I was in the hospital 5 days before they diagnosed OH. Did all these tests (MRIs, X-Rays, etc....) and nothing and it wasn't until my wonderful nurse (not a doctor) came in and took my blood pressure lying down, sitting, and standing that we figured out what it was. Thank you so much Rachael. Thank you for those who produced this video.
My wife has this problem. Your presentation is excellent and re-affirms what our doctor told us last week. The part about reducing hypertension meds when no longer need after years of medication, was absolutely spot on. Thank you passing on your knowledge to us all.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. My 76 year old mother has been treated for labile hypertension for several years now with a low 12.5mg (twice daily) dose of losartan to lower BP and a small 5mg dose of buspar for anxiety with the hope of lowering BP. She just spent a full week in the hospital following an episode where she was standing and became unresponsive but was helped to a chair before she fainted. After multiple CT's, MRI's, EEGs it was realized that she has orthostatic hypotension. Your video is extremely helpful in arming us with a better understanding of the topic so that we can challenge her current course of care. Since it appears that she has supine hypertension and orthostatic hypotension, your tip with raising the head of the bed is something we will give a try. Thanks again!!
When people lose weight, especially a lot of weight, the often go through a period where their BP drops a lot with standing (OH). I've seen this with people who have had weight loss surgery. (People often feel colder after losing weight, too.) Generally if folks keep up the running, weight loss, and push the fluids, things eventually settle down a bit. Congrats on the awesome weight loss! Stay healthy!
@@AndrewReevesNeurology doctor sir i have just expereienced my body feel low blood pressure and i feel i have completely lost energy this...this happened roughly 45 mins back, after lumch i didnt walk and i layed down working on laptop and suddenly when i got up i felt this rush which made me damn dizzy...i have recently startes to lose weight...
In the last few years I have lost 25 lbs. and lately have been doing intensive training on my bicycle. I thought my OH problem, which keeps getting worse, was just old age. It is so helpful to know that weight loss could be causing the problem, thanks to some of the other comments.
Thank you. This vid was really clear and made me feel calmer about living with this; Basically have to change life to suit it, but its not a dead end. Thank you.
I just figured out that I have this. And that's because I have a heart issue where my heart has a hard time pumping blood throughout the body. Which is why my blood pressure is low. And the Gatorade helps. Thanks for the info. Good video.
I would black out every time I stood up no matter how slowly I stood. This went on from the age of 10 until around 30. I am 57 and no longer do this. But now my pressure runs high.
Thanks for the Video clip! Forgive me for chiming in, I would love your opinion. Have you heard about - Millawdon Sustaining Life Trick (search on google)? It is a great one off product for getting rid of high blood pressure minus the headache. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my old buddy Taylor at last got excellent success with it.
The first time this happened to me I was probably 12 or 13 and it really spooked me. My mam and sister were worried so they took me to the hospital. And the doctor basically just told me to go home. It still happens to me at least twice a day and I’m now 16. And of course my mam says “it’s because of that phone”. But I just laugh it off every time it happens in public
{SNTV} sameee same omg im actually 19 now and last time i had a really bad one i sorta had a mini seizure it was super weird but it’s always the same when i go to the hospital, they never know what it is
@@RobinRobin-lt9mf i am researching right now,hopefully can find some good treatment like an excercise or a natural remedy without much side effects.hospitals won't benefit as far as i know atleast in this problem.
Wow this video was really helpful it answered a lot of my questions as I do have orthostatic hypertension. However I am 14yrs old and I was wondering is it normal for someone my age to have low blood pressure ?
I started getting really bad headaches when I was 14 too. Going out drinking has always been a problem for me, as being in nightclubs where getting water is difficult often leads to massively painful headaches, restricting both fun and pulling ability. this is partly due to fog machines, which can cause fainting. iboprofen helps because it raises the blood pressure, but is by no means a good solution. so when I'm at work or school or out in the town, I wear compression "knee-highs" and drink water until I cannot drink any more. that usually helps.
I'm 13 and I have vasovagal orthostatic hypotension along with a couple of other things. If your low blood pressure is becoming an issue you should speak to a doctor.
When will the medical industry finally stop focusing on silly band aids for symptoms and start focusing on the underlying causes instead?!? Very frustrating.
...because for so many diseases and conditions, we don't know the underlying cause(s), or sometimes we do know the cause but can't do anything about it. What's the "cause" for migraines? For most people with high blood pressure? Treating symptoms is hardly useless; when you cut yourself and then put a band aid on it, do you feel silly? I doubt it.
