Posted by Donna Louise on July 29, 2006, at 7:23:10
In reply to Re: how to treat Low Blood Pressure caused by Emasam » Donna Louise, posted by Phillipa on July 28, 2006, at 20:27:07
> Donna maybe try the health board? I'm at a loss. Love Phillipa
I now understand why the eating brings the bp down. It is a parasympathetic response to induce digestion which concurrently relaxes blood vessels, ect. What I now need to know is why it is shooting up in the first place and why that seems correlated to not eating. I take my pressure obsessively all day long and as long as I don't wait any longer than 5 hours to eat, it stays within a normal range. It is like 95/65 when I first wake up and that is when I have gone the longest without eating. I know bp is lowest in the morning but that period of not eating while I am asleep seems to discount the theory tha not eating is causing the bp to get too high.
Oh well, I at least know the solution if not the cause. Just don't wait for longer than 5 hours to eat. I do appreciate your concern and attempts to help me. Thanks.donna
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