A lot of us have problems with low blood pressure. The reason your blood pressure drops after you eat is because blood is going to the inner core of the body to help in the digestion process. The reason I know this is because they trained us in the Army that you might initially feel cool or cold a few minutes after eating in a cold climate. Then they explain the reason.
I used to take medicine to elevate the blood pressure whenever I had to go somewhere quickly, but now the VA doesn't prescribe it anymore. At least not the VA down here in Tampa. Right now I am using Pepsi Max to boost the blood pressure. In fact, it works better and faster than the pills did. The problem I have with it is I feel fatigued after the boost wears off, but at least my blood pressure is stable around 90/50. I also have a problem with my blood pressure occasionally elevating when I am in bed in the morning (sometimes 160/100) and then as soon as I can put into the wheelchair it will start going down to levels where my blood pressure cuff won't register a reading. It's always a process and usually takes a little while for the blood pressure to come up without the use of caffeine or pseudoephedrine or other products which boosts the blood pressure. Quadius PS hopefully there are too many errors. I'm sure you guys/gals have seen plenty of NaturallySpeaking mistakes in the past. :-) On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 8:58 PM, t crook <onemofor...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I take the same as you Lucinda and have the same drops after I eat. My > pressure jumps all over the place. > Tim c5-c6 > > > --- On *Tue, 4/5/11, LJT <ljtbe...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: LJT <ljtbe...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Meds and blood pressure > > To: quad-list@eskimo.com > Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 8:27 PM > > > Glenn, > my normal blood pressure right now is around 90/50. I don't know about the > rest of you, but my blood pressure tends to drop tremendously after I eat. I > take a couple meds before eating to try and combat that from happening. One > of them is Midodrine and the other is fludrocortisone. Sometimes they work, > sometimes they don't. I've been told that if you take too many/combine > opiates that can drop your blood pressure and your breathing can shallow out > to a dangerous level. > *Lucinda > C-4,5 complete > July 31, '05* > *Mpls., MN* > > > > --- On *Tue, 4/5/11, gah17...@aol.com <gah17...@aol.com>* wrote: > > > From: gah17...@aol.com <gah17...@aol.com> > Subject: [QUAD-L] Meds and blood pressure > To: quad-list@eskimo.com > Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 11:13 AM > > I have several questions about medications and blood pressure. > > Many of the articles that I read on the Internet suggests that quads have a > low blood pressure. What is your experience with blood pressure? Many of > the articles suggest that if your blood pressure is slightly above normal, > EX: 170/100, it's time to think about calling an ambulance. > > My doctor has put me on Baclofen. I know that some of you are on this > medication, what do you use it for, any side effects, does it do anything > with your blood pressure? > > Does anyone take baclofen and ditropan? > > Thanks, > > > Glenn Henry > >