Thank you, my G/F has low blood pressure and it got to the point where she was shaking with some moderate intensity. Dr's think it is Rx related. It's been so long. I am hoping things start to pick up. I will need to re watch this to absorb the information a little better but very good video. Thank you!
Thanks for the video! Having Jake around to drill the bad energy might be beneficial as well. I have had the exact same breed for 17 years and he was curing me all the time with an acupuncture slaps to the lower extremeties so the blood to get upper a bit faster. Now after he is gone here I am seeking for help and advices.
Gee maybe I shouldn’t stand up from a sitting position too fast because sometimes I pass the f*** out 😂😂 You sir are a medical genius as well as a comical genius.
Andrew Reeves Neurology This was very informative as well as giving me a few laughs. I tested positive for orthostatic hypotension a few days after seeing this and lifestyle changes does look to be the simplest (and cheapest) answer. So thank you for making this video👍
I know this video is a few years old, but I was just dx'd with orthostatic hypertension... plus, I have Ehlers-danlos Syndrome hypermobility type. My neurosurgeon who hissy dx'd my chiari, dx'd the orthostatic hypertension. I've done the lifestyle changes, due to GI issues, I drink mostly Gatorade, again, due to GI issues, sleep with the head of my bed elevated(gi issues), yet my heartrate jumped to 185 yesterday when I got out of bed😳. I have an appointment with my family doc tomorrow, and can get a referral to a cardiologist. What do I need to insist on having done? Ooohh! I also have mitral valve prolapse.
I also have orthostatic hypotension and Ehlers Danlos Type 3 - I wonder if there is a connection. We moved to Las Vegas a year ago, and I have yet to find a doctor who knows anything about EDS - so frustrating. Wishing you all the best!
I lose to much weight loss but now my blood pressure to much lower I'm so worried now a 2., days I'm going to water fasting but __! I feel to much headaches ___! How to do,?!!'
Thank you!!!! I don't faint but get so breathless. I will do those things. Have already ceased 10 mg Ramipril given as doc didn't recognise that I have chronic white coat syndrome. I could barely stand up!
Glad you enjoyed it and/or found it useful, Stephanie. Feel free to share. The more everyone knows, the better care they get. This channel started out as "reinforcement education" for my own patients after an office visit, but it has found a (tiny) niche in general neurology education for patients, family members, medical students, nurses, and others--at least so I'm told.
Why do I feel dizzy every time I stand up like every time plz tell me what I should do or if I should go see a doctor, I dont faint or anything I just get lightheaded
Please help. I get dizzy upon standing unless I flex my abs when I stand up. What does this mean? A pressure difference in the chest? My abs tend to sink in a little unless I flex. I wonder if my major artery is being compressed but when I flex it isn't. I don't know. Really confused.
Squeezing muscles helps bring blood up to the heart and head, it’s actually recommended for low blood pressure to help treat getting up by pumping the muscles
Aww, Jake 😍 Ok, sooo - I have a 60 year old male - diabetic, cva stroke w/ left side paralysis, high bp & cholestrol & double bypass 6 months ago (had minor heart attack) heavy smoker 2+ packs a day and moderate marijuana user. He suddenly had a drop in BP 78/95 and kept falling - refused ems service. He was complaining of being freezing cold in 95 degree heat, so I gave him 10mg of Midodrine and that helped tremendously. Today he’s slightly better but still weak. BP is 112/60. What could be causing these sudden drops? It only happens when he gets paid and chain smokes & smokes a lot of pot. I’m afraid he toasted his bypass grafts already,
Wow. That certainly sounds like a guy whose pulmonary and/or cardiac systems are *right on the knife edge*. And at 60 years old! If he has a bad heart, you'd worry about increasing afterload on the heart by midodrine, due to its vasoconstrictive effects; it increases BP, but at the expense of increased workload on the heart, to some degree. Tough case....! Of course not smoking is a good thing, but if it were easy to quit, everyone would.
i lost 30 lbs in 2 months bc of dhiarrhöe with pain and hard symptoms. Now im okay but i have low blood pressure laying nad standing, when im sitting its okay. But when i stand up too fast or doing a workout and change positions im getting black before the eyes and dizziness its very hard i cant train or do many things bc of this its hard i dont know what i can do
Can long term Prednisone cause this? I've been on steroids since June and my bp laying down is 148/77 hr 87 and standing 124/89 hr 108. I feel Cold clammy skin when I walk anywhere like cold sweats and I feel like I will collapse standing. I keep telling my doctor's but none of them take it seriously. Not sure what to do. I feel horrible.
Have you had a full thyroid panel done? I have hypothyroidism, in addition to hypotension, and some of your symptoms sound similar to low thyroid function.
