what can cause your blood pressure to be too low?
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['Pregnancy. ... ', 'Heart problems. ... ', 'Endocrine problems. ... ', 'Dehydration. ... ', 'Blood loss. ... ', 'Severe infection (septicemia). ... ', 'Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). ... ', 'Lack of nutrients in your diet.']
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The most common causes of low blood pressure in a child include: Anaphylaxis (life-threatening) allergic reaction. Arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) Certain medications, including painkillers and anti-anxiety medicines.
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['Coronary artery disease. Arteries narrowed and damaged by high blood pressure have trouble supplying blood to your heart. ... ', 'Enlarged left heart. High blood pressure forces your heart to work harder to pump blood to the rest of your body. ... ', 'Heart failure.']
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For some older adults, arteries may become too stiff to spring back between heartbeats, causing diastolic blood pressure to be low. Too much salt in your diet. Dietary salt can decrease elasticity of your blood vessels. If you take in too much salt, you may increase your risk for low diastolic blood pressure.
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Blood loss: Blood loss during birth, or from injury or other medical problems can cause hypotension. Heart problems: A heart infection, abnormal heartbeats, or patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) may cause hypotension. Medicines: Infants born with high BP may be given medicines to lower the pressure.
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Low blood pressure, or hypotension, is blood pressure that has dropped below healthy levels. It can be caused by dehydration, certain medical conditions and medications, and surgery. It can cause dizziness, blurred vision, headache, and fainting.
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['Being overweight or obese. The more you weigh the more blood flow you need to supply oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. ... ', 'Too much salt (sodium) in your diet. ... ', 'Too little potassium in your diet. ... ', 'Not being physically active. ... ', 'Drinking too much alcohol.']
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Depending on your age, health and the type of low blood pressure you have, you can do this in several ways: Use more salt. Experts usually recommend limiting salt in your diet because sodium can raise blood pressure, sometimes dramatically. For people with low blood pressure, that can be a good thing.
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['High blood pressure. Your heart works harder than it has to if your blood pressure is high.', 'Coronary artery disease. ... ', 'Heart attack. ... ', 'Diabetes. ... ', 'Some diabetes medications. ... ', 'Certain medications. ... ', 'Sleep apnea. ... ', 'Congenital heart defects.']
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Low blood pressure might seem desirable, and for some people, it causes no problems. However, for many people, abnormally low blood pressure (hypotension) can cause dizziness and fainting.
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In hyponatremia, the level of sodium in blood is too low. A low sodium level has many causes, including consumption of too many fluids, kidney failure, heart failure, cirrhosis, and use of diuretics. Symptoms result from brain dysfunction.
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['sudden drop in blood pressure.', 'heart muscle disease.', 'decrease in blood volume.', 'anxiety disorders.', 'anemia (low iron)', 'hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)', 'ear infection.', 'dehydration.']
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['Iron Deficiency Anemia. Anemia occurs when your red blood cell count (hemoglobin or hematocrit) is low. ... ', 'Gestational Diabetes. ... ', 'Depression and Anxiety. ... ', 'Fetal Problems. ... ', 'High Blood Pressure Related to Pregnancy. ... ', 'Infections. ... ', 'Hyperemesis Gravidarum. ... ', 'Miscarriage.']
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Low blood pressure may be a sign of multiple conditions, including dehydration, severe infection with septic shock, endocrine (hormonal) conditions, some heart diseases, and taking certain medications. Psychological stress is not a known cause of abnormally low blood pressure.
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Thyroid conditions such as parathyroid disease, adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease), low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and, in some cases, diabetes can trigger low blood pressure. Dehydration. When your body loses more water than it takes in, it can cause weakness, dizziness and fatigue.
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What's considered low blood pressure for you may be normal for someone else. Most doctors consider blood pressure too low only if it causes symptoms. Some experts define low blood pressure as readings lower than 90 mm Hg systolic or 60 mm Hg diastolic.
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Low blood pressure results in inadequate blood flow -- and therefore inadequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients -- to the heart, brain, kidneys, and other organs. This can be damaging and cause permanent harm.