doc said i have low blood pressure
was reading on (http://www.medicinenet.com/low_blood_pressure/page5.htm)that it can be caused by quite a few things, none of which apply to me really except possibly heart problems.
"Weakened heart muscle can cause the heart to fail and reduce the amount of blood it pumps. One common cause of weakened heart muscle is the death of a large portion of the heart’s muscle due to a single, large heart attack or repeated smaller heart attacks (please read the Heart Attack article for more). Other examples of conditions that can weaken the heart include medications that are toxic to the heart, infections of the muscle of the heart by viruses (myocarditis), and diseases of the heart’s valves such as aortic stenosis."
the small heart attacks and the heart valves malfunctioning i think are likely candidates.
doc said i should drink more water, i probably have dehydration. i dont think so. i drink a lot of water, i tried drinking more but the continuous bathroom breaks are ridiculous. i dont think doc can help me much anymore. he's a great person, but i feel like he's not hearing me a lot of times when i describe symptoms, so i stop going into details and so i feel he can't offer me appropriate diagnoses/treatments. when i get back to LA i'A i'll go to a doc who can check out the heart. i've had breathing issues prompted by chest pain since i was a kid and the folks were like "you're just making that up." oh the convenience of denial. i should probably get one of these tests:
"Holter monitor recordings are used to diagnose intermittent episodes of abnormal heart rhythms. If abnormal rhythms occur intermittently, a standard EKG performed at the time of a visit to the doctor's office may not show the abnormal rhythm. A Holter monitor is a continuous recording of the heart's rhythm for 24 hours that often is used to diagnose intermittent episodes of bradycardia or tachycardia." I've noticed disruptions in my hearbeat and it freaks me out. but whenever i go to the doc it's fine.
i think my hair loss is related to this because of iron deficiency resulting from low blood pressure. although low pressure is not necessary blood loss, lack of exposure to iron would be the same, right? should ask...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62280 says "[iron deficiency] can be caused by inadequate dietary intake of iron, excessive menstrual bleeding, and other forms of blood loss. Treatment includes adequate dietary intake of iron and, when appropriate, iron supplements."
i really need to resolve this. yesterday i woke up in the middle of the night to intense dizziness. tried to keep myself conscious, afraid of what would happen if i "fainted". tried to turn, got dizzier, very scary, couldnt stop it. lasted about 15minutes.
was reading on (http://www.medicinenet.com/low_blood_pressure/page5.htm)that it can be caused by quite a few things, none of which apply to me really except possibly heart problems.
"Weakened heart muscle can cause the heart to fail and reduce the amount of blood it pumps. One common cause of weakened heart muscle is the death of a large portion of the heart’s muscle due to a single, large heart attack or repeated smaller heart attacks (please read the Heart Attack article for more). Other examples of conditions that can weaken the heart include medications that are toxic to the heart, infections of the muscle of the heart by viruses (myocarditis), and diseases of the heart’s valves such as aortic stenosis."
the small heart attacks and the heart valves malfunctioning i think are likely candidates.
doc said i should drink more water, i probably have dehydration. i dont think so. i drink a lot of water, i tried drinking more but the continuous bathroom breaks are ridiculous. i dont think doc can help me much anymore. he's a great person, but i feel like he's not hearing me a lot of times when i describe symptoms, so i stop going into details and so i feel he can't offer me appropriate diagnoses/treatments. when i get back to LA i'A i'll go to a doc who can check out the heart. i've had breathing issues prompted by chest pain since i was a kid and the folks were like "you're just making that up." oh the convenience of denial. i should probably get one of these tests:
"Holter monitor recordings are used to diagnose intermittent episodes of abnormal heart rhythms. If abnormal rhythms occur intermittently, a standard EKG performed at the time of a visit to the doctor's office may not show the abnormal rhythm. A Holter monitor is a continuous recording of the heart's rhythm for 24 hours that often is used to diagnose intermittent episodes of bradycardia or tachycardia." I've noticed disruptions in my hearbeat and it freaks me out. but whenever i go to the doc it's fine.
i think my hair loss is related to this because of iron deficiency resulting from low blood pressure. although low pressure is not necessary blood loss, lack of exposure to iron would be the same, right? should ask...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62280 says "[iron deficiency] can be caused by inadequate dietary intake of iron, excessive menstrual bleeding, and other forms of blood loss. Treatment includes adequate dietary intake of iron and, when appropriate, iron supplements."
i really need to resolve this. yesterday i woke up in the middle of the night to intense dizziness. tried to keep myself conscious, afraid of what would happen if i "fainted". tried to turn, got dizzier, very scary, couldnt stop it. lasted about 15minutes.
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