I believe I have Orthostatic Hypotension and that makes me faint. My neurologist diagnosed me with epilepsy, which I dont think I have. My doctors arent really listening to me. What do I do? I dont want to take antiepileptics when the reason for fainting is cardiovascular.
My youngest son was diagnosed with it then with type 1 diabetes and he has migraines daily hes got other help problems poor kids on like 16 different kinds of meds , hes done botox for the headaches they didn't work meds didn't work they started on shots he give himself at home waiting to see how long they last... my son is 6'9" tall and thin and when he's up he blacks out ,, when he goes down he goes down hard , I have seen him walk from his bedroom to the kitchen and black out 5 times the 5th time his head hit the fridge.. hes only 26 but this has been going on from age 13
Doctors won't let him work , or drive, hes been trying to get disability but still have get it have 3 or 4 drs who say he can't work,, hes got little tumors in his head they had to take one out over his eye because it was pushing on his eye they they put a plate in over his eye .. said if they have to remover any more they would have to take his face off and then Reconstruct it ,, they do CT scans to keep an eye on them ...
I’m not sure if I have this condition but my blood pressure gets to low when I’m laying down it got 83/58 and my pulse was at 75 but I’m not sure they have checked me and said everything was fine but I not sure it got very high when I woke up one morning it was at 145/113 and my pulse was at 145 once so I’m not sure what It could be I feel nauseous a lot and fatigued but when they check my heart they say I have a healthy heart so I’m not sure why my blood pressure gets to low well I’m laying down or to high well standing.
hi doc thanks for your lighthearted video.....recently had autonomic testing supposedly on a newer version of a tilt table...everything is computerized 1 heart rate deep breathing, 2 valsalva maneuver Tilt test starting BP 151/97 HR 61 after 2 minutes standing 125/83 HR 102 3 quantitative sweat test inconclusive.......the attending doctor also recommended a DAT test......since i am already diagnosed with PD is this necessary....thanks
Personally, I only use a DaT scan if I'm trying to determine whether a person has Parkinson Disease or has drug-induced parkinsonism. Trying to differentiate between the three synucleinopathies (PD, MSA, LBD) makes no difference in treatment, in my opinion.
I have one problem pls help me everyday like after 1 pm to sometime untill 6 pm feel I am feldown mind spoiling and wants seat or sleep what happened this
Such a great video. Last Friday at around midnight I woke up to go to the toilet then passed out slammed on the floor after falling backwards getting a cut in the process when I woke up I was dizzy they rushed me to the hospital bp was very high 152/ 106 ( the situation was also stressful a bleeding head and sutcher) .. After about two hours my bp was at 131/87 all these where taken I'm sitting posture. Now I feel dizzy when I just lie down on the bed.. And sometimes when I get up.. My weight is 94 kgs and I am 1.7 meters. I have no history of bp medication or conditions I do not drink alcohol... Where do I start from.
Usually nothing happens when I stand up. But when I start walking even after 1-2 mins, blood pressure is going down and interestingly HR is degreesing. Not increasing. I can feel it in my head and ears. Do you have any suggestions?
Hi Doctor. My dad is suffering of posture pressure , he has Arthrophy cerebral . He is taking his blood pressure tablets but he is not happy with his health. My question . Do compression stocking help ?. What type of socking could have. Where we live we don't have specialist Doctor to ask. Please, help us with your advice to improve my dad daily live. Thank you fir your help RAHALA
Some doctors in Bangladesh is telling to set up ICD implantation. Is it required? Has there any medicne against orthostatic hypotension. I was in syncope (fainting) more than 8 times for last 6 months.
I have high blood pressure which I take medication for. I have developed orthostatic hypotension. My B/P goes from too high (165/90) to (70/35) and back up. I have chronic kidney disease from high B/P. I have had auto immune peripheral neuropathy (about 20 years). Any suggestions?
Thank you for your work! Dealing with Orthostatic Hypotension since 2 years. (20 years old). Also have sleeping hands, fasziculations (hands/face/..), muscle weekness (especially in hands/arms) and sudden nerve pain (like 5-10sek very strong pain on the left hand) Besides that head aches, also had B12-Deficiency. Maybe U have some ideas. :) Would be glad to hear.
Would using a "Teeter Inversion Table" a few minutes a day be beneficial in helping out in alleviating one's battle with Orthostatic Intolerance ( Hypotension ) ??
Hey man, how well does lifting the bed up work? Also, does smoking contribute to this kinda hypertension? I think I have extremely low BP while laying down and relatively high BP standing up. On the other hand I've cleaned out my diet, lost a lot of weight and workout nearly every day.
