Low blood pressure dizziness

One of the most commonly asked questions about low blood pressure is whether it can cause feelings of dizziness?

Dizzy and light headed sensations can arise for a number of reasons - often related to blood pressure but not always. Things are even made more complicated by the fact that high blood pressure can also cause you to feel dizzy and light headed.

Low blood pressure is a cause of dizziness related to change in posture.

If you feel dizzy or light headed when you get up quickly from a chair or from bed then there's a good chance that low blood pressure is at the root of it all. This kind of "postural low blood pressure" is often found in people who take high blood pressure medications. The medicines can sometimes lower the blood pressure too much and can cause real problems with feeling unwell or light headed.