Hypotension significantly complicates life, making us lethargic and apathetic. What to take under low pressure depends not only on the personal preferences of each, but also on the causes that provoke the ailment. There are several categories of drugs designed to normalize the condition with arterial hypotension.
What can I take at low pressure without going to the doctor?
What medicine to accept, if low pressure has caught by surprise and to address for the help to physicians there is no opportunity? The optimal option - natural tonic. They are based on plant extracts and a small amount of auxiliary substances. Here are the most popular drugs:
- Tincture of Schisandra. This natural adaptogen increases the tone of the vessels and naturally regulates the pressure. Thanks to vitamin C and other active substances has an invigorating effect on the entire body as a whole. For preventive purposes, it is enough to drink 8-10 drops 3 times a day. If necessary, to raise pressure in one go, take 20 drops on a piece of sugar.
- Tincture of aralia. Acts the same as lemongrass.
- Tincture of ginseng root. It improves the circulation of the brain and spinal cord, makes the walls of the vessels stronger. With caution appoint with increased excitability and a tendency to allergic reactions. Dosage for adults - 15-20 drops 2 times a day.
- Extract of Eleutherococcus spiny. Has a mild stimulating effect on the walls of blood vessels. Especially good in combination with ascorbic acid. Take 30 minutes before eating 20 drops.
- Saparal. These tablets act by drawing from the roots of aralia. Act like a tincture of this plant.
- Pantocrine. Tablets based on maral antler extract. Normalize systolic and diastolic pressure with regular application. The course is 2 tablets per day, in the morning and in the evening, for 4 weeks.
And at low pressure, you can take Andipal and Citramon. Both drugs are often found in the home medicine cabinet. They are used symptomatically - to normalize the state of health in a sudden attack of hypotension. This is what you need to take at low pressure in the first place, when going to the pharmacy is difficult, and there is no possibility to call a doctor.
What other drugs can I take with low blood pressure?
If the doctor has recorded low blood pressure, what to take in your particular case will be chosen by him. Usually these are the categories of medicines:
- alpha-adrenomimetics;
- means stimulating the central nervous system;
- anticholinergic drugs.
The first category includes such drugs as Phenylephrine and Medodrin. They prevent the stagnation of blood and increase blood pressure by acting on alpha-adrenergic receptors.
The most popular drugs from the second category are Acrinor and Securinin. They can be prescribed in the form of tablets, or in the form of infusions.
Bellataminal and Bellaspon belong to the third category. These drugs also perfectly regulate the blood supply to the brain and increase blood pressure.
We would like to remind you that the listed pharmacological agents should not be used without a prescription. The medicine that you need to take with tachycardia and low blood pressure is significantly different from what the doctor will write you when hypotension is associated with hormonal disorders!