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What Causes Low BP After Accidental Overdose Of Blood Pressure Medication?
My wife this evening mistakenly took my mother s blood pressure medication instead of her diabetes meds. she tried throwing up and the dinner came up but we didn t notice any pills. her BP has been dropping slowly over the last two hours from 140/79 to just now 115/59. she is very nervous. is there anything I can give her to raise her BP? Coffee, Chocolate, ???
Fri, 16 Feb 2018
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Coffee may be used to raise blood pressure, but I suggest that your wife should be admitted in emergency. She must be given normal saline. As a matter of fact the BP will fall for more hours and there is risk of fall in blood pressure as effect extends up to 24 hours. So I recommend that she must be admitted in emergency to be put under observation . If you are satisfied with my answer then please vote as helpful .
With Regards
Dr Varinder Joshi
Coffee may be used to raise blood pressure, but I suggest that your wife should be admitted in emergency. She must be given normal saline. As a matter of fact the BP will fall for more hours and there is risk of fall in blood pressure as effect extends up to 24 hours. So I recommend that she must be admitted in emergency to be put under observation . If you are satisfied with my answer then please vote as helpful .
With Regards
Dr Varinder Joshi
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