Thread: Is low blood pressure caused from MS?
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Old 09-23-2015, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JoanB View Post
Just had my own bout with this. My BP has always run in the ideal range, but today, I went to my PCP for a normal checkup, and it was 70/50! After several people in the office took it over again, they sent me straight to the hospital to get it checked out. The hospital determined that all my tests looked normal and released me with no explanation.

So who knows why? Nobody said anything about MS causing it, but you have to wonder. If it can affect other autonomic functions, why not this?
I am not sure what meds you are on, but getting dehydrated while on Altace (Ramipril) can lead to excessively low blood pressure. I had it happen to me while riding the MS150 one year and it took a few days to figure out what was causing it. I still can get vertigo at time when I stand up from bending or squatting and I always know it means I am a bit dehydrated and my BP is low.
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