Pulse

I almost fainted while walking. So I took my blood pressure, pulse and blood sugar and everything was completely normal. I feel so weak though. My breathing is a little off as well, what can this be?

Anxiety. We all become trembly if we are angry, stressed, anxious (‘shaking with nerves’) or very tired.

Low blood sugar causes shakiness because the nerves and muscles are deprived of fuel. The adrenaline system responds by kicking in, and this can make the shakiness worse for a while. The circumstances will make it obvious if this is what is happening in your case. A low blood sugar is most likely to occur if you eat a lot of sugary snack foods; these raise the blood sugar sharply, but then it plummets down again. The answer is to eat more slowly digested carbohydrates, such as porridge for breakfast instead of a sweet cereal and fruit instead of sweet puddings. Low blood sugar can also occur after excessive exercise.

Too much coffee and tea can make you a bit shaky, particularly in combination with a low blood sugar. So cut down the amount of coffee or strong tea that you drink, and avoid snack ‘meals’ that are mainly sweet foods and lots of coffee.

‘Essential tremor’ is one of the most common types of shakiness. Instead of contracting at random, the tiny muscle fibres contract and relax together (‘synchronization’), resulting in more noticeable movements. (In medicine, the word ‘essential’ has a special meaning – it is used to describe a condition that is not caused by any other medical condition or disease, but simply exists on its own.)
Essential tremor is unusual in young people, but affects 1 in 20 of the population over the age of 40.
It tends to run in families, so some of your close relatives may also have it.
It usually affects the hands, often the head, and sometimes the voice and other parts of the body as well.
It becomes worse when you use your hands to do something, such as picking up a small object, or if you try to maintain a position, such as holding a cup steady. If you rest your hands quietly on your lap, the shaking usually stops.
It is uncontrollable and does not mean you are ‘nervy’ or ‘neurotic’ (although, frustratingly, it becomes worse when you are anxious).
An alcoholic drink often improves it, but obviously you should not overdo this remedy.
If the shaking is really troublesome, your doctor can prescribe a drug such as a beta-blocker or primidone. Avoid too much coffee and strong tea.

My pulse is 53, my blood pressure is 108/60 and my karmic energy field is 2 millimeters.

Pulse: don’t care
Blood pressure: It’s always been in the normal range (or so the nurses at the blood bank tell me) so i assume it still is.

Karmic energy field: Not sure. I am seriously considering a reading sometime soon but i was once told that my Aura is a deep purple, which is cool ’cause that’s the ohm colour, baby.

which blood vessel is where pulse and blood pressure are detected?
and
why are pulse and blood pressure only felt in this blood vessel?

thank you for answering…

It’s your artery.

This blood vessel has the most pressure because it carries blood away from the heart to other organs and tissues. Because of it’s high pressure the ‘pounding’ is more easily detectable. This ‘pounding’ actually occurs because the artery passes over a bone.

So basically this answers yours second question, the pulse is only felt in this blood vessel because it has the highest pressure since its the blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. It needs this high pressure in order the carry blood (which contains vital components such as oxygen) all around the body.

At school we had a doctor’s test and my blood pressure was 128/79 and my pulse was 117

Is that good? My pulse was a little highe cause I was nevous.

Once when I was watching The Dr Oz Show, he said blood pressure should be about 115/75. Your systolic pressure (128) is a bit high, but I wouldn’t worry too much. As you said with your pulse, it’s high as well, and it’s good that you recognize that.

Your systolic pressure being high could also be from nerves, just like your pulse. Try your pulse again later when you’ve been resting and are not stressed out. If it is less than 100, that’s a good thing.

If you’re worried about your blood pressure, bring that up next time you visit your personal Dr and see what he/she says. They’ll either tell you it’s not that big a deal like I’m thinking, or will ask you to take a blood pressure monitor home and keep an eye on it (or could have you report in every so often to have it taken there.)

I’m sure you’ll be fine, especially if your pulse comes down during a relaxed, stress-free period. Good luck.

A damaged aortic valve does not seal properly and allows blood to flow back into the ventricle during dystole….what do you expect to happen to the pulse pressure?

Hi Jess,

Blood pressure and pulse pressure falls when there is aortic valve insufficiency. This occurs because blood flows back into the ventricle when the ventricle completes the systolic phase. Please visit the site I have attached for more details.

So many doctors and nurses are worried about my blood pressure being low and my pulse being really high. But I feel fine. Why are they worried? Is there something bad about having low blood pressure and a high pulse? Usually my blood pressure is 90 over 60 and my pulse is usually 90 to 100 bpm.

the pulse is completly fine the blood pressure is low… eat more salt.. theres not to much to be worried about LBP isnt as bad a HBP