Old Li Tou is 70 years old this year, has suffered from high blood pressure for many years, and has always insisted on taking antihypertensive drugs.
A person feels dizzy and weak at home, thinking that he has been a good doctor for a long time, he judged that his blood pressure should be high according to "experience", so he took a captopril under his tongue and then sat on the sofa to rest.
Half an hour later, I felt that my dizziness worsened, and I ate another nitrotinipine.
After an hour the symptoms became more severe, and it was difficult to stand up, so I called 120 to go to the hospital emergency department. After arriving at the hospital, the blood pressure was measured at 85/50mmHg, low blood pressure!
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High blood pressure can be dizzy
Hypotension can also be dizzy
When dizziness occurs, many hypertensive patients have high blood pressure first, but in the summer it may be low blood pressure.
We know that the level of blood pressure is proportional to the size of the vascular resistance, according to the principle of thermal expansion and contraction, we can understand that the blood vessels in the summer are more relaxed, so the vascular resistance is smaller, so the vascular resistance in the summer will be smaller than in the winter, and the blood pressure will be lower than in the winter.
It's summer, the weather is hot, sweating is high, and the loss of salt is also increasing, which is equivalent to having taken a diuretic to lower blood pressure. Many people's blood pressure will be lower than usual. The elderly have poor physical regulation ability, and they are more likely to have a significant decrease in blood pressure in hot weather, so it is more important to pay attention to reminding the elderly of the problem of low blood pressure.
Compared with young people, the elderly have a good tolerance for hypertension, while for lower blood pressure is very poor, prone to organ perfusion and ischemia, and even lead to serious consequences. Many elderly people like Old Li Tou, in the absence of care, are prone to take the wrong medicine and lead to serious consequences.
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Remind people with high blood pressure of these three things
Survive the summer
1. Measure blood pressure several times
Remind patients with hypertension that after entering the summer, we must pay attention to more observation and measurement of blood pressure, especially when blood pressure fluctuates or there are uncomfortable symptoms, so as not to reduce blood pressure excessively.
2. Drink more water and eat more salt appropriately
Remind patients with hypertension to replenish water in time, drink water frequently, drink a small amount of water, rather than cow drinking water, if sweating a lot, the salt restriction can be slightly relaxed to reduce or avoid hemoconcentration and hyponatremia.
3. Chinese and Western medicine synergistic antihypertensive
Remind many patients who usually have good blood pressure control, if the blood pressure continues to be lower than 110/60mmHg, pay attention to adjusting the medication under the guidance of the doctor and pharmacist to avoid low blood pressure.
If you already have symptoms such as dizziness, you can try Chinese and Western medicines to reduce blood pressure after excluding other diseases.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hypertension belongs to the categories of "headache" and "dizziness" in Traditional Chinese Medicine, mostly caused by hyperactivity of liver and yang and insufficient kidney sperm.
Patients with hyperhepatic hypertension are often accompanied by symptoms such as headache, dizziness, facial flushing, etc., and combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment, it can smoothly reduce blood pressure, improve symptoms, and improve quality of life.
- Smooth blood pressure reduction — In coordination with Western medicines, promote blood pressure standards
- Protects the endothelium — Reduces the degree of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular damage
- Improve circulation — Significantly improve symptoms such as headaches and dizziness
Special attention:
If dizziness is accompanied by weakness of the limbs, walking with feet in tow, suggesting a possible stroke;
Vertigo and vomiting, suggesting cerebral ischemia that may be caused by lesions of the two later vessels;
If accompanied by fever, it may be heat stroke or heat stroke.
Please seek medical attention as soon as possible in all three cases!