How to Prevent Low Blood Pressure

We are familiar with hearing the word high blood pressure, but there are some people who also suffer from low blood pressure. Low blood pressure, otherwise known as Hypotension, is the opposite of high blood pressure. Here are some ways that you can treat and prevent low blood pressure in your home.

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Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Preventive measures

1. Having low blood pressure usually becomes a problem when there are symptoms such as, dizziness or fainting. Some pregnant women will suffer from low blood pressure. To prevent dizziness and fainting, when you are standing up, do so slowly. When you are getting out of bed, sit up and dangle your feet for a while, to promote blood circulation before standing up.

2. To help elevate your blood pressure, you may increase your salt intake. When you are preparing meals increase the amount of salt that you would normally use.

3. To prevent your blood pressure from dropping, eat small portions of meals, instead of eating one large one. Eat low-carb foods, to help elevate your blood pressure back to normal.

4. Drink plenty of water each day, to keep you from becoming dehydrated. Dehydration is one of the causes of low blood pressure. You may have mild symptoms at first, but if left untreated it will eventually become worst.

5. Some medications can cause you to have low blood pressure. If you were prescribed medication by your doctor, consult with him to identify which one may be causing the low blood pressure.

Tips & Warnings

• Seek medical attention if you have symptoms of low blood pressure, such as, dizziness, fainting, fatigue, blurred vision and nausea.
• If low blood pressure is left untreated it can cause shock, and can lead to death.