Pressure 90 over 60: what does this mean, is there a danger, what to do?

Blood pressure data consists of 2 digits. The value recorded first is the value during heart contraction (systolic blood pressure). The second number shows the pressure between heartbeats (diastolic). Values around 120/80 are considered normal. If the pressure is 90 over 60 or less, you will be diagnosed with hypotension - low blood pressure. What characterizes a blood pressure of 90 over 60? Is this condition normal, or does it pose a danger?

What does 90 to 60 mean?

Hypotension occurs when systolic blood pressure drops below 90. Systolic blood pressure occurs when the heart contracts and pushes blood into the arteries. Blood flow in various organs, especially in the brain, depends specifically on systolic blood pressure. Accordingly, with a blood pressure of 90 to 60, there is insufficient blood supply to the brain.

The diastolic indicator, which occurs when the heart relaxes, plays a secondary role in hypotension. The diastolic value in people with hypotension drops below 65–60.

Therefore, hypotension with a pressure of 90 to 60 is a mild degree of the disorder.

Low blood pressure during pregnancy: treatment of hypotension

Blood pressure in most healthy people ranges from 140/90 to 90/60 millimeters of mercury.
The upper numbers in these fractions characterize systolic pressure (in everyday life it is sometimes called “upper”). It is caused by the activity of the heart, which pumps blood into the aorta and further through the arteries of the whole body. The lower exponents of the fractions determine the diastolic (“lower”) pressure, which characterizes the state of vascular tone. Thus, the value of blood pressure depends on the condition of both the heart and blood vessels. The most common blood pressure level is 120/80-110/70 millimeters of mercury. Violation of vascular tone is in the nature of arterial hypotension (this term is more correct than the word “hypotension”, which characterizes a decrease not in vascular, but in muscle tone), if blood pressure is below 100/60 millimeters of mercury. Such pressure occurs in 5-7% of people of both sexes aged 20-40 years, and in pregnant women even more often (on average 12%). However, not all of them should be considered sick. Many women do not respond to low blood pressure, remain in good health, have normal ability to work, and do not have any complaints; this is the so-called physiological hypotension. Others feel sick and have difficulty doing normal work.

Hypotension may be one of the symptoms of some other disease (peptic ulcer, infectious diseases, allergic conditions, adrenal or thyroid insufficiency, etc.) or an independent disease.

Causes and manifestations

A person’s blood pressure levels decrease due to the following factors:

Inheritance. Sometimes hypotension in people means a tendency to it due to hereditary factors (disorders of the nervous and hormonal control of blood pressure). In this case, sometimes the (reduced) indicators increase with age.
Malnutrition. Low blood pressure (90 to 60 and even pressure 85 to 55) can occur in people who limit themselves in food and drink.
Presence of another disease. In this case, low values indicate illness, which means risk and serious problems (diseases of the endocrine glands, kidneys, heart, blood vessels, nervous system, dehydration, internal bleeding).

Symptoms of hypotension include:

weakness,
fatigue,
dizziness,
sweating,
nausea,
irregular heartbeat (if the problem is caused by a heart condition),
fever or feeling cold (hypotension due to infection).

Symptoms of chronic hypotension

If a person has a long-term decrease in blood pressure, he may complain of weakness, nausea, dizziness and drowsiness. Sometimes such symptoms are accompanied by headache, irritability and fatigue, decreased attention and loss of the ability to concentrate.

Such manifestations indicate chronic hypoxia of the brain and nervous system, so you should not think that this is a temporary phenomenon that will go away on its own. It's better to start measuring your blood pressure regularly. If it is reduced, you should go to the hospital. There is no need to be afraid of the diagnosis, because this condition is quite easy to correct.

With low heart rate

Physically active people, as a rule, have a normal blood pressure of 90 over 60, as well as a slower heartbeat than people who are not involved in sports.

Factors leading to bradycardia and a decrease in blood pressure values to ninety include:

hypothermia,
intense physical activity,
late pregnancy,
intoxication,
infectious diseases,
allergies,
large loss of blood, including internal bleeding,
hypothyroidism,
ischemia,
vascular diseases,
use of drugs that cause bradycardia.

