Really low blood pressure.

[AndrewH]

So, today I went and played some hockey like I do every Saturday. After about 45 minutes my arms began to feel like rubber and got really fatigued (thought it may have been my new chest protector). I kept playing, roughly 45 minutes later I started to black out and it buckled my legs. I stopped playing, took my chest protector off and before I had it off completely my left arm went completely numb (started to think I was having a stroke at first). My right arm went numb and it stayed that way for a good 10 minutes.

Anyone else experience low blood pressure problems while on atkins? Is there an over the counter med I can take? I figure that I'm just not getting enough sodium, I just hope it isn't on-going (first time this has happened).

[2big4mysize]

Re: Really low blood pressure.

lots of folk have issues with being low on electrolytes which causes blood pressure to drop cause they eithe rmake poor veggie choices or don't supplement.

tlak with your doc about what you need if your food choices are providing all you need of those vits and minerals

[poobears1972]

Re: Really low blood pressure.

Are you on bp meds? If so you need to get into the Dr. for a reading, if not you need to get into the Dr. for a reading. Do not mess with it.

I just had several weeks of very low bp drops (i'm on meds) when I went in to the Dr. I was told I was in the "unconcious range". That if I came in as an emergency case they would have been working on me to try to get my pressure up. Luckily I'm under Dr. care so it didn't get as bad as it could have if I ignored it.

Happy to say I am now off all bp meds and should know in about 2 weeks where my bp will settle in at. I'm on day 3 or 4 off meds and still having some issues but they are clearing up each day. I can bend over now without blacking out and stand up fast without blacking out. Huge improvements.

Too low of pressure can cause a lot of damage in your body. Don't risk it.