Raising the bed head does help some folks with OH. However, you describe the opposite of OH; BP going UP with standing is called orthostatic hypertension, and is more poorly understood than OH! I do see it with some frequency, though.
@@AndrewReevesNeurology any tips? I am quite confused on what to do. I've been doing step ups on a chair in the house to get my body "used to" getting up quick. Kind of helping bit I'm unsure if that really will do anything. Any idea?
Hard to say, since I don't know your entire case and haven't done formal autonomic testing on you. But if what you're doing is helping, sounds like a decent thing to continue!
I callapse when I play intense basketball, or when I do intense walking. I will take Vit D3, K2, B1. I will work on my condition of the heart. I will eat early and alot before playing bb and drink planty of water upfront and take a sportsdrink with me. Any more tips?
@@mikegrand4181 Thank you, I fixed the problem. I had adrenal fatigue. Vit C, Magnesium and B5 were the most important. Also doing regular excersize is important. I also take a lot of vit D3, very important. And as you mention, salt is important as well. Thank you for your reaction.
Can irregular blood pressure cause mental confusion, tachycardia or shortness of breath. I've been bedridden for almost a year from weakness, dizziness, high heart rate, shortness breath, low/high blood pressure
My mother has severe low BP when standing and high when sitting. When she stands I have to drag her to the couch because her BP shoots down to about 60/40.
Sounds like bad OH. It can be very hard to treat or deal with, unfortunately. With terrible neurogenic OH the vascular system essentially becomes a capacitance circuit, and not able to help regulate BP.
Same here - so far my lowest bp has been 50/40. According to all the medical TV shows, I should be dead! Seriously, it is bad - I faint a lot and have sustained 4 broken bones as a result.
Mine was the same. Then it turned out that i have low iron and low vitamin D. Since I'm supplementing i'm better. After i reduced carbs (the keto diet is to much for me) i'm even better. I have 90/120 now.
Fluids will help, but only for a while. The effect wears off pretty quickly as intravascular volume re-equilibrates. Colloids and albumin work better than D5w, due to osmotic differences, but still the effect is relatively short-lived and so doesn't really work for ongoing tx. Great question!
I was in the hospital 5 days before they diagnosed OH. Did all these tests (MRIs, X-Rays, etc....) and nothing and it wasn't until my wonderful nurse (not a doctor) came in and took my blood pressure lying down, sitting, and standing that we figured out what it was. Thank you so much Rachael. Thank you for those who produced this video.
You're welcome! And congrats on getting the right diagnosis!
I have chronic low blood pressure, and this is the first I have heard about lifestyle changes - thank you so much!
Glad it was interesting, hopefully of use!
My wife has this problem. Your presentation is excellent and re-affirms what our doctor told us last week. The part about reducing hypertension meds when no longer need after years of medication, was absolutely spot on. Thank you passing on your knowledge to us all.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. My 76 year old mother has been treated for labile hypertension for several years now with a low 12.5mg (twice daily) dose of losartan to lower BP and a small 5mg dose of buspar for anxiety with the hope of lowering BP. She just spent a full week in the hospital following an episode where she was standing and became unresponsive but was helped to a chair before she fainted. After multiple CT's, MRI's, EEGs it was realized that she has orthostatic hypotension. Your video is extremely helpful in arming us with a better understanding of the topic so that we can challenge her current course of care. Since it appears that she has supine hypertension and orthostatic hypotension, your tip with raising the head of the bed is something we will give a try. Thanks again!!
I’m so glad Jake was there to assist you with your presentation. I found it most helpful. Thank you for the care you give to us all.
I lost weight over last summer and ran a lot, my heart got healthier. But then I feel light headed when I stand up from lying down.
When people lose weight, especially a lot of weight, the often go through a period where their BP drops a lot with standing (OH). I've seen this with people who have had weight loss surgery. (People often feel colder after losing weight, too.) Generally if folks keep up the running, weight loss, and push the fluids, things eventually settle down a bit. Congrats on the awesome weight loss! Stay healthy!
@@AndrewReevesNeurology doctor sir i have just expereienced my body feel low blood pressure and i feel i have completely lost energy this...this happened roughly 45 mins back, after lumch i didnt walk and i layed down working on laptop and suddenly when i got up i felt this rush which made me damn dizzy...i have recently startes to lose weight...
Dude same exact thing that’s happening to me now losing a lot of weight especially from cardio and I get this a lot
@@AndrewReevesNeurology thanks dude I hope so. I've had this for years and just lost 30 lbs in two months.m
YES ME TOO! THTS THE REASONNNN
In the last few years I have lost 25 lbs. and lately have been doing intensive training on my bicycle. I thought my OH problem, which keeps getting worse, was just old age. It is so helpful to know that weight loss could be causing the problem, thanks to some of the other comments.
