What are the symptoms of low blood pressure?

Well, before replying to that question lets ask another. What are symptoms?

Many people get confused about the difference between signs and symptoms.
Keeping it simple is best and from that point of view:

Symptoms are subjective feelings that the patient has - turned into expressive
words and spoken out loud.

Signs, on the other hand, are objective  and in most examples can be
independently measured by someone other than the patient.

For example:
Mr Bloggs says " ... my heart feels like it is racing ... " - this is a symptom
You examine him and find a pulse rate of 160   - this is a sign.

Symptoms of high and low blood pressure

Symptoms of high and low blood pressure


Common symptoms of low blood pressure include:

  • feeling faint
  • feeling dizzy without warning or when getting up quickly from a chair
  • feeling breathless
  • feeling your heart racing

  • fatigue
  • mental clouding
  • feeling low in mood and emotional


You can read more about other aspects of low blood pressure problems elsewhere on this site.
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