low blood pressure

[redrhodie]

(dang, your memory's good! )

I've been contemplating getting one ever since then.

Would you say that the blackouts are more or less frequent, or the same as when you inverted?

[bunny_ninja]

What is your resting pulse rate?

That could be a factor... unfortunately.

just don't overdo the increased water consumption. I'd just follow the standard formula for ounces, activity, and body composition + a liter.

You might also increase your electrolyte intake.

[Kano]

[QUOTE=bunny_ninja;515800
just don't overdo the increased water consumption. I'd just follow the standard formula for ounces, activity, and body composition + a liter.

You might also increase your electrolyte intake.[/QUOTE]

My blood pressure seems to be lower in summer, when I'm active outdoors in the hot weather. Staying hydrated helped, but it was electrolytes that truly made a difference for me. I had a whole lot less problem with the dizzy thing. At least the physical kind of dizzy!

I did talk with my doctor about my numbers -- she said no problem!

Karen in Boise

[nscrbug]

Don't know how I missed this thread when it was originally started, but...I too, run on the low side with BP. Usually low 100's/60, but my last doctor visit last month I was 104/47...which is the lowest that I can recall for me. My doctors never seem to be too concerned about it. Back in February, when I had a colonoscopy...I kept setting off the alarm on the heart monitor machine because my HR kept dipping below 39... It freaked out the nurses at first, but then they just increased the alarm threshold so that I wouldn't keep setting the darn thing off. When my doctor came in, he asked if I was an "athlete" with such a low resting HR... I just laughed and said "hardly".

I get the lightheadedness and faint feeling all the time, too. Lately, it's been happening after I get off a piece of cardio equipment, like the treadmill or elliptical. I'm guessing it's hydration-related, as I tend to not drink too much when I get up in the morning since I don't really like that "sloshing" around feeling in my tummy when I start my cardio.

[NbyNW]

Blood pressure high or low because of some condition.Such as blood pressure high if someone use to have more salt in his meal.And Blood pressure goes low because of low vitamin in your body.So try to have green vegetables in your food.

I've always had plenty of green vegetables in my diet so I think there must be some other reason for LBP in my case. I think it runs in my family somehow.

The only thing that has pushed my BP up to "normal" numbers is sustained, high levels of stress.