Important! Along with low heart rate, hereditary factors play a major role in reducing a person’s blood pressure to 90 to 60.

Low blood pressure during pregnancy: treatment of hypotension

Violation of vascular tone is in the nature of arterial hypotension (this term is more correct than the word “hypotension”, which characterizes a decrease not in vascular, but in muscle tone), if blood pressure is below 100/60 millimeters of mercury. Such pressure occurs in 5-7% of people of both sexes aged 20-40 years, and in pregnant women even more often (on average 12%). However, not all of them should be considered sick. Many women do not respond to low blood pressure, remain in good health, have normal ability to work, and do not have any complaints; this is the so-called physiological hypotension. Others feel sick and have difficulty doing normal work.

Hypotension may be one of the symptoms of some other disease (peptic ulcer, infectious diseases, allergic conditions, adrenal or thyroid insufficiency, etc.) or an independent disease.

For hypotension

Symptoms of blood pressure 90/60 with diagnosed hypotension may be insignificant. With this problem we are talking about normal pressure. Pressure readings of 90 to 55 are considered low; pressure readings of 85 to 60 are sometimes recorded.

The most serious manifestation of the disorder is fainting. Falls can cause injury, so if symptoms appear, it is best to consult a doctor.

A more serious situation arises when the indicators drop sharply in a hypertensive patient - in this case, it is important to consult a specialist to determine the cause of the condition.

Low blood pressure during pregnancy: treatment of hypotension

Hypotension may be one of the symptoms of some other disease (peptic ulcer, infectious diseases, allergic conditions, adrenal or thyroid insufficiency, etc.) or an independent disease.

In older people

In old age (60–80 years), blood pressure often drops after eating a large meal, which is called postprandial hypotension.

Moderate hypotension (if the pressure is 90 over 60) is not a cause for concern. But there are also special cases. For example, when low blood pressure alternates with phases of increased values, or with a significant decrease (by more than 30) after a change in body position. In this case, heart rhythm disturbances are worth paying attention to. In this case, you need to contact a cardiologist to find out the cause of the problem and eliminate it.

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Where is the norm?

The normal blood pressure in adults is considered to be 120/80 mmHg. Art. But can this indicator be fixed if a living organism, which is a person, must constantly adapt to different conditions of existence? And people are all different, so blood pressure still deviates within reasonable limits.

Even though modern medicine has abandoned the previous complex formulas for calculating blood pressure, which took into account such parameters as gender, age, weight, there are still discounts on something. For example, for an asthenic “lightweight” woman, the pressure is 110/70 mm Hg. Art. is considered quite normal, and if blood pressure increases by 20 mm Hg. Art., then she will certainly feel it. In the same way, the normal pressure will be 130/80 mmHg. Art. for a trained young man. After all, athletes usually have it this way.

Fluctuations in blood pressure will still be influenced by factors such as age, physical activity, psycho-emotional situation, climatic and weather conditions. Arterial hypertension (AH), perhaps, would not have befallen a hypertensive patient if he lived in another country. Otherwise, how can we understand the fact that on the black African continent, hypertension can be found only occasionally among the indigenous population, while blacks in the USA suffer from it en masse? It turns out that blood pressure does not depend on race alone.

However, if the pressure rises slightly (10 mm Hg) and only to give a person the opportunity to adapt to the environment, that is, occasionally, all this is considered normal and does not give reason to think about the disease.

With age, blood pressure also rises slightly. This is due to changes in the blood vessels, which deposit something on their walls. In practically healthy people, the deposits are very small, so the pressure will increase by 10-15 mm Hg. pillar

If blood pressure values exceed 140/90 mm Hg. Art., will steadfastly stay at this figure, and sometimes even move upward, such a person will be diagnosed with arterial hypertension of the appropriate degree, depending on the pressure values. Consequently, for adults there is no norm for blood pressure by age; there is only a small discount for age. But for children everything is a little different.

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What about the children?

Blood pressure in children has different values than in adults. And it grows, starting from birth, at first quite quickly, then growth slows down, with some upward leaps in adolescence, and reaches the level of blood pressure of an adult. Of course, it would be surprising if the pressure of such a small newborn baby, with everything so “new”, was 120/80 mmHg. Art.

