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medication for low blood pressure/lightheaded/fainting?

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leeniepie
leeniepie

Hi all,

just wondered if anyone has been given medication for lightheadedness/fainting/dizziness caused by low blood pressure?

i think this may be my next route with my GP but wanted to get peoples experiences.

thanks

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  • lyn88241
    lyn88241 leeniepie

    Posted

    Hi I am being investigated for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome now (POTS) I get very lightheaded/ headaches/tired and it gets worse on standing. This can be with low BP and/or when your pulse rises and stays up causing all these symptoms. I would urge every one with these symptoms to rule this out and it a possibility and certainly would explain all my symptoms over yhe past couple of years!
  • ben99468
    ben99468 leeniepie

    Posted

    Hello, Leeniepie, Ben here,

    When I had my first attack of spinning (vertigo) I was supposed to be taking blood pressure pills.  I had never taken anything for blood pressure befor, and about a week earlier my GP said he wanted me to start on one, but I forgot to fill the prescription on my way home.  So when the spinning happened, the first thing the gp asked was if the bp pills maybe were to blame.  When I told him that I had failed to fill the prescription on the way home and had not taken them yet, he was very relieved.  So that shows you how important the bp issue is in the hunt for a cause of dizziness.

    Also, while I was getting a 2nd opinion, the medical assistant actually asked me to stand up while she took my blood pressure to record the difference, but she did not measure pulse rate.  The 2nd opinion was done more thoroughly and they did more and different tests.  

    I just wanted you to know what I found out during all the hours and days of testing I have gone through.  Hope it helps.  

    Ben

  • marion50354
    marion50354 leeniepie

    Posted

    I have extremely low blood pressure. It has caused me to faint a few times, mostly when I jump out of bed too quickly, or if I'm very active and haven't eaten.  I've never heard of anything that works on that. Most doctors are glad one has low blood pressure, although you need to tell them when you're having your pressure taken.

    They tell me it's important to drink lots of water. In the summer when it's very hot and humid, I've sometimes taken salt pills (and much water of course).

    Have you seen a specialist yet; you mentioned your GP. I just saw one after waiting a month for an appointment. It was very helpful. He examined my balance, walking, ears, my nasal passages and gave me a hearing test. He called mine positional vertigo, and indeed I get it the worst when I move my head quickly to one side, and also when I look up.  He is sending me to the Rusk Institute in NY who apparently know much about this. Since I have the relapse type (and have had this 2 times before this episode, they will teach me certain exercises to get rid of it. So far, as I've written here before, I've done the Epley Maneuver everyday for 6 weeks, and my vertigo is 95% gone.

    Hope this helps.

    • ben99468
      ben99468 marion50354

      Posted

      Hi Marion, Ben here,

      I'd just like to comment on your situation.  I ask you to go to a web page but I cannot give you the address or the moderator will stall this post,  So, please google the following :

      Vertigo Treatment | Newsroom | University of Colorado Denver

      Dr. Carol Foster MD. half-somersault.  She's at the univ of colorado. She has had BPPV herself after a bout with  Meniere’s Disease, and came up with a maneuver you can do yourself to put those loose crystals back into place.  She calls it a half -omersault.

      Please go there and see the short video that shows how to do it.  It might be just what you need, because it is meant to do the same as the Eply maneuver, but without a helper.

      Ben

       

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