Low Blood Pressure, or Hypotension Causes & Symptoms

Low blood pressure, or hypotension, is a condition, wherein the blood pressure of a person is less than 90/60 mm/Hg.

Excessively low blood pressure may also lead to lack of oxygen and nutrients from the other vital organs

The main symptoms of low blood pressure are dizziness and fainting.

Causes Of Low Blood Pressure

- Loss of blood
- Certain medications
- Pregnancy
- Advanced diabetes
- Anaphylaxis
- Anti-anxiety agents
- Endocrine problems
- Excessive intake of alcohol
- Failure of the adrenal gland
- Faulty nutrition, or malnutrition
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Changes in heart rhythm or arrhythmias
- Nutritional deficiency
- Dehydration
- Emotional instability
- Slow internal bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys or bladder

Symptoms Of Low Blood Pressure

- Sleep disturbances
- Sweating
- Thirst
- Anxiety/depression
- Black-outs
- Blurred vision
- Brain malfunction
- Cold, clammy, pale skin
- Dysphagia
- Dysuria
- Fever higher than 101 °F (38.3 °C)
- Foul-smelling urine
- Cough, with phlegm
- Depression
- Dizziness/ fainting
- Lack of concentration
- Lethargy
- More consciousness of heartbeats
- Nausea
- Shortness of breath
- Slow malfunctioning of all the organs
- Chest pain
- Weakness and fatigue