Talk:Hypotension
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Edited symptons and created a treatment section.
I would be glad if someone could get the RDA of salt for those prone to low blood pressure
Jatos 08:06, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
Not sure what happened to the treatment section. Maybe I'll take a stab later. Anyone else think this sounds silly: A small drop in blood pressure, even as little as 20 mmHg, can result in transient hypotension?
IF normal BP is greater than X/Y, then a drop from X+1/Y+1 to X-1/Y-1, or 2 mmHg, will produce hypotension. I suspect that's not what the author intended here. Moioci 07:35, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
Changed link from "tilt table" to "tilt table test" as there is currently no article on the Tilt-table itself but a decent one on the test, if anyone can create an article on the Tilt-table go ahead may have a go at it myself soon although I suspect it will be very short. SuperAntMD 18:24, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
Is there any particular blood pressure level, or a particular drop from normal, that serves as a criterion? In connection with a switch between two "equivalent" brands of a MAOI, I dropped from my normal 135/95 to 50/30 for a few weeks, which caused one syncope+seizure event and was otherwise fairly incapacitating; I guess that qualifies, but a threshold value or delta would be nice. Zuiram 08:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
The section on mechanisms and causes I added has been cut down to the point of inaccuracy. For comparison, the original is here: [1]. Is there consensus that this part needs to be shorter? Certainly a more accurate capsule could be produced. Or would it be appropriate to reinstate the fuller discussion? Moioci 05:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
I went ahead and restored my previous section. Moioci 23:14, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Is there no other word than "problem"? The introduction is full of it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.147.189.181 (talk) 17:49, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm going to delete the line discussing depression caused by low blood pressure. It's unclear (other medications? what?), unsourced, and sticks out like a sore thumb. If the original author can reword it and source it, please do! But for right now it looks questionable.Kyraven (talk) 21:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
Consider adding insomnia as a cause of hypotension. When sleep aids are taken during a bout of hypotension (brought on by sleep deprivation) hypotension can become severe.Relationship between insomnia and arterial hypotension —Preceding unsigned comment added by NickM61 (talk • contribs) 16:35, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
In the 1st paragraph, I changed High to low in the 1st sentence & low to high in the 2nd to last sentence. Hypo is low & Hyper is high. Removed "hypertension" as it takes you to a page that says low. ~Garth —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.74.147.147 (talk) 11:06, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
Fixed the Hypotension page to state low rather than high blood pressure so I'm restoring the "hypertension" link in the first paragraph, second to last sentence. Garth 66.74.147.147 (talk) 11:30, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
I think that they shoudnt talk about hypertension in hypotension —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.167.99.220 (talk) 22:42, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
