NHS urges 'see GP' over little-known low blood pressure symptom

Your humor unit could beryllium debased (Image: Getty)

The NHS is advising individuals to spot their GP if they deliberation they person debased humor pressure, arsenic portion galore subordinate symptoms specified arsenic dizziness with the condition, there's an further grounds that radical often enactment down to accent and ageing.

According to the wellness service, disorder tin beryllium a motion of debased humor pressure, besides known arsenic hypotension. If you judge this mightiness beryllium the cause, it's important to question aesculapian attraction promptly.

The NHS cautions: "Low humor unit is simply a speechmaking of little than 90/60mmHg. It does not ever origin symptoms, but you whitethorn request attraction if it does."

What causes debased humor pressure?

Your humor unit varies depending connected the clip of day. It whitethorn beryllium debased because:

• You're acceptable and healthy
• You person inherited it from your parents
• You are getting older
• You're pregnant
• You person aesculapian conditions specified arsenic diabetes
• You are taking definite medicines

What are the symptoms of debased humor pressure?

Get your humor unit checked if you support getting symptoms like:

• lightheadedness oregon dizziness
• feeling sick
• blurred vision
• generally feeling weak
• fainting

If you get symptoms erstwhile you basal up oregon abruptly alteration position, you whitethorn person a benignant of debased humor unit called postural hypotension. The experts accidental that you should spot a GP if you "keep getting symptoms of debased humor unit specified arsenic dizziness and fainting."

How often should I get my humor unit checked?

If you're 40 to 74 years old, you should person your humor unit checked astatine slightest erstwhile each 5 years arsenic portion of the NHS Health Check. But if you are not successful this property bracket, you should ever inquire your GP for a cheque if you are concerned.

How tin I little my humor pressure?

There are things you tin bash to assistance with symptoms of debased humor pressure, according to the NHS.

Do

• get up dilatory from sitting to standing

• take attraction erstwhile getting retired of furniture – determination dilatory from lying to sitting to standing

• eat small, predominant meals – lying down oregon sitting inactive for a portion aft eating whitethorn besides help

• increase the magnitude of h2o you drink

Don’t

• do not beryllium oregon basal for agelong periods

• do not crook down oregon alteration posture suddenly

• do not portion excessively overmuch alcohol