The structure of all organs of a newly born baby is not yet complete, this also applies to the cardiovascular system. The blood vessels of a newborn are elastic, their lumen is wider, the network of capillaries is larger, so the pressure is 60/40 mm Hg. Art. for him it will be the absolute norm. Although, perhaps, someone will be surprised by the fact that yellow lipid stains can be found in the aorta of newborns, which, however, do not affect health and go away over time. But this is so, a retreat.

As the baby develops and his body further develops, blood pressure rises and by the age of one year the normal figures will be 90-100/40-60 mmHg. Art., and the child will reach the values of an adult only by the age of 9-10. However, at this age the pressure is 100/60 mmHg. Art. will be considered normal and will not surprise anyone. But in adolescents, a blood pressure value that is considered normal is slightly higher than that established for adults, 120/80. This is probably due to the hormonal surge characteristic of adolescence. To calculate normal blood pressure values in children, pediatricians use a special table, which we bring to the attention of readers.

Age

Normal minimum systolic pressure

Normal maximum systolic pressure

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Normal minimum diastolic pressure

Normal maximum diastolic pressure

Up to 2 weeks	60	96	40	50
2-4 weeks	80	112	40	74
2-12 months	90	112	50	74
2-3 years	100	112	60	74
3-5 years	100	116	60	76
6-9 years	100	122	60	78
10-12 years	110	126	70	82
13-15 years old	110	136	70	86

Blood pressure problems in children and adolescents

Unfortunately, such a pathology as arterial hypertension is no exception for the child’s body. Lability of blood pressure most often manifests itself in adolescence, when the body is undergoing restructuring, but the puberty period is dangerous because a person at this time is not yet an adult, but no longer a child. This age is difficult for the person himself, because pressure surges are often caused by the instability of the teenager’s nervous system, both for his parents and for the attending physician. However, pathological deviations must be noticed and leveled out in time. This is the task of adults.

The causes of increased blood pressure in children and adolescents may be:

Alimentary-constitutional obesity;
Children's fears and experiences, which the child, as a rule, is in no hurry to share with his parents;
Low physical activity, which is typical for many modern children, due to the craze for computer games (jump ropes and “hopscotch” have long been forgotten, outdoor games are only in physical education class, and even then without enthusiasm);
Insufficient exposure to fresh air (oxygen starvation of tissues);
Predilection for salty foods, which includes chips beloved by children;
Kidney diseases;
Endocrine disorders.

As a result of the influence of these factors, vascular tone increases, the heart begins to work harder, especially its left part. If urgent measures are not taken, a young person may meet his adulthood with a ready-made diagnosis: arterial hypertension or, at best, neurocirculatory dystonia of one type or another.

Measuring blood pressure at home

We talk about blood pressure for quite a long time, implying that all people know how to measure it. It seems that there is nothing complicated, we put a cuff above the elbow, pump air into it, slowly release it and listen.

Everything is correct, but before moving on to blood pressure in adults, I would like to dwell on the algorithm for measuring blood pressure, since patients often do this on their own and not always according to the method. As a result, inadequate results are obtained, and, accordingly, unreasonable use of antihypertensive drugs. In addition, when people talk about upper and lower blood pressure, they do not always understand what it all means.

To correctly measure blood pressure, it is very important what conditions a person is in. To avoid getting “random numbers”, in America they measure blood pressure following the following rules:

A comfortable environment for a person whose blood pressure is of interest should be at least 5 minutes;
Half an hour before the procedure, do not smoke or eat;
Visit the toilet so that your bladder is not full;
Take into account tension, pain, feeling unwell, taking medications;
Measure blood pressure twice on both arms in a lying, sitting, standing position.

Probably, each of us will not agree with this, unless such a measurement is suitable for a military registration and enlistment office or in strict stationary conditions. Nevertheless, you should strive to fulfill at least some points. For example, it would be good to measure blood pressure in a calm environment, with the person comfortably laid out or seated, and to take into account the influence of a “good” smoke break or a hearty lunch just eaten. It should be remembered that the antihypertensive drug taken might not yet have had its effect (not much time has passed) and you might not grab the next pill after seeing a disappointing result.

