Question:
never happen to me before please help, low blood pressure

HI I NEVER HAD TO TAKE ANY MEDICATION FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESURE , BEFORE SURGERY BUT SOME TIMES I NOTICED THAT MY BLOOD PRESURE WAS I LITTLE UP, BUT LATELY IT BEEN 3 MONTHS POST UP MY BLOOD PRESURE ITS BEEN VERY LOW I DONT KNOW WHATS GOING ON I FEEL VERY WEEK AND SLEPPY YESTERDAY AND TODAY I HAD IT AROUND 98/62 WHAT CAN YOU THINK IT MAY BE RELATED TO OR WHAT CAN CAUSE THAT TO HAPPEN WHAT ARE THE RISKS WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP    — mabel S. (posted on September 16, 2002)

September 15, 2002
Hi Mabel, You may becoming dehydrated. Drink a minimum of 64 oz of water daily. Once your daily water intake levels off, your blood pressure should as well. Also, stand up slowly. If you go from a sitting position to standing too quickly, you may feel very lightheaded or even pass out. Your blood pressure isn't too terribly low, so the added water will most likely improve how you feel in just a few short hours. Just keep it up! Take care.
   — thumpiez

September 15, 2002
WLS is a big adjustement to our bodies in a very fast timeframe. Certinally check with your doc. It will likely go away in time. I had the same problem, even after getting off the BP meds. My lowest recorded BP was 85 over 58. Suspect it was MUCH lower than this. Felt like I would hit the deck, saw stars sometimes as well. Mostly in the late afternoon when the circidian rythym restets, according to my doc. Drink more fluids, hat helps but TIME really fixed me. I check my BP from time to time. It NOW averages 110 over 70 which is normal. Its GREAT to be normal! Be sure to stand upp and move SLOWLY to minimize the lightheadness.
   — bob-haller

September 16, 2002
I think this may be a phase most of us go through whether you previously had high blood pressure or not. I personally was on high blood pressure pre-op. Within 1 month post-op I started feeling faint, light-headed and extremely tired. My doctor cut my B/P med in half-didn't help. I increased my B12 and water- didn't help. At 3 months post-op I stopped my B/P med altogether as I was running 80/50!! For the next 3 months my B/P flucuated between 90/60 and around 120/80, with periods of lightheadedness still occurring. Now at nearly 14 months post-op my B/P has stablized at 110/68 and I rarely get lightheaded. I think it's like Bob said, our bodies go through a lot with this surgery and it will just take some time for yours to adjust. Just be sure to get in your water and MOVE SLOWLY when you feel faint!! Good luck.
   — LLinderman