitoring. A Head Up tilt test would be necessary to exclude orthostatic hypotension. Hope to have been helpful! Greetings! Dr. Iliri