Pregnancy Trauma
March 24, 2008 12:10pm CST
Since discovering I was pregnant i have been plagued with medical problems one after another. I'm now almost 20 weeks and I've been sick from work over 2 months now due to this. My symptoms range from being plain out of breath, dizzy, nausea to passing out. Tiredness hasn't eased since I was 4 weeks and all the doctor keeps advising me is that it seems to be a problem with my vascular system. Has anyone else experienced anything remotely similar????
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
24 Mar 08
Have you had your blood pressure checked? To me that would be the first place to look. The second place would be your ears. You may have vertigo.
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24 Mar 08
Yeh, blood pressure is always around 99/54 - but it seems to be more to do with my pulse if that makes sense. I always feel breathless and I can feel my pulse round every part of my body 24/7, thumping - it's strange. Gets worse when I have a bath (tend to break out on rashes etc) Just wish i cou ld return to work but at the moment i cant even walk around without someone close to hand.
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
24 Mar 08
That is a very low blood pressure (hypotentsion). If your current doctor is not willing to do anything for you, then you need to find a new one. Hypotension can cause strokes and a heart attacks so you shou ldbe monitored very closely.
here is some infomration regarding low blood pressure and pregnancy
http://www.thelaboroflove.com/articles/can-low-blood-pressure-effect-pregnancy/
