Associated symptoms
In connection with low blood pressure and a high pulse rate, a number of side effects can occur. Especially if you are not used to it, a high pulse and the feeling of a racing heart can often lead to fear and even panic. A resulting feeling of breathlessness often intensifies these symptoms.
Furthermore, physical symptoms such as nausea, headache or abdominal pain can also occur in connection with a pulse that is too high. However, low blood pressure is even more noticeable than the increased pulse rate. This is particularly apparent in the form of fatigue, tiredness, lack of concentration, headaches and sleep disorders.
Cold limbs, especially hands and feet, can also be signs of low blood pressure. If the low blood pressure leads to a reduced blood supply to the head, dizziness and light-headedness or even fainting are the result. Orthostatic hypotension can also cause ringing in the ears, palpitations, pain in the heart area or a feeling of anxiety.
If a feeling of heart stumbling occurs in connection with low blood pressure and increased pulse rate, this is usually a sign of the presence of cardiac arrhythmia. The rapid uncoordinated contractions of the heart or parts of it mean that less blood can be expelled than normal. The blood pressure drops and accompanying symptoms such as dizziness or nausea occur.
The frequency of individual heart contractions outside of the normal rhythm varies from person to person. However, these usually go unnoticed, as they have no further influence on heart function. However, both external influences and illnesses can cause these irregular contractions to accumulate and lead to so-called arhythmias.
External causes include anxiety or nervousness, excessive consumption of caffeine or alcohol, and possible side effects of medication. Diseases that can lead to irregularities in the heartbeat include coronary heart disease (CHD), heart attacks, diseases of the heart valves or inflammation of the heart muscle. In any case, prompt clarification by a doctor is recommended.
One of the first measures is usually a long-term ECG. This is worn on the patient’s body for 24 hours and allows statements to be made about the frequency and length of the arrhythmias and possible triggering situations. Another common symptom associated with low blood pressure and a high pulse is recurrent nausea.
Due to the reduced blood flow to the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, the food consumed is utilized much more slowly than normal. This leads to a significantly longer time the food stays in the stomach and to a feeling of nausea.Paying attention to a low-fat diet, since high-fat foods take a long time to be digested, and drinking enough can help reduce nausea. We recommend drinking still water, unsweetened tea or diluted fruit juices without added sugar.
Breathlessness is one of the common side effects of low blood pressure and high pulse. Since the heart beats faster and the blood flow is increased, the oxygen exchange in the lungs must also take place in a shorter time. To ensure this, the frequency of breaths increases with a high pulse.
This is a completely normal reaction of the body, but can subjectively be expressed as a feeling of breathlessness. The resulting restlessness and anxiety often accelerates the pulse even further and worsens the shortness of breath. In order to improve the situation, you should therefore try to remain calm.
Furthermore, it can help to bend the upper body forward while sitting and support the arms on the legs. As a rule, the feeling of breathlessness should disappear on its own after a short time. If additional symptoms such as chest pain, coughing, bloody sputum or pain in the legs occur, immediate clarification should be carried out in an emergency room to rule out pulmonary embolism.
Our next article could also be helpful for you: Breathlessness due to heart failureFrequently, low blood pressure and increased pulse rate are accompanied by headaches. This is a consequence of low blood pressure and is caused by the reduced blood supply to the head. A stimulation of the circulation through sufficient exercise, especially in fresh air, can help to counteract these.
Increasing the blood volume by drinking more can also help to improve the symptoms. Painkillers can also be used for a quick improvement. However, these should never be a permanent solution.
If strong outbreaks of sweating occur in connection with low blood pressure and high pulse, they can either be an accompanying symptom of the same disease or, due to the strong loss of fluid, also the cause of low blood pressure. Possible causes for both are e.g. acute stress situations, stress and inflammatory diseases in the body. A change in the hormone balance, e.g. during pregnancy or menopause, can also be a reason for the complaints. The treatment of the complaints can look very different and depends on the respective cause.
