Some of you may not know but I’ve had low blood pressure for as long as i can remember. Although it’s considered a good thing, I don’t exactly like having to deal with it.
Because of my low blood pressure I have fainted, gotten light-headed, dizzy, nauseous and extremely bad headaches/migraines.
and it resulted in a sling and me not being able to work. Although I’m smiling it was not fun!
(this picture is from January 2014 so don’t be alarmed)
Since then I have a fear of fainting. If you have fainted before it’s scary, and you want to make sure it never happens again. I know there are other people out there with the same issue.
I’ve learned that my body cannot go more than 3 hours without eating. Sometimes I’m not hungry but I force myself to eat something small or something with sugar/salt to keep my sugar and blood pressure normal.
I literally salt everything. I salt my breakfast, I salt my yogurt, I salt my protein shake, I salt my cucumbers and carrots, you name it I salt it haha.
My blood pressure seems to be a lot lower when I first wake up, when I get to that 3 hour mark in between meals, and about 30 minutes after intense exercise.
Sometimes its embarrassing to whip out a snack out of know where or to tell my in laws that I need food when its not dinner time… but Ive gotten used to it. Low blood pressure runs in my family and my mom is the same way. I’ve had SO many tests done to make sure everything was okay with my heart and the blood flow to my brain, and the doctor says I am super healthy and everything is excellent.
I still question why I have this issue? I’ve tried doing research on how to treat it, but eating extra salt doesn’t fix it, being IN-active makes it worse, so I guess I have to keep doing what i’m doing. Eat frequently, never skip a meal, and salt whenever I need it!
May 7, 2015 at 4:43 pm
That’s interesting, and must be tough to deal with. I would imagine it would be scary to faint and I think if it happened to me once I would be scared of it happening again! Hopefully you can figure out some more about your low blood pressure, but its definitely good that now you know to eat every few hours!
May 8, 2015 at 9:20 am
It’s very scary fainting, and I am hoping that I have learned some tips on how to prevent it from ever happening again!
May 7, 2015 at 9:53 pm
I have the same problem. It’s gotten better since I’ve gained weight and gotten my thyroid in control. However it definitely still happens if I haven’t eaten in awhile. Especially in the mornings when I’ve had coffee, not enough water and no breakfast yet. Now I make sure to drink a glass of water and a mug of warm water with lemon before having my coffee or breakfast. Glad you weren’t injured any worse! I remember getting really close to passing out one time right after my son was born and I was home alone. So scary! I sat on the floor holding him for a long time afraid to get up because I thought I’d pass out!
May 8, 2015 at 9:22 am
I try to drink a full glass of water immediately when I get up in the morning! It definitely helps. I need to try some warm water and lemon that sounds refreshing.
It sounds like you did the right thing by sitting on the floor and prevented yourself from fainting. It must’ve been scary being home alone with your son! I’m glad nothing happened.