Posted by grapebubblegum on June 20, 2001, at 20:17:01
In reply to Re: I ignored the pharmacist's advice, tsk tsk tsk » grapebubblegum, posted by terra miller on June 20, 2001, at 15:08:59
Well, I can tell you that I have ALWAYS been one of those "cold-blooded" people (well, maybe except during the middle of summer here in FL.) But whenever it dips into or below the 70s outside, you will find me with sweater and chilly fingers and toes, although I have always been in fine cardiovascular health with low cholesterol, low resting heart rate, etc.
I know I was reading on one of the more interesting pages (the bearpaw one maybe?) a connection seems to exist between: Panic Disorder, low blood pressure, low blood volume and mitral valve prolapse. I believe one thing mentioned was that MVP is now being viewed as not a "conditions" as much as a symptom of that whole conglomerate of low blood volume and pressure. Meaning that the valve itself is not faulty; it only flaps backward when the blood volume (and I would guess blood pressure, also) is low enough to cause it to do so.
I do not claim to make exact quotes. I am only trying to vaguely recount what I read, for what it is worth to anyone. In other words, for some reason I believe that anxiolytics in general do lower blood pressure, and that the people who need anxiolytics as a group tend to already be prone to low blood pressure, volume, etc.
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