General Health

Do you have headache, dizziness, everything goes dark suddenly when standing up quickly? If the answer is yes, you may have your blood pressure checked up.

A blood pressure reading appears as two numbers. The first and higher of the two is a measure of systolic pressure, or the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats and fills them with blood. The second number measures diastolic pressure, or the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats. Both are important. Usually they’re written one above or before the other, such as 120/80. By convention, if your blood pressure reading is 90/60 or lower, it means you have low blood pressure.

There are a variety of things that can cause these low blood pressure symptoms in a person, such as heart problems, pregnancy, nervous system disorders, etc. Diabetes can also cause damage to the nerves supplying blood vessels and can therefore be associated with a drop in pressure when standing up. The same effect is also happen as you get older, where your arteries stiffen and are less supple and this may occasionally cause a fall in blood pressure when you stand.

As many scientist said, chronic low blood pressure is almost never serious. But health problems occur when blood pressure drops suddenly, and the brain is deprived of an adequate blood supply. What should we do, then? Do we need any treatment on this? The answer is depend on the case, how are the symptoms you feel. But firstly, of course you have to visit a doctor, get your blood pressure checked. It may help you understand the basic cause of the symptoms of low blood pressure (if you really have it) and thus help you with your treatment.

In addition, regular exercise and taking adequate rest will be very helpful to avoid low blood pressure symptoms and attacks. So, don’t push your self so hard on work. Love your body, take a good rest and do exercises!

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