| Low blood pressure is a condition in which a | | | | symptoms whatsoever. They may only be |
| person's blood pressure is much lower than | | | | advised that they have a low blood pressure |
| normal. This can result in symptoms such as | | | | during a blood pressure check for another reason. |
| lightheadedness, dizziness or even collapse. Blood | | | | It is recommended also that you see your doctor |
| pressure that is too low results in too little blood | | | | if you lose consciousness upon standing, or if you |
| flow to the brain, heart, and other vital body | | | | repeatedly feel weak, constantly tired or |
| organs. It is actually very hard to determine a | | | | light-headed. In younger patients, low blood |
| normal blood pressure. This is because a reading | | | | pressure can be a sign of chronic fatigue |
| one person's normal may well be another person's | | | | syndrome. In older people it can point to serious |
| abnormal. Therefore, it is imperative that, if there | | | | problems such as heart disease. Women in their |
| is a suspicion that a person may be suffering | | | | 40's or younger, may find their blood pressure |
| from a problem resulting from their blood | | | | dropping below 90/60 mmHg in the course of |
| pressure, it is investigated very carefully. Even | | | | pregnancy, while crash dieting or even when the |
| small fluxtuations in their blood pressure may | | | | weather is hot. Therefore, it's important that if |
| result in adverse medical problems | | | | they are aware that they are prone to low blood |
| A text book blood pressure reading in the normal | | | | pressure, they monitor it regularly. |
| range is generally around 120/80 mmHg. If you | | | | Another thing to bear in mind is if a person is |
| often feel faint and suffer from light-headedness | | | | taking medication for high blood pressure, it can |
| during the day, it is advisable to check with your | | | | sometimes cause a rapid drop in blood pressure |
| doctor as to whether you may be suffering from | | | | resulting in the similar symptoms. Therefore, for |
| low blood pressure. Low blood pressure can leave | | | | people regularly taking this type of medication it is |
| one person feeling light headed, headachy, or | | | | important to carefully select the time of day they |
| sluggish. Yet another person can function with a | | | | take their medication to minimize the resulting |
| blood pressure so low they should be suffering | | | | effects. |
| severely, however, they experience no | | | | |