A person, especially if he is not completely healthy, usually does a poor job of measuring his own blood pressure (it costs a lot to put a cuff on!). It is better if one of the relatives or neighbors does this. You also need to take the method of measuring blood pressure very seriously.

Video: measuring pressure with an electronic tonometer

Cuff, tonometer, phonendoscope... systole and diastole

The algorithm for determining blood pressure (auscultatory method by N.S. Korotkov, 1905) is very simple if everything is done correctly. The patient is seated comfortably (you can lie down) and measurement begins:

Air is released from the cuff connected to the tonometer and the bulb by squeezing it with the palms;
Wrap the cuff around the patient’s arm above the elbow (tightly and evenly), trying to ensure that the rubber connecting tube is on the side of the artery, otherwise you may get an incorrect result;
Select a listening location and install a phonendoscope;
Inflate air into the cuff;
When inflating air, the cuff compresses the arteries due to its own pressure, which is 20-30 mm Hg. Art. above the pressure at which the sounds heard on the brachial artery with each pulse wave completely disappear;
Slowly releasing air from the cuff, listen to the sounds of the artery on the elbow;
The first sound heard by the phonendoscope is recorded with a glance on the tonometer scale. It will mean the breakthrough of a portion of blood through the compressed area, since the pressure in the artery has slightly exceeded the pressure in the cuff. The impact of escaping blood against the wall of the artery is called Korotkoff sound, upper or systolic pressure;
The series of sounds, noises, tones following systole is understandable to cardiologists, but ordinary people must catch the last sound, which is called diastolic or lower, it is also noted visually.

Thus, contracting, the heart pushes blood into the arteries (systole), creating pressure on them equal to the upper or systolic. Blood begins to distribute through the vessels, which leads to a decrease in pressure and relaxation of the heart (diastole). This is the last, lower, diastolic beat.

However, there are nuances...

Scientists have found that when measuring blood pressure using the traditional method, its values are 10% different from the true ones (direct measurement in the artery during its puncture). Such an error is more than compensated for by the accessibility and simplicity of the procedure; moreover, as a rule, one measurement of blood pressure in the same patient is not enough, and this makes it possible to reduce the magnitude of the error.

In addition, the patients do not differ in the same build. For example, thin people have lower detectable values. But for overweight people, on the contrary, it is higher than in reality. This difference can be leveled out by a cuff with a width of more than 130 mm. However, there are not just fat people. Obesity of 3-4 degrees often makes it difficult to measure blood pressure on the arm. In such cases, the measurement is carried out on the leg using a special cuff.

There are cases when, with the auscultatory method of measuring blood pressure in the interval between the upper and lower arterial pressure, a break is observed in the sound wave (10-20 mm Hg or more), when there are no sounds above the artery (complete silence), but on the vessel itself there is a pulse. This phenomenon is called an auscultatory “dip,” which can occur in the upper or middle third of the pressure amplitude. Such a “failure” should not go unnoticed, because then a lower blood pressure value (the lower limit of the auscultatory “failure”) will be mistakenly taken for the value of systolic pressure. Sometimes this difference can be even 50 mm Hg. Art., which, naturally, will greatly affect the interpretation of the result and, accordingly, treatment, if necessary.

An error like this is highly undesirable and can be avoided. To do this, simultaneously with pumping air into the cuff, the pulse in the radial artery should be monitored. The pressure in the cuff must be increased to values sufficiently above the level at which the pulse disappears.

The phenomenon of “endless tone” is well known to adolescents, sports doctors and in military registration and enlistment offices when examining conscripts. The nature of this phenomenon is considered to be a hyperkinetic type of blood circulation and low vascular tone, the cause of which is emotional or physical stress. In this case, it is not possible to determine the diastolic pressure; it seems that it is simply zero. However, after a few days, in a relaxed state of the young man, measuring the lower pressure does not present any difficulties.