Thank you SO SO much for taking the time to make this video.
I have ME CFS and and have developed OI - pretty scary.
Thank you. This vid was really clear and made me feel calmer about living with this; Basically have to change life to suit it, but its not a dead end. Thank you.
I just figured out that I have this. And that's because I have a heart issue where my heart has a hard time pumping blood throughout the body. Which is why my blood pressure is low. And the Gatorade helps. Thanks for the info. Good video.
I would black out every time I stood up no matter how slowly I stood. This went on from the age of 10 until around 30. I am 57 and no longer do this. But now my pressure runs high.
Good info the best results that i've had was by using the Wilfs Calmer Plan (i found it on google) - without a doubt the best resource i've tried.
Thanks for the Video clip! Forgive me for chiming in, I would love your opinion. Have you heard about - Millawdon Sustaining Life Trick (search on google)? It is a great one off product for getting rid of high blood pressure minus the headache. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my old buddy Taylor at last got excellent success with it.
How did it go away??? Were you on any meds to cure it?
@@Virtuosont this is about low blood pressure
I was told orthostatic hypotension was a symptom of a underlying problem could you do a video explaining disorders and what Drs should check for.
The first time this happened to me I was probably 12 or 13 and it really spooked me. My mam and sister were worried so they took me to the hospital. And the doctor basically just told me to go home. It still happens to me at least twice a day and I’m now 16. And of course my mam says “it’s because of that phone”. But I just laugh it off every time it happens in public
Same
I get it everytime i stand up and i am your age.i got it when i was 15 or 16
I get palpitations too and my heart rate just gets weird if i sit back suddenly.
{SNTV} sameee same omg im actually 19 now and last time i had a really bad one i sorta had a mini seizure it was super weird but it’s always the same when i go to the hospital, they never know what it is
@@RobinRobin-lt9mf i am researching right now,hopefully can find some good treatment like an excercise or a natural remedy without much side effects.hospitals won't benefit as far as i know atleast in this problem.
Wow this video was really helpful it answered a lot of my questions as I do have orthostatic hypertension.
However I am 14yrs old and I was wondering is it normal for someone my age to have low blood pressure ?
I'm 13 and I probably have it so it's either normal or we are both weird
I started getting really bad headaches when I was 14 too.
Going out drinking has always been a problem for me, as being in nightclubs where getting water is difficult often leads to massively painful headaches, restricting both fun and pulling ability. this is partly due to fog machines, which can cause fainting.
iboprofen helps because it raises the blood pressure, but is by no means a good solution.
so when I'm at work or school or out in the town, I wear compression "knee-highs" and drink water until I cannot drink any more. that usually helps.
I'm 14 too and I have it after I got a concussion.
I am 16 and I am having it scince 15
I'm 13 and I have vasovagal orthostatic hypotension along with a couple of other things. If your low blood pressure is becoming an issue you should speak to a doctor.
When will the medical industry finally stop focusing on silly band aids for symptoms and start focusing on the underlying causes instead?!? Very frustrating.
...because for so many diseases and conditions, we don't know the underlying cause(s), or sometimes we do know the cause but can't do anything about it. What's the "cause" for migraines? For most people with high blood pressure? Treating symptoms is hardly useless; when you cut yourself and then put a band aid on it, do you feel silly? I doubt it.
Thank you, my G/F has low blood pressure and it got to the point where she was shaking with some moderate intensity. Dr's think it is Rx related. It's been so long. I am hoping things start to pick up. I will need to re watch this to absorb the information a little better but very good video.
Thank you!
It could be problems with her medications or combination of.
Thanks for the video! Having Jake around to drill the bad energy might be beneficial as well. I have had the exact same breed for 17 years and he was curing me all the time with an acupuncture slaps to the lower extremeties so the blood to get upper a bit faster. Now after he is gone here I am seeking for help and advices.
Gee maybe I shouldn’t stand up from a sitting position too fast because sometimes I pass the f*** out 😂😂 You sir are a medical genius as well as a comical genius.
Lol. Well, maybe somebody got something out of the video, as other treatments were discussed. To each their own form of comedy, of course.
Andrew Reeves Neurology This was very informative as well as giving me a few laughs. I tested positive for orthostatic hypotension a few days after seeing this and lifestyle changes does look to be the simplest (and cheapest) answer. So thank you for making this video👍
Jake, I found this video very useful and I will try some of these ideas.😁Thank you.
