What can low blood pressure lead to?

Throughout human history, we’ve always talked about blood pressure with a certain level of disdain. It’s as if high blood pressure is the one school bully that everyone wants to fight but nobody can summon the courage to stand up against it. But what about low blood pressure? Doesn’t it deserve some recognition too? In this article, we’ll be discussing low blood pressure and how it can lead to a chain reaction of health problems.

What Is Low Blood Pressure?

Low blood pressure or hypotension occurs when your heart pumps out less oxygenated blood into your body than it should. Naturally, your vital organs start signaling an alarm because they’re not getting the oxygen levels needed for normal functioning.

Symptoms: How Do I Know If I Have Low BP?

  1. Dizziness
  2. Weakness
  3. Blurry vision
  4. Confusion
  5. Cold clammy skin
  6. Feeling faint or lightheaded

If you have experienced any or all of these symptoms at least once in your life especially after standing up quickly from sitting on one place for more than 30 minutes then you are familiar with low BP.

Feel free to google each individual symptom and convince yourself that you are dying(not really)!

Fun fact: Some people tend to have naturally lower bp without experiencing any adverse health consequences.(lucky them!)

Why is Hypotension Dangerous?

Believe it or not,your circulatory system does more than just transport nutrient-rich plasma throughout your body,it also helps regulate our internal temperatures making sure every organ stays in tip-top shape! And when there isn’t enough fluid present within your bloodstream (due low bp), everything goes haywire quicker than a monkey driving stick shift!! So thick-headed monkeys aside let’s dive into what else can happen due to hypotension.

1. Heart Disease – Damage to the Pipes That Feed Blood to Our Organs

Our heart needs ample blood flow like flowers need water from a hosepipe.Like someone vacuuming with heavily frayed cord, if your circulatory system is leaky due to hypotension then it can cause further clogs and leaks leading to myocardial infarction or commonly known as HEART ATTACK! Treatment for high bp involves medications but low bp ^can lead into a more detrimental cardiovascular condition which may result in stroke .

2. Kidney Failure – The Essential Filters of The Body Reduced To Dust?

The kidneys are responsible for filtering out impurities from our bloodstream, including potassium, sodium and other minerals.Blood vessel damage caused by dangerously low levels of blood pressure gradually reduces kidney function (nephropathy ) .This could lead up-to losing one’s life after their body became overloaded with toxins due failure in filtration process mentioned above.

Moving Forward: What Can You Do About Your Low BP?

Now that we’ve painted you a quite descriptive picture of what Low BP can do, let`s also take time give credit where its due- If you have chronically elevated adrenaline in circulation along with regular exercise/activities chances^hypotension may be avoided altogether!

Diet change / Moderation

Eat smaller meals throughout the day instead of fewer large meals
Drink at least 8 glasses of fluids daily.
Avoid sugary drinks 
Limit salt intake
Don’t get too drunk.(too much alcohol expands your blood vessals drastically causing sudden drop-in below pressure)

Your empty stomach won’t handle the bar-hopping regimen like its used to anymore!(won’t mention hangovers; they speak for themselves!)

Fun fact : Yoga practitioners tend to overproduce GABA (chemical messenger) making them less prone hypotensive episodes simply via improving heatlh Endorphins!

Medication or clinical treatments (Avoid self medication )

If your low bp is consequent upon a more arduous health condition, treatment options might include the following:

  1. Vasopressors
  2. Blood volume expanders
  3. DOPAMINE
  4. Switching medication

Note: Diagnosis should always be done by trusted physician or medical professional.. not google!(to avoid “the” hypochondriac’s fever!)

That wraps up our journey through the dark alleys of Low BP.We hope you got an idea about what it really means for your body and how bad things can get if left unchecked! As always,take care of yourself(chances are surprisingly higher that you might develop low than high BP).Who knows we just saved someone from fatal symptoms as they read this article(Hooray!)

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