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Q: What is the best way to control low blood pressure?
A: The most common cause of low blood pressure, especially when you stand up, is inadequate fluid intake. Most people fail to drink on a daily basis the six to eight glasses of water that...
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Q: What is the best way to control low blood pressure?
A: The most common cause of low blood pressure, especially when you stand up, is inadequate fluid intake. Most people fail to drink on a daily basis the six to eight glasses of water that...
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Q: Can high blood pressure make you feel pulses in different parts of your body such as pumping by my eye lid or a pumping in my leg or arm? The pumping feels like a nervous twitch. Does that mean my blood pressure is too...
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Q: When I have a blood pressure reading of 140 over 63, I’m afraid to take my Metoprolol, fearing that my low reading will go too low. What do you suggest?
A: At 140/63, your blood pressure should be treated. If you are having symptoms of...
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Q: I am 27 years old, 5′9″ and weigh 158lbs. I recently have been having my blood pressure taken and it is always around the range of 88/58. Is this bad? What should I do?
A: Based on the information provided, you appear healthy. Both your...
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Q: What are the actual signs of high blood pressure? When I think I feel an onset, blood seems to rush to my head making my eyes feel as though they’re ready to pop out, my balance is affected and I feel tingling on the...
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Q: I went to see my doctor a few days ago and my pressure was 175/118. She gave me hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg. I never had this problem before and I want to know if it is because I drink a lot of alcohol every day....
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Q: I`m 57 and in very good condition. I`m spending some time in Europe on vacation and my blood pressure has risen to around 158 over 98/100. It’s normally 115/80 when I’m home in southern California. I don’t know if I need to see a...
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Q: Is there a relationship between a low functioning thyroid and high blood pressure? And is it possible to treat a low functioning thyroid so that high blood pressure does not become an issue?
A: Hypothyroidism has been linked to high blood pressure. If other causes...
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Q: Why does my BP spike every day around 4 p.m.? It stays very elevated for around an hour, then gradually goes down in the evening. I am on Atenolol, Hydrochlorot, and just started Enalapril this week.
A: Blood pressure is not constant. It varies throughout...
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