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Low blood pressure for 3 months.
Hello, would like to ask what can cause a low blood pressure, my mom has it already for 3 months and today she had 92/66. Thank you -
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Hey ,
I’m sorry to hear! You must be worried! There can be several reasons why people have low blood pressure. It could be for example stress related. We see this in people with a parasympathetic dominant nervous system mode. The body has problems holding sodium in this case. As a consequence, people often get cravings for salty foods.
Signs of that can be seen in labs (the electrolytes in particular). If she has done any, this could help us give you more personalised advice.
Other reasons can be low blood volume. Sometimes blood loss can cause this. Dehydration can also be a cause.
If there are other medical conditions present, hypotension can be present. Does your mother have any lung or heart problems that you are aware of?
And related to that: if she is using medications, some of them can cause low blood pressure as well. Examples are diuretics, certain anti-depressants, anti-anxiety medications and beta-blockers.
Are there any other complaints your mother has? For example, does she experience big feet? And what is her age? And how was her blood pressure in the past?
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Hi Daniel , she is 57 yo and she is stressed ( we are from Ukraine) she did recently a blood test ( her vitamin D is very low 27) cholesterol was high but in general blood test was good.
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She doesn’t have any lung or heart problems. No big feet, will ask her to check electrolytes.
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She isn’t taking any medication and she used to have 120/80 blood pressure
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Was the blood pressure measured only ones? And is she experiencing other symptoms because of this? (examples could be fainting, blurred vision, dizziness or lightheadedness)
Stress can be a player in low blood pressure as well. If she is dealing with a lot of chronical stress or trauma, I would also recommend therapy if she is open to this!
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Thank you Daniel, she measures her blood pressure quite often, no other symptoms. Maybe she needs to take some electrolytes ?
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She can, but if she is otherwise asymptomatic, I would let them measure first, otherwise, this will influence the measurements
We do have a homemade recipe for electrolytes. You can find the recipe here!
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Thank you
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