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What Causes Rise In Blood Pressure During Asthma?
I am 20, and i have high blood pressure for some reason. I also have exercise induced asthma. Currently i am on medication for neither because my doctors wanted to better understand what was going on without meds. I had a stress test, and everything from it apparently seemed normal with the exception of my blood pressure dropping from at least 185 to 105 in less than a minute of my getting off the treadmill. can you explain this at all? My blood pressure hasnt been recorded below 140 in over a year.
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
Hi,
Yes,it might occur during an asthma episode.
Actually when asthma attack happens there is severe constriction of bronchi and bronchioles occurs leading to reducing the oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange and that lead to increase tissues oxygen demand for survival of cells.
Because of this,suppression of vagus nerve by central nervous system leading to increase heart rate and blood pressure to cope up the high demand of oxygen in body.
During tread mill,this mechanism occurs even in normal individuals also.
You must take asthma treatment regularly to avoid episodes of asthma.
As your age is just 20,you must try to control blood pressure by this means.
If problem persists then consult pulmonologist.
Yes,it might occur during an asthma episode.
Actually when asthma attack happens there is severe constriction of bronchi and bronchioles occurs leading to reducing the oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange and that lead to increase tissues oxygen demand for survival of cells.
Because of this,suppression of vagus nerve by central nervous system leading to increase heart rate and blood pressure to cope up the high demand of oxygen in body.
During tread mill,this mechanism occurs even in normal individuals also.
You must take asthma treatment regularly to avoid episodes of asthma.
As your age is just 20,you must try to control blood pressure by this means.
If problem persists then consult pulmonologist.
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