What to do about low blood pressure on medication for cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy after taking medication low blood pressure may be part of the drug has a hypotensive effect caused by, if the blood pressure compared to the usual drop more than 20mmHg or cause dizziness and other discomforts, to go to the hospital, if the blood pressure is a little lower, and within the normal range, and there are no symptoms, you can first observe, do not need to deal with. 1. Patients with cardiomyopathy often need to apply ACEI drugs to delay myocardial remodeling, such as ramipril, lynopril, enalapril, etc. These drugs have the effect of lowering blood pressure, so the application of blood pressure may cause a drop. 2. Other patients with cardiomyopathy tend to have a fast heart rate, and in order to reduce the work done by the heart, beta blockers are usually applied to slow down the heart rate, such as metoprolol, bisoprolol, etc., and these drugs may also cause a drop in blood pressure. 3. If the patient’s blood pressure is low, pay attention to monitor the blood pressure, if the blood pressure drops more than 20mmHg compared with the usual, blood pressure is lower than 90/60mmHg, and the patient has dizziness and fatigue, it is recommended to go to the hospital, and according to the situation, the doctor will reduce the dosage of the drug or adjust the medication program, and pay attention to the rest, diet and nutrition, and don’t be too fast in the change of the body position. 4. If the patient’s blood pressure than usual did not drop significantly, blood pressure is still in the normal range, the patient also has no discomfort, you can first observe, usually pay attention to monitoring blood pressure, continue to take medication in accordance with the doctor’s requirements, because compared to a slight drop in blood pressure, medication is more beneficial. Cardiomyopathy medication appeared low blood pressure, if the above mentioned discomfort symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment, not self-adjustment of drugs.