Problem of Low Blood Pressure

Before understanding the problem of low blood pressure, we must be clear about the concept of blood pressure.

What is Blood Pressure?

Our heart supplies purified form of blood to the entire body. Different parts of the body get blood supply through arteries. For supplying blood with pressure to the entire body, heart constantly contracts and becomes normal. The frequency is sixty to seventy times.

When heart contracts then blood reaches arteries with maximum pressure and this process is known as systolic pressure. When heart reaches to its normal position then the pressure of blood continues to remain in arteries at a minimum level. This process is called diastolic pressure. Both these measurements are called blood pressure. Blood pressure varies constantly throughout the day. After a person wakes up in the morning, normally blood pressure is low and as our physical activity keeps on growing it tends to increase. Blood Pressure is measured in millimetres of mercury.

Low Blood Pressure

Normally, BP should be at 130/85. Slight deviation from the normal level does not cause any harm but if High BP goes down beyond 85 then a person is said to be suffering from Low BP. It is also known by the name of hypo tension.

Symptoms of Low BP

Weakness, fatigue, dizziness, blurred vision, yellowish appearance of skin, depression, feeling of nausea, feeling thirsty more than normal and incomplete breathing at a rapid pace.

What are the causes of Low Blood Pressure?

Deficiency of blood or water in the body, vomiting, dengue or malaria, heart problem, emotional shock, any sought of infection, severe loose motion, excessive bleeding from the body, attack in lung, problem in any valve of the heart. Besides this some medicines can also cause low blood pressure. Inconsistency in nutritional pattern or eating pattern can also become causes of low BP.

Important Facts related to Low Blood Pressure

If blood pressure dips below normal because of heart attack then never give sublingual medicines such as sorbitrate which are nitrate based for the reason that such types of medicines lowers the blood pressure. At that point of time, give one pill of disprin only.

A high dose of heart or high BP lowers the blood pressure. Medicines of depression and painkillers and excessive consumption of alcohol can also cause low BP.