Low blood pressure, hypotension, hypotension - what is it: a disease or a feature of the body? If the tonometer shows 90/60 every day, is it necessary to consult a doctor or, waving your hand, get used to your half-asleep state? How to behave and what medicines to take for low blood pressure when it drops especially sharply?
This long but bad life
Why do people with low blood pressure live long? The blood circulates slowly through the vessels and does not press on the walls: the vessels are clean, they do not threaten a stroke with a heart attack. But the life of a hypotonic person develops every day according to the scheme: in the morning - a sleepy fly, in the evening - a squeezed lemon.
Not everyone would agree to take their head off the pillow in the morning, feel overwhelmed and half-asleep spend the first half of the day. Freeze from aching pain in the temples and constant dizziness, suddenly faint at the most inopportune moment. Get irritated for any reason and suffer from bright lights and loud laughter. And also changes in the weather, which can even fall into bed,causing severe headaches, nausea and vomiting. Add here pallor and circles under the eyes, constantly freezing hands and feet. Having learned that all this is a manifestation of hypotension, any of us will rush to find out what medicine to drink at low pressure? And what should be treated in this case?
Let's understand the terms
- Blood pressure is the force with which the flow of blood presses on the walls of blood vessels. When the heart pushes blood hard into the arteries, systolic pressure occurs: the upper one, measured at the moment of contraction of the heart muscle. It depends on the strength of this contraction.
- When the heart muscle is relaxed, the blood by inertia continues to flow through the vessels, filling the vena cava. This pressure is called lower or diastolic, it depends on the elasticity of the vessels, their ability to expand and contract to push the blood.
- Normal pressure - "like astronauts" - is 120-115 / 80-75 mm Hg. Art. Deviation of indicators from normal by 20 units in many cases is considered a pathology and requires treatment. Thus, pressure is considered low, starting from 90/60, mm Hg. Art.; with such indicators of the tonometer, it is necessary to establish the causes and select medicines for low pressure.
Weak blood pressure on the walls of blood vessels is called hypotension - this is the strict medical name for low blood pressure. It may have many causes. Hypotension is reduced vascular tone - one of the causes of hypotension.
The terms denote different phenomena, but in everyday life they are considered to besynonyms.
Physiological hypotension: no danger
Deviations in blood pressure can have different causes, so deciding which medicine to take for low blood pressure depends on the diagnosis. Physiological hypotension is a normal reaction of the body to external conditions, it is not a disease, although it has unpleasant symptoms. The reasons for this condition vary.
- Heredity. From birth, a person lives with low blood pressure and does not notice it, this is his normal state. The efficiency of such people is low, and they themselves do not give the impression of full of he alth. In such cases, hardening, physical activity, interesting work and an exciting hobby help to improve well-being.
- "Hypotonic training" - the pressure of athletes and ballerinas. In people experiencing physical exertion, the body has adapted to save the heart, use oxygen sparingly and not wear itself out by pumping blood through the veins. But even trained athletes faint from overexertion and suffer from low blood pressure under stress and adverse weather conditions. The best medicines for low blood pressure for them are rest and sedatives.
- Adaptation. Getting used to an area with a different climate, short-term stress, overwork can lead to hypotension for a short time. In such cases, sleep and good nutrition will quickly restore normal pressure.
When hypotension is a disease
Three forms stand outhypotension as pathology.
- Acute - shock, fainting against the background of a sharp drop in pressure; requires immediate medical attention.
- Primary arterial hypotension is an independent disease of low blood pressure; its main causes are heart failure and reduced vascular tone.
- Secondary hypotension - accompanies the main serious disease. Such diseases include diseases of the thyroid gland; infections of the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract; heart disease, liver disease, acute poisoning. In these cases, the main disease is treated, and the pressure normalizes during recovery.
Actually, the disease of low pressure is primary arterial hypotension - a disease with dangerous consequences that has several modifications.
Neurocirculatory dystonia - a disease of the nerves
Neurocirculatory dystonia - such a diagnosis is received after examination by most hypotensive patients. Reduced blood pressure is associated in this case with "cardiac neurosis", and therefore with low systolic pressure. The reason for this is a violation of the activity of the centers of the brain, especially the hypothalamus as a result of such negative phenomena as:
- stress causing neuroses;
- lack of sleep, emotional, intellectual or physical strain;
- chronic fatigue or depression.
