Low blood pressure , what can you take for it?

Answer:
Drink alot (if you don't have a health problem that requires fluid restriction)

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Try eating a small amount of salt just make sure you monitor your B/P.

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It's hard to get, but I take Hawthorne Berry, Digitalis and Garlic. It works for me.

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salt i also have low bp and they told me lots of salt like chips etc things with high sodium and to elevate you legs above ur heart

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try eating more salt.. but you should really go to the doctors

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Usually common salt intake raises the blood pressure but you have to find out the cause for the low blood pressure. Consult your doctor before you increase the salt intake.Common Causes of Low Blood Pressure路Dehydration (due to sweating and/or diarrhea)
路Medications (for high BP or other treatments)
路Severe infection
路Heart attack
路Heart failure
路Pregnancy
路FaintingHome Remedies for Low Blood PressureTips 1:Soak 32 small raisins in a ceramic bowl full of water over night. Chew them one by one first thing in the morning. Chew well and drink the water also.Tips 2:Soak 7 almonds in water over night. Peel them and grind to a smooth paste. Add in a glass of milk and boil. Drink warm.Tips 3:Crush 10-15 holy basil leaves (tulsi) and strain through a clean muslin cloth. Mix with 1 tsp honey. Have it the first thing in the morning.

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my Dr keeps telling me mine is OK and it has been as low as 90 over 38 and I didn't feel different ,but was concerned about it=he just said he wants it low because of the type of heart problem I have

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Low blood pressure that doesn't cause signs or symptoms rarely requires treatment. In symptomatic cases, the appropriate therapy depends on the underlying cause, and doctors usually try to address the primary health problem 鈥?dehydration, heart failure, diabetes or hypothyroidism, for example 鈥?rather than low blood pressure itself. When hypotension is drug-induced, treatment usually involves changing the dose of the medication or stopping it entirely.If it's not clear what's causing hypotension or no effective treatment exists, the goal is to raise your blood pressure and reduce signs and symptoms. Depending on your age, health status and the type of hypotension you have, this may be accomplished in several ways:Increased salt intake. Experts usually recommend limiting the amount of salt in your diet because sodium can raise blood pressure, sometimes dramatically. But for people with low blood pressure, that can be a good thing. Still, it's not quite as simple as dousing your salads with one of the new designer salts such as fleur de sel. Because excess sodium can lead to heart failure, especially in older adults, it's important to check with your doctor before upping your salt intake. Increased water. Although nearly everyone can benefit from drinking more water, this is especially true of people with low blood pressure. Fluids increase blood volume and help prevent dehydration, both of which are important in treating hypotension. Compression stockings. The same elastic stockings and leotards commonly used to relieve the pain, swelling, and blood stagnation of varicose veins may help reduce the pooling of blood in your legs. Medications. Doctors traditionally have used the drug midodrine to raise standing blood pressure levels in people with orthostatic hypotension. But many of those people have high blood pressure when sitting or lying down and at night, when blood pressure typically declines. In addition to increasing standing blood pressure, midodrine also raises already-high supine pressure, leading to the possibility of strokes. Now it appears that another drug, pyridostigmine (Mestinon), increases standing blood pressure without affecting supine pressure.

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If you are not having symptoms, why worry/ If you are, stay well hydrated, increase your sodium intake, avoid hot showers or hot tubs. If you feel dizzy, bear down as in having a BM, this is called a valsalva maneuver and will increase your BP. If you feel really lightheaded, lay down, elevate your feet above your heart. Having low blood pressure can be a bother, but you are better off than having high BP. If you have a small body are under weight your pressure will be low.

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Most people have already said the same but I eat salt when I start getting lightheaded b/c of my low blood pressure. Another thing that my neurologist recommended is Gatorade.

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