What causes blood pressure to drop?!
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Blood pressure can drop due a variety of reasons. Eating salt, crackers and chips etc DO NOT cause a drop in blood pressure. As a matter of fact, it does the oppossite. Blood pressure can drop if you are taking medicine containing Nitrates. Blood pressure can also drop due to thyroid problems and other hormonal imbalances. Heat stroke and heat exhaustion also lowers blood pressure. Also, pregnancy can bring about low blood pressure. This happens most frequently in people who are taking drugs to control high blood pressure (hypertension). It can also be related to strong emotions, hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), or diabetes.
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i know if you get salt(pretzels, chips)high sodium it will lower blood pressure
High sodium causes your blood pressure to INCREASE. That's why people who are at risk for heart disease are on sodium restricted diets.
I know when I am very hungry my blood pressure tends to drop. Some people normally have low blood pressure as well. You can check out http://www.wikipedia.org for more info. It's a great place for info!
I had my blood pressure drop all of a sudden and was tired alot. I found out through my health care practioner that it was my adrenal glands. They had crashed. In other words, they weren't getting enough of what they needed to stay at the level they should. So, I took the natural remedy he prescribed and in a couple of months my blood pressure returned to normal.
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