Video: measuring pressure using the traditional method

Blood pressure increases... (hypertension)

The causes of high blood pressure in adults are not much different from those in children, but those who are... undoubtedly have more risk factors:

Of course, atherosclerosis, leading to vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure;
BP clearly correlates with excess weight;
Glucose levels (diabetes mellitus) greatly influence the formation of arterial hypertension;
Excessive consumption of table salt;
Life in the city, because it is known that an increase in blood pressure parallels the acceleration of the pace of life;
Alcohol. Strong tea and coffee become a cause only when they are consumed in excessive quantities;
Oral contraceptives, which many women use to avoid unwanted pregnancy;
Smoking itself, perhaps, would not be among the causes of high blood pressure, but this bad habit has too bad an effect on the blood vessels, especially peripheral ones;
Low physical activity;
Professional activities associated with high psycho-emotional stress;
Changes in atmospheric pressure, changes in weather conditions;
Many other diseases, including surgical ones.

People suffering from arterial hypertension, as a rule, control their condition themselves by constantly taking medications to lower blood pressure, prescribed by a doctor in individually selected dosages. These may be beta blockers, calcium antagonists or ACE inhibitors. Considering the good awareness of patients about their illness, there is no point in dwelling too much on arterial hypertension, its manifestations and treatment.

However, everything begins somewhere, and so it is with hypertension. It is necessary to determine whether this is a one-time increase in blood pressure caused by objective reasons (stress, drinking alcohol in inadequate doses, certain medications), or whether there is a tendency to increase it on an ongoing basis, for example, blood pressure rises in the evening, after a working day.

It is clear that an evening rise in blood pressure indicates that during the day a person bears an excessive load on himself, so he must analyze the day, find the cause and begin treatment (or prevention). In such cases, the presence of hypertension in the family should be even more alarming, since it is known that this disease has a hereditary predisposition.

If high blood pressure is recorded repeatedly, even in numbers of 135/90 mm Hg. Art., then it is advisable to start taking measures to prevent it from becoming high. It is not necessary to immediately resort to medications; you can first try to regulate your blood pressure by following a regimen of work, rest and nutrition.

Of course, diet plays a special role in this regard. By giving preference to products that lower blood pressure, you can do without pharmaceuticals for a long time, or even avoid taking them altogether, if you do not forget about folk recipes containing medicinal herbs.

By creating a menu of such affordable foods as garlic, cabbage and Brussels sprouts, beans and peas, milk, baked potatoes, salmon fish, spinach, you can eat well and not feel hungry. And bananas, kiwi, orange, pomegranate can perfectly replace any dessert and at the same time normalize blood pressure.

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Blood pressure is low... (hypotension)

Low blood pressure, although not fraught with such dangerous complications as high blood pressure, is still uncomfortable for a person to live with. Typically, such patients have a diagnosis of vegetative-vascular (neurocirculatory) dystonia of the hypotonic type, which is quite common these days, when at the slightest sign of unfavorable conditions, blood pressure decreases, which is accompanied by pallor of the skin, dizziness, nausea, general weakness and malaise. Patients break into a cold sweat and may faint.

There are many reasons for this, the treatment of such people is very difficult and lengthy, moreover, there are no medications for constant use, except that patients often drink freshly brewed green tea, coffee and occasionally take tincture of Eleutherococcus, ginseng and pantocrine tablets. Regime, especially sleep, which requires at least 10 hours, helps normalize blood pressure in such patients. Nutrition for hypotension should be sufficiently high in calories, because low blood pressure requires glucose. Green tea has a beneficial effect on blood vessels during hypotension, increasing blood pressure somewhat and thereby bringing a person to his senses, which is especially noticeable in the morning. A cup of coffee also helps, but you should remember that the drink is addictive, that is, you can get hooked on it unnoticed.

The range of health measures for low blood pressure includes:

Healthy lifestyle (active recreation, sufficient time in the fresh air);
High physical activity, sports;
Water treatments (aroma baths, hydromassage, swimming pool);
Spa treatment;
Diet;
Elimination of provoking factors.

Help yourself!

