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Hi ,

As an RN I do check my patients for postural hypotension at the

hospital for the doctor.

Here is a nice link that explains it:

http://www.drdaveanddee.com/hypotension.html

To make sure it is true postural hypotension (Low blood pressure

that " bottoms out " ...goes low with your position) One needs to stand

in place for 10 minutes. If you can't stand in place without

fainting in ten minutes you do have postural hypotension.

The most common cause is dehydration. A simple guide for drinking is

to take the body weight. Divide it in half and drink that many

ounces of water for the day. 300 pounds divided by 2 = 150. 150

ounces is an example of home much water one should drink. That is

roughly 18 cups of water a day.

I hope this helps.

Back to deep lurk,

>> Deb called from work to check on me a couple times yesterday as

she was worried. I was ok, just feeling pretty dizzy and etc. When

she got home, she checked my bp in all positions.. lying.. 102/68,

sitting.. 102/68 and standing.. 80/60. We now believe that my

blacking out was due to the drop in my bp.. postural hypotension.

However, we dont know what is causing my bp to bottom out.

> I have been rendered to sitting, reading, lying in bed, etc..

[Guest guest]

Hello All I hope you are all doing well. Today will be hardest day for me. I

have have and some others have notice signs of depression in me. I had the

strength to admitt that I needed help. I even had the strength to find this

help. Now the the tough part for me and my screwed up ego is today. Today I will

actually begin the process of healing and getting better by accepting this help.

Today I will see the Doctor and I am trying to steel myself to actually accept

this help. I pray that I have the strength to actually complete this and get the

help I need. Because I want to be here to see more of my daughters life and I

want to make amends to the one ture love of my life.

I blame the Prednisone and my condition of Nuerosarcoidosis for all of this. But

is that true?? I do not know. But I will get better and I will find my way back

to work. Dang I really miss it. I loved fixing those cars and making my clients

day.

I wish you all health and wellness. And I am sorry I have not been on-line much

here. Please understand that what I am fighting at this time is more scary to me

then any of the combat I was in amd I will need all of my strength to over come

myself and get better.

Greg aka Krumdawg

" Slightly confused .... but who isn't these days? "