Taking medication for low blood pressure and rapid heartbeat can be improved by reducing the dosage, stopping the medication or changing the medication, and if it does not get better seek medical attention promptly.
Reduce the dosage: If the low blood pressure is caused by an overdose of medication, the dosage of the medication should be reduced. This is because low blood pressure leads to insufficient blood supply to various organs, which will reflexively cause the heart rate to increase. After reducing the dosage, observe whether the above symptoms are reduced or the attack stops.
Discontinuation of medication: Low blood pressure and rapid heart rate can occur if certain medications have vasodilating effects or if the patient is allergic to a certain medication after taking it orally. In this case, the oral medication should be stopped.
Replacement of drugs: some antihypertensive drugs, such as selective calcium channel blockers, the side effects of which may be low blood pressure, rapid heart rate, facial flushing, edema, if this occurs, the patient needs to change the drug.
Specific medication is recommended that patients go to the hospital as soon as possible, under the guidance of professional doctors to standardize the treatment.