If you have problems with blood pressure, you should not passively wait for the doctor to come and cure everything. The success of prevention and treatment largely depends on the patient himself. Of course, if you suddenly end up in a hospital with a hypertensive crisis, then they will prescribe a blood pressure profile and select pills. But when a patient comes to an outpatient appointment with complaints of increased blood pressure, he will have to take on a lot. For example, according to words, it is difficult to track the dynamics of blood pressure, so the patient is asked to keep a diary (at the observation stage for the selection of antihypertensive drugs - a week, during long-term use of drugs - 2 weeks 4 times a year, that is, every 3 months).

The diary can be an ordinary school notebook, divided into columns for convenience. It should be remembered that the measurement of the first day, although carried out, is not taken into account. In the morning (6-8 hours, but always before taking medications) and in the evening (18-21 hours) you need to take 2 measurements. Of course, it will be better if the patient is so careful that he measures the pressure every 12 hours at the same time.

And it would be good to remember the recommendations for measuring pressure written at the beginning of the article:

Rest for 5 minutes, and if there was emotional or physical stress, then 15-20 minutes;
An hour before the procedure, do not drink strong tea and coffee, do not think about alcoholic beverages, do not smoke for half an hour (tolerate it!);
Do not comment on the actions of the person measuring, do not discuss the news, remember that there should be silence when measuring blood pressure;
Sit comfortably, keeping your hand on a hard surface.
Carefully record your blood pressure values in a notebook so that you can later show your notes to your doctor.

You can talk about blood pressure for a long time and a lot, patients love to do this, sitting under the doctor’s office, but you can talk, but you should not take advice and recommendations into account, because everyone has their own cause of arterial hypertension, their own concomitant diseases and their own medicine. For some patients, blood pressure-lowering medications take more than one day to select, so it is better to trust one person - the doctor.

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During pregnancy

Hypotension during pregnancy may be uncomfortable, but will not cause any harm to the body. Maximum manifestations occur at 90 days at the beginning of pregnancy, then in the 2nd half.

Suitable physical activity is suitable to normalize the condition. The ideal option is long walks, swimming, yoga for pregnant women.

What to do?

What to do if your blood pressure is 90/60? You can combat possible manifestations using the following measures:

Move slowly.
Avoid excessive heat. This also applies to hot baths and showers.
Don't drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol is one of the causes of low blood pressure.
Pay attention to the medications you are taking. Check with your doctor to see if they affect your blood pressure.
Eat healthy, eat fruits and vegetables. You can salt your food more - this helps to raise the value if the pressure has dropped to 90 to 60 and creates problems.
Drink enough water to avoid dehydration.

Manifestations

Low blood pressure provokes weakness of the whole body.
Physiological hypotension is a kind of norm, so there are no symptoms, but true hypotension has various manifestations. Clinical manifestations of pathological pressure 90/60 mm Hg. Art.:

sleep disorder;
dizziness, migraine, heaviness in the head;
chills, sweating;
depression, lethargy, weakness, absent-mindedness;
overwork, loss of consciousness, general malaise;
irritability, nervousness;
vomiting, nausea;
loss of appetite, memory loss;
stress, depression;
blurred vision;
numbness of the limbs;
pain in the heart area, rapid pulse;
attacks of suffocation, lack of air;
weather and temperature sensitivity;
blood from the nose.

Ways to quickly increase values

If you feel dizzy when changing position, quickly sit up and lower your head between your knees. Second option: lie down, elevate your legs, rest. Get up slowly!

At home

The following substances are not recommended for high blood pressure, but are a good way to improve blood pressure levels:

Ginseng. Stimulates the central nervous system, accelerates the conduction of nerve impulses, protects against the effects of physical and psychological stress. When purchasing, pay attention to the content of ginsenosides, the main active ingredients of this plant. But most manufacturers provide inaccurate information, so you should only buy products in pharmacies!
Weak black tea with sugar.
Vitamin C.
Liquorice.
Garlic.
Nettle decoction.
Ginger.
Rosemary.
Marjoram.
Cinnamon.

Important! If you suffer from hypotension, ask your doctor to check your heart condition and other possible causes of the problem. This will help answer the question of whether a pressure of 90 to 60 is dangerous.

