Blood pressure

[Kcuster83]

So, my blood pressure is plummeting! To the point of passing out. I had HBP before surgery and on meds. It has slowly been going down. My PCP had me cut my meds in half, still too low. Took me off all meds and now even lower. It was so low yesterday that I couldn't even get a reading on my home BP cuff, but my wife took hers and it was normal. (mainly to make sure the cuff was working) When I finally got a reading about 20 minutes later it was 83/54, then it goes back to normal around 115/75... I am waiting for my doctors office to open this morning to see what he says and likely go in. I haven't been seen since before surgery.
I went for a walk yesterday and got about a mile from home, and had to get a UBER home because I was to the point of passing out. It happened just while doing nothing to so I don't think it is activity related.
It is making me so frustrated! It is always something, you make changes to get healthy and then other bull crap arises!
Just venting

 

[suzannethemom]

My surgeon had me stop taking my BP medication the day before surgery. He explained how the surgery immediately regulates two things: blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. I’m surprised that your surgeon didn’t recommend the same thing.

 

[NewChallenge]

I am sorry this is happening to you. I hope the DR's can help you get this worked out soon. Take care of yourself be safe. Do not want to hear you got hurt.

 

[Kcuster83]

I saw my PCP yesterday...Apparently this is common within 6 months post bypass. My body is trying to adjust as it is loosing weight so rapidly. It should pass on it's own but if it starts happening too much there are meds to help regulate it. I see my surgeon in a few weeks for my 6 month follow up and plan on confirming all of this with him also. In the meantime, increase my sodium levels. I am drinking so much water, and with such a low sodium intake my body is flushing the fluids. He even said maybe swap 1 water a day for a gatorade. I didn't even realize my sodium was so low because I never paid attention to that number but when I went back through my tracking APP I am under 800 mg most days, my worst day in the last month was 1100 mg. (those are salted peanut days, haha)

 

[suzannethemom]

Wow, I didn’t know that low sodium can cause low blood pressure. I guess I don’t have to worry about that since I’m addicted to SKINNY POP popcorn with a cheese stick. I eat it almost every night! It’s my only guilty pleasure.