Low blood pressure.

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I feel cold all the time. have tingling in my feet, and hands..feel lightheaded when i'm standing for any length of time..blurry vision, and singing in my ears..I have put all this down to Anxiety,but recently my blood pressure readings are on the low side..like 112 over 67..the lowest was 90 over 60..it only goes high when I have a panic attack...and slow breathing takes it down again...Dr just said to drink plenty of water...last night my left hand just went to sleep, had to keep moving it for ages..does anyone think my symptoms could be blood pressure related..or am I overreacting..I have very little energy, and have to keep moving my feet to keep them awake..Any advice please. xxx

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    Mariano

    Your blood pressure seems very low, this can be caused by medication. Are you taking Statins and associate medications that are dependent on age.

    My blood pressure is now normally around 128/83 and with me being a pensioner medications are given to keep the reading at a lower limit.

    The fact you Blood Pressure is low could cause tingling in fingers and toes, in fact I suffer from this problem although it could be caused by my chronic condition.

    Your Doctor is trying to get you to increase your fluid intake that would hopefully increase your blood pressure. If you are feeling tired an listless talk to your GP again.

    Remember I am not a Doctor, only your GP can advise on medical tests and concerns

    BOB

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      No I refused to take statins, even though my cholestrol is high..its 6,3 I have joint pains, and dont want to make them worse..only meds I take is xanax when I panic...I have started to drink loads of water, and  a tsp of seasalt every day...so will see how that goes...xx
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    My bp is as low as yours normally. It isnt from your bp, it is all anxiety and i have all the same stmptoms you have but my lip andchin get tingly too!
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      By the way, my bp has been 90 /60 my whole life. I started having anxiety about 5 yrs ago. The bp is healthy and fine so get that thought right out of your head. Try to keep busy and walk or exercise to keep your mind off of it!
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      Thanks lisa...I know these symptoms are the same we get for anxiety..Its just a thought I had that mayby the low pressure was causing the light head...and its the light head that makes me panic...I cant walk with it...it is so scarey..feel like falling...this anxiety thing is hell. xxxx
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    Please look into Dysautonomia (disorders of the autonomic nervous system), you can do an internet search on dysautonomia symptoms, and check out Dysautonomia International.  You may need to see a cardiologist, but it would be better if the cardiologist had some experience with dysautonomia as well.  Taking a little salt with the water might also help.
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      Will look this up Jane...and have started to drink 2 litres of water daily..I take a tsp of salt daily so i'll see how it goes..xxxx

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    Fantastic bloodmpressure!  People take three different kind of meds and have way hihher. Thats not low. The 90 ofer 60 is a bit low. Add salt to your diet. And drink,lots of water. Not a ton of salt a simple bag of chips would do the trick. Inused to have low blood pressure. Wow faded memories on that one. Yes  i felt light headed and such, my doctor told me a bag of chips and full of glass of water so i pass that on to you. It changes later in life. Otherwise at your next exam tell the gp your symptoms a simple standard blood test and b12 levels would let you know how your body is doing, body limbs, tingling and such is very common period but a classic anxiety thing, be very aware of your posture for a while. Look at your finger nails and toenails as well. Manynpeople have raynard phenomenon  theyd tinge pale blue and be cold. Cold hands and cold feet. Still nothing to worry about. But im just saying that does it as well. Also learn mindful breathing exercises. It helps with keeping calm and it helps if done right to increase circulation, i just learned that part about circulation today. Ot said start woth the exhalation not inhaltion we have better cintrol on the exhalation. Breathe out then breathin let belly fill with air then nirmally exhale. Then when done exhale more. Then more then inhale and so on for three solid minutes. Only focus on breathing nithing else. Apparently that increases circulation.i never knew that before today. This dr. From a book. Weil. About breathing. Explained how  breathing is the bridge between the mind and the bidy. Its the onky major thing we dan do involentary or volentary and he gave a bunch of breathing exercises, its to calm anxiety but also,for better health, but he talks abiut panic attacks and such,
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    My daughter suffered from anxiety most of her childhood, until serious medical issues and she was diagnosed with dysautonomia (for erratic resting heart rate).  Pediatric cardiologist put her on a beta blocker to stabilize her heart, and *poof* her anxiety disappeared!  She was able to completely get off a SSRI she was taking for anxiety.  She started getting anxiety again as other medical problems continued, but when she took antihistamines, again *poof* the anxiety disappeared.  I am firmly convinced now that anxiety is how the body tries to communicate with the mind when there are medical problems with the autonomic nervous system or another part of the body (not necessarily serious but still a problem).  Anxiety is not "just in your head".  We discovered she has Celiac Disease, which can really mess with the body in subtle ways.

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