I am on high blood pressure medication; however I have lost about 15 pounds in the last three weeks. Now I seem to be getting dizzy spells late in the afternoons. I take my medication first thing in the morning. Is my blood pressure dropping too low as a result of the medication and the loss of weight?
Hello, Thanks for writing to Chat Doctor, I am Chat Doctor. This can well be because of two main reasons.1) Due to medicine, they can be reducing your blood pressure too much.2) This can be due to weight loss, it has been postulated that every pound lost causes blood pressure reduction by 1mmHg, so you might be having better blood pressure control by now due to weight loss and as you haven't changed dose of medication lately so probably that's a higher dose now for you. The solution to it is simple check your blood pressure when you feel dizzy and best way is to check is when you are sitting and then check it when you are standing if standing blood pressure is lower than sitting by 20 units then this is the problem. If you find this then contact your doctor. He will probably lower your