A sudden drop in blood pressure (hypotension) in someone with high blood pressure or even in a person with normal blood pressure can be a life-threatening medical emergency.
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In many cases, it is considered more dangerous than moderately elevated blood pressure.
What Happens to the Body When Blood Pressure Drops?
Professor Alexander Konkov, Head of the Department of Therapy, with a course in Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the Russian University of Biotechnology,
explained:
"Many people consider high blood pressure to be the leading cause of death, while low blood pressure is often dismissed as nothing more than feeling weak or an excuse to drink coffee or eat dark chocolate. Medically, however, the situation is much more complex."
Konkov noted that although coffee and dark chocolate are commonly recommended to raise blood pressure, they are neither safe nor practically effective in cases of severe hypotension.
He added that treating the condition requires appropriate medication, stressing that physicians must first determine the underlying cause of the blood pressure drop.
It may result from problems affecting the blood vessels, heart, or endocrine system such as thyroid or adrenal gland disorders or be linked to dehydration, blood loss, or a side effect of certain medications.
He also pointed out that one of the most dangerous causes of low blood pressure is internal bleeding.
"The main danger of low blood pressure is that it can lead to tissue hypoperfusion, a condition in which organs and tissues receive an inadequate supply of oxygen because blood flow is insufficient," Konkov said.
"If the brain, heart, or kidneys are deprived of oxygen for too long, necrosis the death of cells can begin."