This started happeninf after I STARTED LOSING WEIGHT (25KG+)
Your awesome, thanks for your help, beautifully presented 🌱☕️🖐🏼
Very useful & for myself just some salt with electrolytes did a miracle 👍
I know this video is a few years old, but I was just dx'd with orthostatic hypertension... plus, I have Ehlers-danlos Syndrome hypermobility type. My neurosurgeon who hissy dx'd my chiari, dx'd the orthostatic hypertension. I've done the lifestyle changes, due to GI issues, I drink mostly Gatorade, again, due to GI issues, sleep with the head of my bed elevated(gi issues), yet my heartrate jumped to 185 yesterday when I got out of bed😳. I have an appointment with my family doc tomorrow, and can get a referral to a cardiologist. What do I need to insist on having done? Ooohh! I also have mitral valve prolapse.
I also have orthostatic hypotension and Ehlers Danlos Type 3 - I wonder if there is a connection. We moved to Las Vegas a year ago, and I have yet to find a doctor who knows anything about EDS - so frustrating. Wishing you all the best!
I lose to much weight loss but now my blood pressure to much lower I'm so worried now a 2., days I'm going to water fasting but __! I feel to much headaches ___! How to do,?!!'
Very good video. Thanks
I find looking up. Instead if down. Helps the equilibrium
Thank you some very helpful advice 💖
Thank you sir ❤
Thanks so much for this helpful information!
Thank you for the video, this is helpful!
Thank you!!!! I don't faint but get so breathless. I will do those things. Have already ceased 10 mg Ramipril given as doc didn't recognise that I have chronic white coat syndrome. I could barely stand up!
Does working out like jogging and lifting weights helps with that?
Thanks god bless you 💪🏽🇰🇳
can i still take gatorade even it has potassium that can lower bp? just gatorade is my number 1 choice.. pls i need an answer
Compression socks are not practical..both taking them on..and off..and leaving them on is uncomfortable too.
could using an inversion table help, or worsen, or cause orthostatic hypotension?
Great video. This guy is hilarious
Glad you enjoyed it and/or found it useful, Stephanie. Feel free to share. The more everyone knows, the better care they get. This channel started out as "reinforcement education" for my own patients after an office visit, but it has found a (tiny) niche in general neurology education for patients, family members, medical students, nurses, and others--at least so I'm told.
Why do I feel dizzy every time I stand up like every time plz tell me what I should do or if I should go see a doctor, I dont faint or anything I just get lightheaded
When you find out please let me know because I have been experiencing this and I am stressed out.
thank you for this video it really helpted
It is great video thanks
I am 12 and i have bp : 80/50
Please help. I get dizzy upon standing unless I flex my abs when I stand up. What does this mean? A pressure difference in the chest? My abs tend to sink in a little unless I flex. I wonder if my major artery is being compressed but when I flex it isn't. I don't know. Really confused.
Squeezing muscles helps bring blood up to the heart and head, it’s actually recommended for low blood pressure to help treat getting up by pumping the muscles
Aww, Jake 😍 Ok, sooo - I have a 60 year old male - diabetic, cva stroke w/ left side paralysis, high bp & cholestrol & double bypass 6 months ago (had minor heart attack) heavy smoker 2+ packs a day and moderate marijuana user. He suddenly had a drop in BP 78/95 and kept falling - refused ems service. He was complaining of being freezing cold in 95 degree heat, so I gave him 10mg of Midodrine and that helped tremendously. Today he’s slightly better but still weak. BP is 112/60. What could be causing these sudden drops? It only happens when he gets paid and chain smokes & smokes a lot of pot. I’m afraid he toasted his bypass grafts already,
Wow. That certainly sounds like a guy whose pulmonary and/or cardiac systems are *right on the knife edge*. And at 60 years old! If he has a bad heart, you'd worry about increasing afterload on the heart by midodrine, due to its vasoconstrictive effects; it increases BP, but at the expense of increased workload on the heart, to some degree. Tough case....! Of course not smoking is a good thing, but if it were easy to quit, everyone would.
Really helpful!!! Thank you very much!! 😊
Glad it was helpful!
i lost 30 lbs in 2 months bc of dhiarrhöe with pain and hard symptoms. Now im okay but i have low blood pressure laying nad standing, when im sitting its okay. But when i stand up too fast or doing a workout and change positions im getting black before the eyes and dizziness its very hard i cant train or do many things bc of this its hard i dont know what i can do
Can long term Prednisone cause this? I've been on steroids since June and my bp laying down is 148/77 hr 87 and standing 124/89 hr 108. I feel Cold clammy skin when I walk anywhere like cold sweats and I feel like I will collapse standing. I keep telling my doctor's but none of them take it seriously. Not sure what to do. I feel horrible.