During inpatient therapy

In most cases, with primary hypotension, it is customary to begin treatment with regimen measures. Drug therapy is rarely necessary. The most commonly prescribed are mineralocorticoids, ergotamine derivatives, alkaloids, and sympathomimetics.

What to do if your blood pressure drops sharply: symptoms, causes, help

According to statistics, most people feel well with normal or slightly elevated blood pressure (BP), equal to 120/80 -130/90 mm. rt. Art.

But approximately 26% of the population are hypotensive. They experience complete comfort only with reduced blood pressure parameters. Their body lives in this mode for years without showing negative symptoms.

Hypertensive patients have elevated blood pressure levels relative to the accepted norm. Reducing them to “normal” often causes attacks of malaise, and sharp downward jumps in systolic and diastolic parameters are sometimes life-threatening.

Symptoms of low blood pressure

The state of the body in which low blood pressure is recorded is usually called hypotension. With this mode of life, the rate of blood circulation decreases, you feel dizzy, and blood circulation in the brain, heart muscle, and other important organs is disrupted.

Main symptoms and complaints: dizziness, impotence, headache, panic attacks, loss of consciousness.

Blood pressure indicators Body reactions

100/60 upper limit of hypotension

90/60 malaise, headache

80/60 fatigue, nausea, dizziness

70/50 weakness, fainting

60/45 blurred vision, disorientation

50/35 death or coma

If, at a pressure corresponding to the upper limit of hypotension, a person does not experience organ hypoxia or circulatory disorders, this condition is considered an individual physiological norm. This type of hypotension is usually recorded in young women. People with such physiology most often have reduced immunity and suffer from neurological disorders, arrhythmia, and anemia.

Blood pressure should not be artificially increased in case of functional pathology; this is harmful to health.

Low blood pressure is pathological if a person with normal or slightly elevated blood pressure levels experiences a sharp decrease. At the same time, due to oxygen hypoxia of the brain and heart muscle, the following are observed: deterioration of health, weakness, nausea, decreased vision, drowsiness.

A sharp decrease in blood pressure in a hypertensive patient causes a state of labile arterial hypertension, which is characterized by unstable changes in blood pressure. The etiology of this effect varies, from drug overdose to coronary syndrome.

When blood pressure decreases, people suffering from hypertension sometimes experience painful reactions, often life-threatening. Signs of this condition may be: pale skin, bluish tint of lips, accelerated heart rate with a slow pulse, cold feet.

What to do if your blood pressure drops sharply

Pallor of the skin, facial swelling, chest pain may indicate a decrease in blood pressure due to cardiovascular pathology or pulmonary thromboembolism. You should immediately call a doctor, and allow the victim to take a horizontal position. Measure blood pressure every 25 minutes.

At home, you must maintain peace! A panicked reaction will only make the situation worse.

Severe signs of a stroke, weak nervous reactions of the extremities, and disorientation usually signal a sharp drop in pressure. Possible causes may be: trauma, hemorrhage, brain tumor. It is necessary to lay the person on his side, do not let him lower his head, loosen his clothes and urgently call doctors.

If blood pressure drops in a person suffering from hypertension, you should not bring ammonia to him, use cold water for dousing, or give him alcohol to drink.

If a hypertensive person’s blood pressure drops sharply, then most often this is an overdose of drugs . Sometimes the cause of its changes is cardiac asthma. Its signs: rapid pulse, dizziness, specific “dry” cough, difficulty breathing. If such symptoms are present, the victim should be seated with the body tilted slightly forward. Point your feet down and wait for the doctor.

If a healthy person's systolic and diastolic readings drop sharply, he feels lightheaded and dizzy. You need to try to seat the victim as quickly as possible. His head should be lower than his knees. The patient should not breathe deeply, but evenly.

If possible, it is best to place the victim on his back. Raise his legs and place a cushion and a heating pad under them. An influx of fresh air, sprinkling your face with cold water, hot strong tea or coffee .

massage of the victim’s ears can effectively level out blood pressure . Before the ambulance arrives, you can give the patient a piece of chocolate or candy and cover with a warm blanket.

The external state with a rapid decrease in pressure resembles alcohol intoxication. There is a lack of coordination, inappropriate behavior, decreased vision, tinnitus, and unfocused gaze. It is important not to pass by, provide first aid to the person, and call the medical service.

