Has anyone had a problem with passing out and PD. Just spent 48 hrs in hospital and all they said was dehydration/electrolyte imbalance

[kkamegranny]

[Carrigan]

Could it be low B'P caused by medication also, must drink plenty of water too. Hope you are feeling better soon

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Since PD I have had a lot of problems with dehydration/electrolyte imbalance. Keep drinking a lot of water.

Whenever I feel "funny/strange" my husband knows to ask me to drink water.

[jillannf6]

hi

not a problem fo rem but a friend who has Parksinsons had it happen to him

lol Jill

[goose63058]

no doubt low blood pressure

[Partner]

hello - Yes this has happened to my partner too. It's very frightening for him and me too.

The hospital didn't really know the reason. However, I've read that with PD, if you increase your level of activity, you can suddenly get low BP because the messages that should tell your heart to pump a bit more don't get generated.

But keeping water levels up should help - the recommendation is to keep water by you all the time and take lots of sips all day, rather than a glass at a time, as you will lose less though peeing. We have also found that it you use a cup with a spout, of the type you need to suck, or a 'sports' bottle, this seems to lessen the tendency to choke -- for my partner anyway. I hope this helps.

[msfelchy]

My mom had a big problem with passing out! Back on Memorial Day weekend, she passed out, hit her head on the way down and broke her neck.

What we discovered was this: We all have an automatic nerve system that takes care of our every day stuff - like when to raise and llower your blood pressure. When a person gets up quickly, blood pressure naturally goes down, but the nerve system we have automatically tells our body to raise it. (This is all deciphered from what the neurologist said so check with yours). People with Parkinsons' - this part of their automatic nerve system can degenerate, meaning that the brain is not able to get this important message to the body, so blood pressure keeps going down (my mom's was going to 61/55) and a person can faint.

The fix? She is now on medicine that raises the blood pressure and it has been consistently normal for the past few weeks she has been on it. No more fainting.

It might not be the issue you have, as quite a few of the P.D. meds have this as a side effect, but it might be something to speak to your neurologist about.

Hope this helps!

Robin Felch

[kkamegranny]

TY to everyone who answered.........I am on B/P meds to lower my high pressure so they may need adjusting. The hospital told me I may drink too much water and that would mess up the electrolytes. We got some Sports Drinks for me to try. I see my own neurologist tomorrow afternoon and maybe he can shed some light on this. I still feel slightly light headed and off balance so I'm just taking it easy for a few days. My dad is convinced it has to do with my sugar since I had just had a piece of wedding cake and it was VERY sweet. Blood test for diabetes was neg but naybe fasting blood sugar might be in order. We'll see but thank you all for your input....................................Caryl

[FrankBerson in reply to kkamegranny]

My wife has this problem and the MD said it could be low b/p. She hurts her self when she falls .and it is a big problem

Frank

[JoelSchnoor]

Yes, I struggle with this too, especially after a rigorous workout. I was diagnosed with PD almost 13 years ago at the age of 38. I sweat like a pig when I'm working out -- I lose 3-4 pounds of sweat when I run 3 miles. My neuro sent me to a cardiologist, who said I'm in great shape. He added, though, that I should be drinking at least one gatorade a day (for electrolytes). Honestly, that seems to be helping. I drink the low-cal Gatorade, and if you buy it on sale it's not too unreasonable (about a dollar a quart). I've also tried the powder (mix with water yourself) and that seems to be helping as well.

I heard another well-respected neurologist recommend Gatorade for the same problem. I don't know if it's the cat's meow for everybody, but it helps me.

[wifeofparky]

My hubby has orthostatic hypotension. His BP drops when he moves around. He must stay well hydrated and is also on fludrocortisone to keep his pressure up. He also has atrial fib so that doesn't help either. He keeps on truckin' though and I am not far behind.

[Coblrman in reply to wifeofparky]

I've typically dealt with high bp but recent increases in stalevo has turned that around. What I found was causing the high BP was taking Azilect and not watching the high tyramine foods I was eating like aged cheese, banana nut bread, fruitcake. A couple times a year I would have to get off the azilect for about 14-15 days and then my bp would drop to normal. Now that I'm fighting low bp I will probably use this knowledge of how azilect and tyramine raise it to fight the low bp.