Yes prednisolone do this ...
I have the same situation
Have you had a full thyroid panel done? I have hypothyroidism, in addition to hypotension, and some of your symptoms sound similar to low thyroid function.
I believe I have Orthostatic Hypotension and that makes me faint. My neurologist diagnosed me with epilepsy, which I dont think I have. My doctors arent really listening to me. What do I do? I dont want to take antiepileptics when the reason for fainting is cardiovascular.
Smoking weed has helped me alot.
Smoking cockroaches helps me a lot too
My youngest son was diagnosed with it then with type 1 diabetes and he has migraines daily hes got other help problems poor kids on like 16 different kinds of meds , hes done botox for the headaches they didn't work meds didn't work they started on shots he give himself at home waiting to see how long they last... my son is 6'9" tall and thin and when he's up he blacks out ,, when he goes down he goes down hard , I have seen him walk from his bedroom to the kitchen and black out 5 times the 5th time his head hit the fridge.. hes only 26 but this has been going on from age 13
Doctors won't let him work , or drive, hes been trying to get disability but still have get it have 3 or 4 drs who say he can't work,, hes got little tumors in his head they had to take one out over his eye because it was pushing on his eye they they put a plate in over his eye .. said if they have to remover any more they would have to take his face off and then Reconstruct it ,, they do CT scans to keep an eye on them ...
this is very helpful. thanks!
You're welcome, Vidi!
I’m not sure if I have this condition but my blood pressure gets to low when I’m laying down it got 83/58 and my pulse was at 75 but I’m not sure they have checked me and said everything was fine but I not sure it got very high when I woke up one morning it was at 145/113 and my pulse was at 145 once so I’m not sure what It could be I feel nauseous a lot and fatigued but when they check my heart they say I have a healthy heart so I’m not sure why my blood pressure gets to low well I’m laying down or to high well standing.
hi doc thanks for your lighthearted video.....recently had autonomic testing supposedly on a newer version of a tilt table...everything is computerized 1 heart rate deep breathing, 2 valsalva maneuver Tilt test starting BP 151/97 HR 61 after 2 minutes standing 125/83 HR 102 3 quantitative sweat test inconclusive.......the attending doctor also recommended a DAT test......since i am already diagnosed with PD is this necessary....thanks
Personally, I only use a DaT scan if I'm trying to determine whether a person has Parkinson Disease or has drug-induced parkinsonism. Trying to differentiate between the three synucleinopathies (PD, MSA, LBD) makes no difference in treatment, in my opinion.
I take a lot of psychotropic meds and blood pressure meds and I get light headed muffled hearing Ringling to people voice as before I've passed out
That would be fairly common.
I have one problem pls help me everyday like after 1 pm to sometime untill 6 pm feel I am feldown mind spoiling and wants seat or sleep what happened this
I have similar and its after lunch...i think because blood gone to tummy to digest food. So i try not over eat or too much carbs also
Such a great video.
Last Friday at around midnight I woke up to go to the toilet then passed out slammed on the floor after falling backwards getting a cut in the process when I woke up I was dizzy they rushed me to the hospital bp was very high 152/ 106 ( the situation was also stressful a bleeding head and sutcher) .. After about two hours my bp was at 131/87 all these where taken I'm sitting posture. Now I feel dizzy when I just lie down on the bed.. And sometimes when I get up.. My weight is 94 kgs and I am 1.7 meters. I have no history of bp medication or conditions I do not drink alcohol... Where do I start from.
Sometimes dizziness is caused by hitting one's head, like when someone faints or has some other injury.
thanks for this video, I have also some videos about tension, have a good work
Usually nothing happens when I stand up. But when I start walking even after 1-2 mins, blood pressure is going down and interestingly HR is degreesing. Not increasing. I can feel it in my head and ears. Do you have any suggestions?
Hi Doctor. My dad is suffering of posture pressure , he has Arthrophy cerebral . He is taking his blood pressure tablets but he is not happy with his health.
My question . Do compression stocking help ?. What type of socking could have.
Where we live we don't have specialist Doctor to ask.
Please, help us with your advice to improve my dad daily live.
Thank you fir your help
RAHALA
Some doctors in Bangladesh is telling to set up ICD implantation. Is it required? Has there any medicne against orthostatic hypotension. I was in syncope (fainting) more than 8 times for last 6 months.
I have high blood pressure which I take medication for. I have developed orthostatic hypotension. My B/P goes from too high (165/90) to (70/35) and back up. I have chronic kidney disease from high B/P. I have had auto immune peripheral neuropathy (about 20 years). Any suggestions?
