Hypotension – (too) low blood pressure
The medical term for low blood pressure is hypotension. The hypotension causes symptoms. In contrast to high blood pressure but does not damage the blood vessels. From a low blood pressure is called for women, if the value is below 100/60 mmHg in men, and if it is below 110/70 mmHg. Affected are mostly slender people, particularly young girls and women.
The symptoms are caused by the fact that the brain through the low pressure too little blood. These are among the complaints by visual disturbances, headache, dizziness to fainting. The body defends itself against the low blood pressure with increased heart rate. Other symptoms include cold hands and feet, lassitude, fatigue, tinnitus and insomnia.
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