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• I was at a scientific convention with school once, where you had all these different experiments on the human body. When I took my blood pressure, my biology teacher told me my blood pressure is too low. He asked my if I feel dizzy from time to time. When I thought about it, he was right, I do feel dizzy sometimes, like when I get up from a sitting position quickly, it happens that I feel dizzy for a few seconds. Or when I perform a sudden exercise, it happens too. Last week, I ran like hell to catch my train, and I ended up feeling so sick because I ran so hard. I immediately thought that it's due to my low blood pressure. I have even fainted a couple of times before because of this. What can I do to increase my blood pressure, and thus prevent these things from happening?

• Answer:

  My friend, hypotension is commonly associated with shock but can also be due to cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic or metabolic disorder. The symtoms you describe disturb me. I doubt that there are any quickie remedies you can try. I would strongly advise against it as the exact cause of your hypotension is unknown and these "cures" could make the problem much worse. You need to see a physician soon about this and have it evaluated. Don't wait. I wish you the best.