Compression pants are my thing... I think :)
Thank you for your work! Dealing with Orthostatic Hypotension since 2 years. (20 years old).
Also have sleeping hands, fasziculations (hands/face/..), muscle weekness (especially in hands/arms) and sudden nerve pain (like 5-10sek very strong pain on the left hand)
Besides that head aches, also had B12-Deficiency.
Maybe U have some ideas. :) Would be glad to hear.
Would using a "Teeter Inversion Table" a few minutes a day be beneficial in helping out in alleviating one's battle with Orthostatic Intolerance ( Hypotension ) ??
Hey man, how well does lifting the bed up work? Also, does smoking contribute to this kinda hypertension? I think I have extremely low BP while laying down and relatively high BP standing up.
On the other hand I've cleaned out my diet, lost a lot of weight and workout nearly every day.
Raising the bed head does help some folks with OH. However, you describe the opposite of OH; BP going UP with standing is called orthostatic hypertension, and is more poorly understood than OH! I do see it with some frequency, though.
@@AndrewReevesNeurology any tips? I am quite confused on what to do. I've been doing step ups on a chair in the house to get my body "used to" getting up quick. Kind of helping bit I'm unsure if that really will do anything. Any idea?
Hard to say, since I don't know your entire case and haven't done formal autonomic testing on you. But if what you're doing is helping, sounds like a decent thing to continue!
Your very entertaining :)
My bp is about one month is60/90 and have a dufclty in brathing what should I do 32 age from Pakistan
Thanks bro
Help me i lost weight then after i stand up i almost black out it hurts my head, And i feel like i don't wanna stand up is it bad?
I callapse when I play intense basketball, or when I do intense walking. I will take Vit D3, K2, B1. I will work on my condition of the heart. I will eat early and alot before playing bb and drink planty of water upfront and take a sportsdrink with me. Any more tips?
Sea salt and electrolytes.
@@mikegrand4181 Thank you, I fixed the problem. I had adrenal fatigue. Vit C, Magnesium and B5 were the most important. Also doing regular excersize is important. I also take a lot of vit D3, very important. And as you mention, salt is important as well. Thank you for your reaction.
@@remybuitenhuis2433sounds like my problem.. how you got your adrenaline problem solved?
Can irregular blood pressure cause mental confusion, tachycardia or shortness of breath. I've been bedridden for almost a year from weakness, dizziness, high heart rate, shortness breath, low/high blood pressure
Did you get chest pains also?
my heart rate when i stand under can get all the way up to 140 when standing. :(
Caroline Conner likely
So there's no medication for this please?
My mother has severe low BP when standing and high when sitting. When she stands I have to drag her to the couch because her BP shoots down to about 60/40.
Sounds like bad OH. It can be very hard to treat or deal with, unfortunately. With terrible neurogenic OH the vascular system essentially becomes a capacitance circuit, and not able to help regulate BP.
Right_Hand Of_Christ does she faints ??
Same here - so far my lowest bp has been 50/40. According to all the medical TV shows, I should be dead! Seriously, it is bad - I faint a lot and have sustained 4 broken bones as a result.
My vision goes black when I stand up after lying down or sitting, any way to treat this?
Great question - I thought I was the only one experiencing the vision going black. It’s scary.
Im 16 years old .
.. And my bp is 60/90
Mine was the same. Then it turned out that i have low iron and low vitamin D. Since I'm supplementing i'm better. After i reduced carbs (the keto diet is to much for me) i'm even better. I have 90/120 now.
No volume of video.please talk louder next time
Yes, it is a little low, isn't it? I should probably get a real microphone some day!
As an EMT we would treat hypotension with fluids, is that a bad idea for orthostatic hypotension is it ok?
Fluids will help, but only for a while. The effect wears off pretty quickly as intravascular volume re-equilibrates. Colloids and albumin work better than D5w, due to osmotic differences, but still the effect is relatively short-lived and so doesn't really work for ongoing tx. Great question!
Sports drink?
For some reason I stood up and blacked out and fell down and hit my chin
Covid gave me low BP and cold feet
Marijuana helps too!
it lowers mine, even worst!!
CAN YOU INHERIT HYPOTENSION ?
I have this and im only 10
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I had it from 10 to 30ish blacked out every time I stood up
I am 57 and don’t do it any more
I hope yours goes away soon
That can be normal at that age only because your heart isn't developing as fast as other parts of your body. Maybe you are also tall.
Hello sir
i see yeantan in the thumbnail
can not hear this man. speak up man.
I think you are guessing for some of your techniques