Blood & Blood Vessel (Vascular) Disorders

The basic types of blood vessels are arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatics. Their main goal is to keep blood flowing to all of your vital organs. Here, you can discuss topics related to blood disorders (anemia, blood cholesterol, hemochromatosis, hemophilia, polycythemia vera, sepsis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, thrombosis) and blood vessel disorders (arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, aneurysm, vasculitis, venous thrombosis, varicose veins, lymphedema).

low blood pressure high pulse

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HI, My BP is 90/50 & my pulse 89. I am 5'0" & I weigh 108 Is my weight to much & is this why I do have some minor chest pains in the a.m. ? I don't have a regular Dr. & I'm not on any kind of medication.

by Guest over a year ago

Fainiting and then having bad headaches.................

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recently i have been fainting due to lack of poor eating and enemia also i have hypoglycemia. Well im taking iron tablets everyday and potassium tablets due to me having low iron and potassium. The er doctor saw me and the problem that im having know is that i keep getting there small little...

by angelwings26 over a year ago

symptoms of high blood pressure

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does anyone of you with high blood pressure ever experience realy dizziness? i woke up the other high and i felt really lightheaded and dizzy to the point where i thought i was going to pass out. i've been on bp meds for a couple of months now, it ranging anywhere from 140/98 to 125/82. ever since...

by Guest over a year ago

Blood pressure 'is in the brain'

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Scientists at Bristol University realized that the cause of high blood pressure may lie within the brain, rather than with problems relating to the heart, kidneys or blood vessels. Such findings could lead to new ways of treating hypertension. The researchers managed to isolate a protein JAM-1 in...

by Tim over a year ago

Stroke and memory loss

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Hi I'm posting here on behalf of a friend. he is only 18 but docotrs think he may have suffered from a minor stroke recently.. he passed out and when he woke up he had no memory of anything or anyone from the last 10 yrs of his life. i was wandering what the likelyhood is of him recovering his...

by ?S?20552 over a year ago

Pegnancy induced vericose veins in the vulva rectum and leg

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I really just want to find some information on recomended delivery for the baby. I also want to see if the bulging varicosities could rupture durnig a vaginal delivery. If one were to rupture what sorts of problems could arise if you are anemic?

by charlestharp@sbcglobal.ne over a year ago

low blood pressure, weight loss and inablitlity to focus

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My brother loss a lot of weight in a few months, has low blood pressure and has episodes where the back of his head begins to hurt and then he seems to have trouble focusing and complains that he can't see... He's in the middle of taking a lot of tests but what could this be??????? C.C.

by C.C. over a year ago

hypertension to hypotension

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I have moderate hypertension 143/75. I am taking 20mg Benicar. This seems to keep my hypertension under control. But when I get to doing work or such my pressure will drop down to the range of 95/47 in a hours time. I can lay down for an hour and the blood pressure will rise. I was taking 20mg...

by Marvin Schueller19737 over a year ago

is it high blood pressure

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I have recently had very bad headaches starting at first with zig zags starting small and gradually getting larger through my vision then ending in a really all over bad headache is this a symtom of high blood pressure? what do you advise

by Guest over a year ago

Always nauseated and tired Stevens johnson Syndrome

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Last year I was diagonosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome. I received presidone, pain killers and a 6 Hemo globlin Transfusions. They said my normal blood was being attacked by bad blood. Over the last year I have had reoccurring blisters, right pain on lower right side, I have had 2 cscopes both...

by Just Me25213129 over a year ago