19 yrs old and bp problems - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

lindsay8416 · 01-10-2003, 05:23 PM

Hi my name is lindsay and i have been having dizzy and fainting spells for the last 3 months. i normally am dizzy/ faint when either sitting up from a lying position or standing up when seated. when it happens it will happen more than once and i normally have to lie down for awhile before trying to get up again. i have injured my neck by fainting on toilets, counter tops, concreate and that is just to name a few. when i was in the army (thats where this all started) they couldnt figure anything out so i left and went home permantley. now that i am home the fainting spells are almost every single day with little warning. i went on vacation to South Carolina for 6 days and got into a hot tub and then ended up in emergency room with a systolic of only 80 and they told me to go home and go to my family dr because of my bp and i did but he just told me that me fainting "was nothing new" and to drink more water. that was 4 days ago and since then i have gotten a second opinion and have fallen at wal mart on some carts. he had me get a ct of the head, an EEG, an EKG, blood work and a holter moniter for the next 24 hours. when i went today my bp was 90/70 and that worried him a bit. could someone please help this is getting bad and i dont know what to do or what the problem can be. i have been told that i stay out for a matter of 30 seconds to 2 minutes at times. my heart races when i take a shower and it has been found to be 180 after i got out of the shower. what should i do? this problem has caused me to be jobless and i dont have insurance and i am going to end up going bankrupt before i turn 20 in july because of all these med bills someone please help
Thank you and God Bless, Lindsay Marie

RRR · 01-11-2003, 09:46 AM

Good Gravy Girl! I hope you get your BP under control. First off let me say that there is such a thing as getting financial assistance for your medications. Ask your doctor about it..he should have a form he can sign and you fill out your financial status and they submit it to I believe a pharaceutical company they review it and determine whether you can get free meds. I read it on the internet last night. If I come across the sight again I will update this thread for you with the link.

RRR · 01-11-2003, 09:50 AM

Lindsay, Here is that link I promised you..It is called the Patients Assistance Program. Perhaps this will help on costs of pills at least...

[url="http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/pap/pap_products.asp"]http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/pap/pap_products.asp[/url]

lindsay8416 · 01-11-2003, 09:57 AM

Thank you for the reply i am going to look into getting coverage but i can not get medicade i have already tried but who knows... i have to go today to get my holter moniter removed and i just broke my phone a couple of hours ago after i woke up my friend was not on the line anymore and my poor dogs were licking my face and they were scared to death but i think i am going to stay seated for a while and hopefully nothing happens at the hospital when i go get this thing off b/c i have been taken to the er before when i fainted in a hospital and i dont need anymore bills. Well thank you again, Lindsay Marie

RRR · 01-11-2003, 03:27 PM

That is the weirdest thing. I think you faint when BP is too low. Hope somebody out there has more info than me to help you. Later..R