i have low blood pressure..

[rez]

i often feel dizzy when i wake up in the morning, sometimes i feel faint. The doc says i have low blood pressure, and im sure this is the reason for feeling like this, is there anything that can change it...is there a need to?

 

[FitFossil]

I don't know - what did the doctor say? Did you tell him you sometimes feel faint and dizzy? How low is your blood pressure? Has it always been low, or is it something recent? Mine is on the low side of normal - usually @ 100/68. I'm not dizzy when I wake up, but sometimes if I stand up quickly, I get a short dizzy spell. I've fainted a time or two when I had to stand for long periods, but now I know to periodically squeeze my toes - this keeps the blood circulating so I don't feel faint. I also have a low resting pulse (low 50's) - I'm not sure if this contributes to the dizziness/fainting.

 

[wilson6]

Orthostatic hypotension. Ask your doc for a tilt table test.

W6

 

[MS]

Yes, get a definitive diagnosis and go from there. You may merely be anemic or dehydrated. Do you get enough salt in your diet?

Until then, you could try lying in bed for a few minutes before getting up. Use this time to do some isometric exercises and get things moving. Also try rolling over onto your right side for a minute or two JUST before you get up. And increase your salt intake.

 

[rez]

i dont have much salt at all, ive have started to add sea salt to my food..is this ok? Wont i get bloated w an increase of salt though?

i was also wondering about being anemic. I dont eat read meat, but do eat eggs, and plenty of green vegies. I had by blood tested, not directly for iron, but apparently my red blood cells were at a good level - is this a good enough indicator to tell that im not suffereing from anemia?

thanks for the tips