Brief Summary
This video explains low diastolic blood pressure, defining it as a reading less than 60 mmHg, and discusses its causes, symptoms, and potential treatments. It highlights that while low blood pressure is not always an emergency, sudden drops accompanied by specific symptoms require immediate medical attention due to severe consequences like stroke or heart attack. The video also covers lifestyle adjustments and medical interventions to manage low diastolic blood pressure.
- Diastolic blood pressure is the lower number in a blood pressure reading, indicating artery pressure when the heart rests.
- Low diastolic blood pressure is generally considered below 60 mmHg.
- Sudden drops in blood pressure with symptoms like dizziness or blurred vision require immediate medical attention.
Diastolic blood pressure is the lower number in a blood pressure reading, representing the pressure in your arteries when the heart is resting between beats. For example, if your blood pressure is 120/80, the diastolic pressure is 80. While official guidelines don't specify a precise number for "low" diastolic pressure, most experts consider a reading below 60 mmHg as potentially problematic.
Several factors can cause low diastolic blood pressure, including medications like painkillers and antidepressants, as well as heart medicines used for high blood pressure. Other causes include severe infections, heart problems that reduce the heart's pumping ability, allergic reactions, sudden changes in body position, decreased blood volume, early pregnancy, nutritional deficiencies (like B12 and folic acid), and endocrine issues such as Addison's disease, low blood sugar, diabetes, and thyroid problems. Nerve damage from diabetes can also lead to low blood pressure, often without noticeable symptoms.
While low blood pressure is not always an emergency, a sudden drop accompanied by symptoms like fainting, dizziness, blurred vision, rapid breathing, fatigue, lack of concentration, cold clammy skin, or dehydration requires immediate medical attention. The expert suggests calling 9-1-1 in such cases due to potentially life-threatening consequences.
If low diastolic blood pressure is not addressed, it can lead to severe health issues, including stroke, heart attack, and kidney failure. These conditions can result in dangerous falls or car accidents if they occur while driving.
Doctors may recommend several treatments for low diastolic blood pressure, including a diet higher in salt, increased fluid intake, medication adjustments, paying attention to body positions and movements, avoiding excess alcohol (which can cause dehydration), and monitoring blood pressure at home.
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0:00 in this video I'm gonna tell you about low diastolic blood pressure if diastolic blood pressure gets too low it can be just as dangerous as high blood pressure this video will tell you how low is too low it's causes symptoms treatments and the consequences if you don't correct it if you want to see more blood pressure videos like this one click the subscribe button and the bell icon first let me explain what diastolic blood pressure is are the two blood pressure numbers diastolic is the lower number if your blood pressure reading is 120 over 80 your diastolic blood pressure is 80 diastolic blood pressure indicates how much pressure your blood
0:45 is exerting against your artery walls when the heart is resting between beats the blood pressure chart and guidelines doesn't have a category for low or low diastolic blood pressure the guidelines doesn't give a clear-cut number for low blood pressure like it does for normal and high blood pressure the lowest category on the chart which is normal states that normal diastolic blood pressure is less than 80 so if the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have not indicated a number for low blood pressure how do we well what I can tell you is most of the medical experts say low diastolic blood pressure is less
1:31 than 60 if your blood pressure gets too low your organs are not supplied with the proper amounts of oxygen and nutrients these organs include your brain and heart and sometimes low blood pressure can become an emergency which I'll explain a little later but first there are several causes of low diastolic blood pressure some causes are common and can occur with everyday activity while others are not and can differ in severity the following medications may cause low blood pressure painkillers antidepressants and take a look at numbers five and six heart medicine particularly ones used for high blood pressure in certain prescription and over-the-counter drugs when taken with
2:18 high blood pressure medications other causes can be severe infection heart problems like those times when the heart can't pump enough blood severe allergic reactions a quick change in body position like when standing up too fast another cause can be a decrease in blood volume beginning stages of pregnancy nutrition deficiencies like lack of b12 and folic acid and doctoring problems can cause low diastolic blood pressure like Addison's disease low blood sugar diabetes and thyroid problems and alas causes nerve damage with diabetes many times your blood pressure can become low and you may not even be aware of it this is okay because typically low blood
3:06 pressure is not an emergency for some people having low blood pressure may be normal but if you have a sudden drop in blood pressure and it's accompanied by any of the following symptoms it's considered an emergency fainting dizziness or lightheadedness blurred vision rapid breathing fatigue lack of concentration cold clammy skin and dehydration if you have low blood pressure and one of these symptoms you should seek immediate medical attention the expert suggests to call 9-1-1 this advice should not be taken lightly because the consequences can be severe in life-threatening the following or possible consequences stroke heart
3:52 attack kidney failure these consequences can lead to a dangerous fall or a car accident if it happens while you're driving if low diastolic blood pressure becomes a problem a doctor may recommend some of the following treatments a low blood pressure diet where they may want you to consume more salt an increase in fluids medication paying more attention to body positions and movements avoiding excess alcohol which can cause dehydration and monitoring your blood pressure at home if you want to see the whole monitors I recommend visit my blog post by typing the following into your computer blood pressure explained dot-com / monitors or click the link down below if
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