A question on BP

[Peacefulneedshelp]

I am on Nebivolol 5mg for the last 2 months. I take my BP reading about 2 times a day and have watched my pressure go down. I hadn’t had a AFib episode in over a month since on the meds.

Night before last, my BP was 114/59. I then became worried it was too low, and couldn’t fall asleep. Once I finally did I woke up and was in Afib. Like everyone has to pee constantly. I then drank a cup of coconut water thinking I had no minerals left and I normalize within minutes.

Question: did the BP go too low, did my worry about it create the AF.

I will be calling my GP to ask also maybe a lower dose?

Anyway while in Afib it felt like my heart was being squeezed which I never felt that when I wasn’t on medication.

I think there are so many unanswered questions, that, that itself gives us all anxiety. Ugh!

Basic question is, too low of BP can that cause AFib?

[jeanjeannie50]

Personally I don't think your BP was too low, but I guess it depends what a normal rate is for you. I'm sure you know BP goes up and down depending on what you are doing. So a resting rate of 114/59 may be quite normal for you. My systolic rate has often gone below 100 and I usually drink some water to bring it up higher, this was advised by a nurse when I was once in hospital.

Jean

[wilsond]

Ideal bp is 120/70 but also fluctuates a little naturally around those numbers.Mine is always usually 115/120 over 55/ 58. Make sure you are hydrayted,as that can cause bp to lower,and coincidentally,for AF to kick off.

Xx

[BobD Volunteer]

114/60 is just about perfect.

[CDreamer]

You need not worry about your BP unless your are symptomatic - feel as though you will blackout or it falls and remains below 90/60. I am more than happy with BP of 114/59. When in AF BP is often all over the place but mine would always drop like a stone so if I stayed above 90 systolic I was happy BUT I’ve always had very low BP all of my life.

[Auriculaire in reply to CDreamer]

After GAs my blood pressure has dropped to 90/ 60 and despite feeling perfectly ok the nurses have refused to let me out of bed even to go to the loo and insisted on a saline drip till it came back up again.

[irene75359 in reply to Auriculaire]

Snap - I was kept in another day until my blood pressure rose. I was gurgling like a hot water bottle with the amount I was drinking as well as a drip!

[CDreamer in reply to Auriculaire]

Sensible precaution - once consistently at 90 systolic or below our internal organs will struggle to function.

[JayDJ]

Perhaps I'm misreading this but if you drank coconut water which normalises you , then why didn't you drink it when your episode started?

[Peacefulneedshelp in reply to JayDJ]

Good question but it was 5am and didn’t think of it sooner

[JayDJ]

I'm reading that whilst the ideal BP is 120/80 that the "pulse pressure" should ideally be 40 between systolic/dystolic. In other words ones BP could be 130/90 Or 110/70 and whilst not ideal it could still be considered alright.

[Peacefulneedshelp in reply to JayDJ]

its all so confusing

[Whatamug1]

If you feel something 'different' happening do talk to your gp. This is happening to you, you're feeling it and you need to be advised accordingly. All the best