Can a vitamin b12 deficiency cause high blood pressure?

July 4th, 2009

Airy215 asked:

I have recently been diagnosed with a vitamin b12 deficiency and have to take injections. Can this deficiency cause me to have high blood pressure? I checked it today and it was 155/89

NEASHA

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Health Problems?

July 3rd, 2009

xanarchy_x_angelx asked:

I apologise, but this is probably going to be a long one~. ^ ^’

Last March it was my sister’s 18th birthday. She invited a group of people over, including my boyfriend at the time, and we all pulled an all-nighter, playing video games and whatnot. Around 7 in the morning, everyone got up and left, so I went into my room to sleep the hours I missed. After a good chunk of sleep, I woke up and made my way down the hall and sat on the couch, talking to my Mom. She went up the hall and I followed her, walking past the kitchen and telling her stories from the night before. The next thing I remember, everything was going in slow-motion, it almost felt like a dream, and I hit the kitchen floor, face-first. I remember crying out, but I couldn’t hear anything. Slowly when my hearing came back and I was out of the trance-like state, I found myself shaking horribly to the point where my hips werre bruised from the floor afterwards, so I’d assume it was some sort of spasm or convultion. I had bit through my lip from the inpact. Once I had gotten myself up, I laid on the couch the rest of the day, with a swollen lip. Everything seemed to be fine after that, and I brushed it off as lack of sleep. But after a little while, I started having weird things happen. I’d get extremely light-headed at random frequent times, to the point where everyhting woudl go black, and I’d see white dots. After that started happening, it started getting worse and I started shaking when it would happen. Then at one point, my whole body felt heavy and I’d drop to the floor. The feeling that came when the blackness would clear was horrible, because my whole face would feel hot and heavy. A while after that, I started getting this tightening inside my stomach area when I had these attacks. After a year past and March came around again, I went to the Doctors. I got both heart and brain scans, but they seem to not be able to find anything. I dont get these attacks that frequently anymore, but…I still want to know what’s bringing them on.

Does anyone have any idea what’s going on?

Thank you to anyone who took the time to read this, even if you can’t help.

Anthony

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Do panic attacks have any positive effects on the heart/cardiovascular system of the sufferer?

July 2nd, 2009

whiteshell1000 asked:

Lets say if a physically healthy person experienced panic attacks once a day for a month in which each attack lasted 15-20 minutes, would the sufferer experience any positive effects on the cardiovascular system due to the elevated heart rate (120+ bpm)during the attack? Does a panic attack not simulate intense exercise in someways? Just curious…

R.

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How can I find a health insurance company that won’t deny me?

July 1st, 2009

curlyqsue80 asked:

I have applied with a couple of major health insurance companies and have been denied due to weight, mildly high cholesterol and a condition I have called polycystic ovarian syndrome. Is there a health insurance out there that takes riskier customers?

Gary

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I am 18, been to the cardiologist, and experience frequent heart palpitations, should I worry?

July 1st, 2009

gorgalonius asked:


I am an 18 year old female. When I was ten, a cardiologist told me I had a heart murmur. Now, for the 7 months or so, I have experienced palpitations, or my heart fluttering. It happens when I exercise, and also when I am just resting. I went to the cardiologist, and had a stress echo, 24 hour monitor and ekg. They didn’t find anything. The cardiologist seemed to laugh at me, telling me it was “extra beats.”

Tonight, my heart has fluttered numerous times, which is sometimes normal for me. I found out at a physical last week that I have a high heart rate, of 90, and a low blood pressure..90/70. I feel faint, either because of my low blood pressure, or because I’m just getting nervous. This occurs often. My GP suggested that I return to the cardiologist for another 24 hour heart monitor and another check up, so I will be going within the next month or two.

Should I be worried? Should I go see another cardiologist? I am very afraid that something is going to happen to me.

Charles

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