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Is Dizziness An Indicative Of Low BP?

Recently had a dizziness and lightheadedness experience after standing, then standing after sitting. I am taking Flomax, and Lipitor for cholesterol control. My systolic is in the 140 s and my diastolic ranges from 84 to 67 when lying down. Is this problem related to low or high blood pressure and should I ask my doctor about discontinuing Flomax or adding a high blood pressure med? I am confused here.
Thu, 31 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

You should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly thrice a day for one week then once or twice a week. If BP is persistently more than 140/90 mmhg, then you should be on medicines for it. The likely cause for this is, flomax. It can cause postural hypotension and your symptoms. So you have plenty of water and avoid dehydration. Also, avoid sudden change in postures and prolonged standing. If symptoms are troublesome then ask for change of flomax.

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Is Dizziness An Indicative Of Low BP?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. You should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly thrice a day for one week then once or twice a week. If BP is persistently more than 140/90 mmhg, then you should be on medicines for it. The likely cause for this is, flomax. It can cause postural hypotension and your symptoms. So you have plenty of water and avoid dehydration. Also, avoid sudden change in postures and prolonged standing. If symptoms are troublesome then ask for change of flomax. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.