Low Blood Pressure in Teenagers
Treating Teenagers’ Low Blood Pressure
According to various medical researches and investigations teenagers must have their blood pressure in the 100-145 range which is the systolic blood pressure. If the case is so then it is considered normal. But in case the level goes down at 60-95 it becomes an issue of diastolic blood pressure that is great cause of concern for them. Reason of low blood pressure is many. Worst impact is realized in teenagers.
Medical researchers often explore reason why blood pressure in teenagers goes down rather than remaining normal. Dehydration is one major reason. Interestingly low blood pressure is not considered disease by medical practitioners. As age related volatile attitude is common in adolescents they may have low blood pressure without any concrete reason. But the impact of low blood pressure in teenagers has become so important that we face changed perception. Low blood pressure is highly disturbing now. Also called hypotension, low blood pressure creates sever problems in youngsters.
Unique Features
Though commonly found in teenagers low blood pressure also has several positive effects on the life expectancy of people. Interestingly low blood pressure doesn’t cause any serious problem in teenagers in initial stages hence there are countless youngsters who suffer from it but don’t realize whether they are suffering or not. Its impact is realized on later stages. The situation turns worse when teenagers start suffering from circulatory problems. It happens due to not tracing the level of low blood pressure at right moment.
Symptoms and Side Effects
Though side effects of low blood pressure in youngsters are many most common one is feeling dizziness and lifelessness. Some common symptoms of low blood pressure is feeling tirelessness, lethargic, hands and feet getting cold and body becoming pale etc. Medical reasons and side effects of low blood pressure is eruption of several diseases such as insomnia, sweating, palpitation, tinnitus, rapid pulse and et al. Such are the side effects that make low blood pressure chronic. Though it is not a disease but other diseases that dominate teenagers due to low blood pressure leave worst impact on them.
Prevention and Cure
Taking precautionary steps are major options for keeping low blood pressure in control. The issue becomes serious when teenagers suffer from typical medical condition. Various other diseases can have causal relation with low blood pressure. Such factors have to be understood in prevention. Many internal or infectious diseases become major reason of low blood pressure. Treatment of such diseases would treat low blood pressure too because once causal relation is understood and problem diagnosed other factors get controlled.
Prominent internal diseases that cause low blood pressure is blood loss and bleedings that causes low blood pressure. Wrong medications or improper treatment, pregnancy and excessive lifestyle, consuming alcohol and smoking are some reasons that cause low blood pressure in teenagers.
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COMMENT
Name: sharavana n
thank you a lot for the information and would you give more tips to prevent low bp
Name: waseem
My daughter is 17 years old her blood pressure stays low all the time normally 80 / 60. She is physically normal have no health problem. Low blood pressure do not bother her. Is there any thing to worry about?
Name: Bonnie
my son had his blood pressure taken on Friday, it was 98/57 is this normal for a 15 year old boy.
Name: ardiana
I measured blood presure to both my sons today and they both had very low BP. The younger one who is 11 has the range 90-75 and the older 14 and half had the range very close 80-70 ?? Should I be worried ? What I should do to increase it normally without medication? thank you
Name: linda mcallister
My 17 year old daughter has low blood pressure and low iron. She has been fainting too. She is not pregnant and doesn't smoke. She does not drink a lot either. She doesn't have a heavy cycle or bleed a lot. What can I do to raise her blood pressure without medication?
Name: shannon ventura
my daughter has been checking her blood pressure and it has been 108/56 . She does often feel dizzy and lightheaded and looks tired. Is this ok bllod pressure or should I be worried?
Name: Kiri Diamond
My son has regularly a blood pressure of 80/55, and has had glandular fever in the past and this year is still having a showing of epstein barr in his bloods. Do they effect each other and what can I do to help him with his lethargy, and moods.
Name: Christopher Cochran
I am a 16 year old male with who does light exercises everyday to keep fit. I recently had my blood pressure taken and I am quite shocked with the results. It is 121/44. I feel completely normal. I have no issues, no diabetes, no dehydration. I definitely do not work out enough to get this low. I guess its just normal.