Prolonged depression drives a person into a vicious circle: it provokes hypotension, which, in turn, is the cause of depression. Medications can help break out of this cycle.low pressure in combination with other means that increase the tone of life.
Hypotension is the plague of the 21st century
This disease affects about 80% of the population, and doctors shrug: people feel bad, very bad, but all organs are relatively he althy and there is no danger to life.
Vegetovascular dystonia is another variant of hypotension. In this case, there is a disruption in the work of the autonomic nervous system, which is responsible for the coordinated work of blood vessels. The interaction of the processes of contraction and relaxation occurs due to hormones produced by the glands: the thyroid gland, pituitary gland and adrenal glands. If they lack vitamins (especially E, C, group B), trace elements, iodine, or there is intoxication of the body (alcohol, nicotine), then the coordinated work of all organs, including blood vessels, comes to an end: their tone decreases, blood vessels stretch, pressure goes down in them.
Beware of low pressure
Hypotension can have very unpleasant consequences.
- Ischemic stroke: sluggish blood does not feed the brain cells enough, and they die.
- The development of deafness and a sharp decrease in vision.
- With reduced pressure during pregnancy, congenital malformations develop in the fetus; there is a danger of miscarriages. The supervising physician should determine which medicines at low pressure can be taken during this period. Most likely, it will be "Cordiamin" and tinctures of leuzea, Schisandra chinensis, ginseng, etc.
- Tachycardia at low pressure is a hypotensive crisis. The pulse rises to 100 beats per minute and above, the heart is ready to break out of the chest; a headache and a feeling of fear. High pulse, low pressure - what medicine to use? This condition is treated by calming the heart with "Valocordin", "Motherwort" or "Valerian" (tinctures). The pressure must be raised by correct breathing (inhale - hold the breath - exhale); do acupressure: strongly press the roller near the nail on the little finger, and then - the hollow between the nose and upper lip. And, of course, do everything so that this state does not happen again.
Kings can do anything
Regimen and nutrition treat low heart pressure. Medicines play a secondary role here. The kings of products for hypotension are coffee, cheese, nuts.
Caffeine tones the heart, cheese has an optimal fat and s alt balance, nuts are a source of vitamin B, pantothenic acid, necessary for the functioning of the glands. In addition, hypotensive patients are shown:
- delicious smoked meats, eggs;
- fish and meat;
- cakes;
- tea, coffee stronger;
- chocolate;
- alcohol.
In a word, everything that is under strict prohibition for other diseases is recommended for use for hypotension. Now that we have figured out which "medicine" for low blood pressure is most effective, it's time to talk about medications. They can be divided into three groups.
1. Preparations for the rapid increase in pressure. Accepted only with a doctor's prescription and courses according toa few days, otherwise you can completely upset the nervous system.
- "Caffeine" and preparations containing it: "Pentalgin-N", "Citramon", etc.
- "Cordiamin".
- "Ephedrine".
- "Norepinephrine".
- "Fludrocortisone".
2. Adaptogens - tinctures from plants that increase the tone of the body:
- "Schisandra tincture".
- "Ginseng tincture".
- "Leuzea tincture".
- "Eleutherococcus tincture".
They are effective for severe prostration; you also need to drink them in courses so as not to get a nervous breakdown.
3. Medicinal herbs:
- wormwood.
- Tanzy.
- Nettle.
- Yarrow and others
Herbal tonic teas are milder and can be taken for a long time.
Run, but not to the doctor
No drugs and food will radically change the life of a hypotensive person for the better if he himself does not adapt it to the needs of his body.
- A normal sleep schedule of at least 8 hours.
- Hardening, contrast shower - vascular training.
- Therapeutic gymnastics, tempo walks, running, cycling, swimming, skiing.
- And the pinnacle of victory over oneself is hypotension - "healing he alth path" - climbing the mountain.
Smart hypotonic, against all oddssayings, it will go uphill!
