Talk:Hypotension

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Edited symptons and created a treatment section.
I would be glad if someone could get the RDA of salt for those prone to low blood pressure
Jatos 08:06, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Not sure what happened to the treatment section. Maybe I'll take a stab later. Anyone else think this sounds silly: A small drop in blood pressure, even as little as 20 mmHg, can result in transient hypotension?

IF normal BP is greater than X/Y, then a drop from X+1/Y+1 to X-1/Y-1, or 2 mmHg, will produce hypotension. I suspect that's not what the author intended here. Moioci 07:35, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Changed link from "tilt table" to "tilt table test" as there is currently no article on the Tilt-table itself but a decent one on the test, if anyone can create an article on the Tilt-table go ahead may have a go at it myself soon although I suspect it will be very short. SuperAntMD 18:24, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Is there any particular blood pressure level, or a particular drop from normal, that serves as a criterion? In connection with a switch between two "equivalent" brands of a MAOI, I dropped from my normal 135/95 to 50/30 for a few weeks, which caused one syncope+seizure event and was otherwise fairly incapacitating; I guess that qualifies, but a threshold value or delta would be nice. Zuiram 08:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

The section on mechanisms and causes I added has been cut down to the point of inaccuracy. For comparison, the original is here: [1]. Is there consensus that this part needs to be shorter? Certainly a more accurate capsule could be produced. Or would it be appropriate to reinstate the fuller discussion? Moioci 05:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I went ahead and restored my previous section. Moioci 23:14, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Is there no other word than "problem"? The introduction is full of it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.147.189.181 (talk) 17:49, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to delete the line discussing depression caused by low blood pressure. It's unclear (other medications? what?), unsourced, and sticks out like a sore thumb. If the original author can reword it and source it, please do! But for right now it looks questionable.Kyraven (talk) 21:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Consider adding insomnia as a cause of hypotension. When sleep aids are taken during a bout of hypotension (brought on by sleep deprivation) hypotension can become severe.Relationship between insomnia and arterial hypotension —Preceding unsigned comment added by NickM61 (talk • contribs) 16:35, 5 May 2008 (UTC)