Low Blood Pressure Treatment
Low blood pressure or hypotension occurs when the blood pressure is lower than normal. This “normal” blood pressure range will vary from individual to individual, however it is an average of 90/60 or less. These numbers represent the systolic pressure (in this case 90) and the second number, the diastolic pressures.
Hypotension appears with a series of classic symptoms, like dizziness, fatigue, confusion, anxiety, thirst and fainting among others. Once your doctor has given you a proper diagnose, you’ll need to focus on your low blood pressure treatment. Some cases of hypotension are caused by an underlying condition; in these cases the doctor will indicate a treatment of the condition.
If it is a case of chronic hypotension, the low blood pressure system will include a series of changes in habits and lifestyle. These recommendations must be followed to maintain a good health and keep the blood pressure from getting too low.
To start, you will need to change your diet, for example you will need to add more salty food or add more salt toy our food to increase your blood pressure levels. You will also need to reduce your alcohol intake while increasing the amount of water you drink, sports drinks are also recommended if you are going to sweat a lot (like during summer or practicing sports), finally you’ll need to lower your caffeine intake or fully avoid it.
The frequency of food should also increase but with smaller meals.
Exercise is also of big importance if you want to increase blood flow. If you have low blood pressure, you’ll need to also take care of yourself when going from a lying to a standing position. This must be done slowly, You’ll need to avid certain activities like heavy lifting and straining.
Medication for Low Blood Pressure Treatment
There are two medications that are widely used as a treatment of hypotension, when all the previous recommendations have failed. These are fludrocortisone and midodrine.
Fludocortrisone is highly effective in most types of low blood pressure. This medication promotes sodium retention but at the same time causes a loss of potassium. People under his treatment need to keep good levels of potassium in the body.
Midodrine increase blood pressure by activating receptors on the smaller arteries. It is effective against low blood pressure caused by a nervous system dysfunction.
Home Remedies for Low Blood Pressure
Finally, there are a series of home remedies used to increase the blood pressure levels. These home remedies or cures for low blood pressure are used with great success by a lot of people, but it is possible they don’t work for everyone. Among the home remedies we can find Indian Spikenard, Beetroot juice, and an Epsom Salt bath. You can read more about them in this site.
Not all doctors agree to the use of these home remedies because they think they have not been proven to work. However these methods are safe and can be practice by everyone.