Unlike a hypertensive crisis, taking pills to increase blood pressure is not recommended. Only a doctor can administer medication after the ambulance arrives.

Causes of pathology

There are physiological mechanisms that regulate human blood pressure. Disturbances in their work always cause it to “jump.”

Such pathological factors include:

Excessive enlargement of blood vessels due to blood redistribution. For example, with alcohol abuse, as well as as a result of intoxication;
Large blood loss due to various types of bleeding or dehydration;
Dysfunction of the endocrine system;
Allergic reaction to medications;
Weakening of the heart (due to heart attack, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy);
Disturbed nervous regulation of blood vessels (after stress, VSD, stroke, injury).

A sharp decrease in blood pressure can also be caused by non-pathological reasons: pregnancy, old age, fever.

When blood pressure levels are below 80/60, shock may occur:

infectious-toxic (as a result of intoxication);
cardiogenic;
anaphylactic (as a result of allergies);
hemorrhagic (due to blood loss);
traumatic.

Extreme low blood pressure is always accompanied by severe disruptions in blood microcirculation.

It happens that symptoms of hypotension cause pulmonary edema. Its signs: pallor, increased heart rate, bubbling coughing, and foamy blood coming out of the mouth. In case of low blood pressure caused by chronic pathology of internal organs or hormonal imbalance, the disease should first be cured.

Consequences

Most often, a decrease in blood pressure in hypertensive patients occurs in the morning. There is orthostatic hypotension and characteristic dizziness when getting out of bed.

Changes in blood pressure lead to negative consequences:

weaknesses;
irritability;
retraction of veins;
cold sweating;
numbness of the limbs;
visual and hearing impairments;
decreased quality of life;

Low blood pressure causes a decrease in blood volume in the cycle, oxygen hypoxia, the development of ischemic heart disease, stroke, and acute coronary syndrome. It is important to be able to stop the process, or even better, to prevent it.

Prevention

When a person knows his predisposition to changes in blood pressure, he can take measures to prevent these health-threatening situations.

For this:

You should pay attention to food products. Many of them can either increase or sharply decrease blood pressure.
Monitor your diet and reduce the amount of fat you consume. Avoid spicy, smoked and fried foods. Drink more fluids.
Take a contrast shower every day.
At home, you can maintain moderate physical activity (gymnastics, yoga, cardio, etc.)
Apply reasonable alternation of periods of work and rest.
During magnetic storms, reduce physical and emotional stress.

Blood pressure is the most important indicator of human health. For each person, there are optimal values at which life support processes proceed in a comfortable mode.

It is important for hypertensive patients to know the rules of behavior in such a difficult situation for the body. This will help not only maintain health, but also help another person who does not have the necessary information.

At an appointment with a cardiologist, you need to ask what to do if your blood pressure drops and what to do in a given situation. Each case is individual, so the doctor, based on the patient’s health indicators, will give effective advice.

THERE ARE CONTRAINDICATIONS CONSULTATION WITH YOUR DOCTOR IS REQUIRED

Author of the article Svetlana Anatolyevna Ivanova, general practitioner

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Are 90/60 numbers dangerous?

Symptoms of hypotension that occur when standing up, changes in ambient temperature, we are talking about orthostatic depression. With this disorder, the pressure in the heart quickly decreases, due to the activation of sympathetic nerves and an increase in the amount of adrenaline, the heart beats much faster, not having time to fill with blood between beats, which it supplies to the blood circulation. A rapid change in readings can lead to unconsciousness. In old age, this can cause dangerous dizziness and falls.

Blood pressure 90/60 hypotension or maximum permissible norm

Although the maximum acceptable norm for blood pressure is considered to be 100/60, indicators of 90/60 can also be considered physiological or adaptive if a person does not lose the ability to work, does not have complaints, and feels comfortable.

If negative symptoms appear: headaches, faintness, weakness, fatigue, you should consult a doctor.

Most often, hypotension is recorded in:

athletes;
teenagers;
pregnant women;
during menopause;
during acclimatization.

There is no need for special treatment if there is no discomfort.