Low Carb =Low Blood Pressure

bevtyndall
bevtyndall Posts: 72 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been doing low carb for two weeks.I went to the Dr today and they tell me my blood pessure is very low.Due to me dropping my carb levels much lower than it used to be.Has anyone else experienced this doing low carb?

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  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    No, mine has dropped because of a 110+ pound loss. Low carb has nothing for my blood pressure but my blood sugar is now awesome.

    I would get a second opinion on why it has dropped. I got to 2 doctors almost once a month and I can guarantee they have never heard of such a thing. Both have recommended I go Primal and low carb knowing I have blood pressure/heartrate issues.

    Seems like they didn't know an answer and guessed to me.
  • quill16
    quill16 Posts: 373 Member
    I also had a BP drop with weight loss (after 50-60 lbs loss) and my glucose dropped dramatically with low carb in 2 weeks (140 down to 90 and now it is in th low 80s).I'm not a doc, but haven't heard low BP relating to low carb unless accompaniedby weight loss.
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    If it's only been two weeks then you may still be adapting to it.

    The body has to make some metabolic changes to adjust to burning a fatty-acid/ketone mixture and not glucose as a primary energy source.

    Sometimes supplementing with salt will help any transitory symptoms (sometimes called "Atkins Flu").

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/431364-can-a-low-carb-diet-cause-low-blood-pressure/

    Good luck!
  • thymara
    thymara Posts: 4
    When I did the Dr. Berstein diet (low carb) my blood pressure dropped significantly to the point where if you you looked at the literature it was a cardiac event.

    Now I'm back trying to lose weight on low carb while controlling my salt intake. I do not add salt to anything but am discovering that getting below 2000 mg is a challenge given the amount of salt already in food.

    I will have to choose foods much more wisely
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    If it's only been two weeks then you may still be adapting to it.

    The body has to make some metabolic changes to adjust to burning a fatty-acid/ketone mixture and not glucose as a primary energy source.

    Sometimes supplementing with salt will help any transitory symptoms (sometimes called "Atkins Flu").

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/431364-can-a-low-carb-diet-cause-low-blood-pressure/

    Good luck!

    I thought the low blood pressure was because of water loss?
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