Yesterday at LLD appt my blood pressure was 90/40; he checked it a few times.
I'm exhausted; light headed, weak and dizzy, and off balance all the time. It seems every time I get out of bed I get a new bruise.
He didn't recommend anything; I asked for a tilt table test and he ordered that. My son, an EMT, said I should be "barely conscious."
Any input? When does it become an emergency? How "low can you go?"
Also my Amylase was high, went from 13 in April to 138 in May. He said that referred to my pancreas, but again didn't really say what to do about it.
Posted by Aniek (Member # 5374) on :
Blood pressure that low should be addressed. It is good that you are getting a tilt table test and hopefully that doctor can help you.
High amylase suggests pancreatitis, but it is possible for the pancreatic enzymes to be heightened from medications while the pancreas is fine. Do you have any abdominal pain?
I would make sure you get your amylase level tested again and that you keep track of any abdominal discomfort or fever.
Posted by JKMMC09 (Member # 15795) on :
Since becoming ill my "normal" bp has been 88/50, sometimes even lower. My doctors have never been too concerned about it... obviously, if your bp is usually higher than that, it might be a concern...
I've had 2 Tilt-table tests, I passed out during both, I was told I have severe NMH... It's good your getting a TTT to rule things out.
Feel better!
Posted by caat (Member # 2321) on :
I had very low blood pressure too. I ate a lot of salt, but that probley isn't a good thing. They don't pay much attention to very low blood pressure and they really should... They don't get much if ANY information on it. And neither do we... Your son probley knows more about it than they do. What does he do in a situation when he finds that?
Posted by HollyS (Member # 20550) on :
I have always had very low BP. I had to eat a lot of salty snacks and salty drinks when I was young. Mine has gotten down to 80/40 before. It was 95/58 on Monday at Dr. appointment.
No doctors have ever seemed concerned about it except when it was 80/40. They also don't seem concerned when it is 120/70 which is very high for me even though it is in the "normal range".
Posted by Cass A (Member # 11134) on :
The thing that has turned my chronically low blood pressure around is the Allergie-Immun therapy from Germany.