Low Blood Pressure

Not a doctor but I have been fighting the same issue, I actually blacked out. Worse thing was how it scared my wife when she found me on the floor. I am 65 and to make her happy I went to cardiologist. Just in the last 2 weeks I had a stress test, wore a monitor, EKG, ultrasound, blood work and more. Docs do not see anything really wrong (and I feel fine) and they tell me to stand up slower, drink more water, use more salt and get checked again in 3 months. When wearing the monitor my resting HR was as low as 30 bpm and has hi as 166 during a ride. My BP is always less than 100/60 or so. Sounds like you might be like me but you have to decide if you want to get checked. And oh yea I tried drinking a lot more beer, all that my Irish liver could take to no avail.

 

Mikie, fwiw, the weez used to have LBP and had a couple passing out events. Her doc said to drink more water, which she did/does, and it never happened again – and her BP is normal now. Her family’s BP is low across the board.

Hope you get it slayed, pal.

 

I think I got this from all the great advise here!
As always, you all are awesome!
Thank you!

 

No problem....I'll send you my bill for the consultation.

 

Wait wait wait....I answered first, he's gotta pay me.

I demand a free account with IMTBTrails for the next ten years.

 

Yay! I’m going to celebrate by doing an exploration ride in my backyard. Just got some intel from a local ole buddy about some most excellent secret Singletrack on the backside of Tecuya Mountain. I’m all over THAT!

 

Eeeeeesh!
You, um, drive a real hard bargain, but.... okay.

 

Beer is a diuretic, will remove fluid from the body, potentially lowering BP

 

The beer part was a joke

 

There’s always some killjoy pointing out facts.

Multi-day rides, I had to pull way back from booze. At 30 and 60 days, monumental bonk. For a day it could be fun. I’d be a lame Hasher.

 

Now that we got that LBP thingy all figured out get your butt up on the table, put your feet into them stirrups and let me get started on your colonoscopy! Now where are my gloves???

 

Wait, what?!

 

Quite correct!

That's why he needs to drink a lot of it to keep his fluids up, hence keeping BP from dropping.

It not only makes for a healthy rider, but a happy rider.

 

I have the same thing. Only happens to me when I work out hard or ride. I sit for a while and get up, bam! I have to hold on to something. I get a tingling sensation that runs down my legs.
So went to the doc and he said the same thing. Drink more water. It did not work. Had the EKG and did treadmill stress test and ran the damn treadmill out the door! Cardiologist said my heart is fine! Sending me to an ear , nose and throat doc. Frustrating.
Anyone have a remedy?
Since blood is pooling in the legs I am gonna lay down and put my feet up after a ride and see if it helps.

 

@Tom the Bomb, how's your BP?

 

You mean like this?

 

Tucker!
Quit stalking Sara!
@mountaingirl sara

 

Verbatim!
I think we are Rockstah’s Tom the Bomb and blessed with LBP and just need to drink more water based on the imtb crew and what I am reading.
Mo Watah!

 

great solution!

 

Exactly like that

 

Who? I thought it was Tom the Bomb

 

I knew I was going to get some flack for this but it was just too good of a set up. And, @mountaingirl sara , Lake Hughes has more water in it than it did a few weeks ago.

 

resting bp is low

 

LOL, that was risky!
I wish that was our lake It’ll fill up again tho, it’s cyclical.

 

I bet @Mikie 's LBP would correct itself if all his riding chums would wear the Spandex on rides like he does.. That'll pump up his pressure and get some blood flowing to his head! HEY OHHHH!!

 

Agreed, seeing similar stories from the crews and their MD's recommendations puts me (and wife) more at ease. Thanks to all for sharing!

 

My BPM is almost always 46 to 47 resting...

 

My blood pressure is normal and my BPM is usually in the mid-40s. I just checked it while I was working and it is 64 BPM. Don't know if that is normal?

 

I think you are right on the money... honey!