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Low Blood Pressure and
Hypotension
Low blood pressure, medical term hypotension is
generally defined as that which is below normal and
relative to the individual with things taken into
account such as age and activity levels.
Many conditions can cause low blood pressure, with the
most common being illness, taking drugs with side
effects that lower the blood pressure, although this is
very rare and nearly the only drugs that can cause this
are alpha blockers which may give you postural
hypotension ? this is were you may feel dizzy or even
faint when standing up. If you suffer from this, see
your doctor immediately! He may prescribe high blood
pressure pills to gradually raise your blood pressure.
As people get older the chance of developing a problem
with their blood pressure rises. This is true for high
and low blood pressure. You could begin suffering from
low blood pressure as your arteries stiffen and become
less supple which could cause your blood pressure to
fall when standing up.
Low blood pressure in itself isn't a bad thing ? in
fact, those with low blood pressure will out-live most,
but if the symptoms arise were it's effecting you when
standing this is when you should seek a doctor. |
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