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Blood pressure drops when exercising.
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Feb 3 8:14am | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
I have low blood pressure after my walking exercises of about 3.5 miles and after mowing my lawn with a push mower. It will go down to 85/60. This is while I have been on BP meds for the last 20 years. I'm looking for others who have lower BP after exercise activities. The doctors and research I've found say that physical activity causes higher BP. Not in my case. I don't know what to believe or how to deal with this. I'm 70 now. I'm told that things change as I get older.
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@70drdiana
I too suffer exercise induced HYPO tension. After a couple hours of bicycling my pressure has been as low as low 60'S over low 40's. My Dr couldn't believe it but I have been monitoring this for years. And at times I register High pressure 150's / 90's. I don't take any medication for any condition and have done moderate exercise since I am 19 years of age. Looking back it seems my mother suffered HYPO as well while my father was treated for HIGH pressure. I suppose I was "blessed" with both. My heart rate when resting is sometimes under 60 but when running can still go over 180 bam. 15 years ago I would regularly get over 190 bpm and occasionally up to 200. I find it all very strange. Outside of all this I would be considered in excellent health with good high HDL/LDL relationship and low triglycerides. Don't know what all this means but not anxious to go on any medication.
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I also have this issue. Note that I am not a medical professional. How often does this happen to you? How long does it last when it happens?
I have discussed with my general doctor for me it does not happen that often. When it happens to me, I also get an irregular heartbeat, which having low blood pressure will do.
Items I read on the web about the above:
Stay hydrated, avoid caffeine and alcohol, do not consume a large amount of sodium, and get rest.
Background (everyone is different), this may be more information than anyone wants to read, sorry about that in advance.
I was always an avid exerciser growing up, hours spent wrestling, running (marathons), bicycle racing (100+ miles), and swimming.
Over the years, my activity level has gone up and down. Doctors always inform me that my numbers are really good.
Before COVID-19, I started working out a lot again, around 20 hours a week (Jiu-Jitsu, Running, Hot Yoga, Barre, Swimming, Yard Work, Shoveling (hand shovel), etc.)
During COVID-19, something changed (my age was 57 when that started). I was still working out about 6 to 10 hours a week, but I started once and a while getting low blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat.
In my case, it appears for about 1 day or under, then back to normal.
I keep records, and it just happened again (I am near normal now).
It's been about 9 months since the last time.
For me, it seems to be related to both stress from work and cardio output.
I am wondering if I am a person who got COVID-19, did not know it, and my system is different now.