What can be done to help with raising blood pressure?

Question

My mom is 84 and everytime she sits or stands up her blood pressure drops (89/44), she has seen a Dr. but this still is happening. No meds seem to help.

Answer 1

Ok, first off, please ignore the two answers previous to this, you have a real medical question, those two clearly have no idea what they're talking about, and you deserve a better answer.
It's tricky to answer something like this, especially if a doctor who has had a chance to examine her has been unable to help, however, I can say a few things. First off, the most important thing in this situation is the difference between her BP lying down and standing up, and them whether or not this actually causes her any problems. If she is dropping by a significant amount and/or her heart rate is going up when standing, then she has a condition called orthostatic hypotension, which is just a fancy way of saying low blood pressure caused by standing.
Now, there are many causes of this from dehydration (which is pretty simple to fix and probably has been considered before) to a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (is your mother diabetic, by any chance?) to cardiac causes, to the medications she's taking (though I don't know what they are, some medicines can cause this condition) and it's going to be impossible for anyone who hasn't seen and examined your mother to find out (and may be very difficult for those who have as well).
All I can say is that you should continue to follow closely with your doctor, and if it becomes a real problem to the point where she cannot function at home, consider having an aide to help her at home or even a brief hospitalization to try to reach a diagnosis (though, as I said, this sort of thing can be tricky and often no answer is found).
As one final thing, I just want to put one idea of there. Often we in the medical community, in our zeal to find a diagnosis and treat what's wrong, forget that sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. Is this a real problem for your mother, or just a nuisance? Don't feel like you HAVE to get to the root of the matter if it's something that's tolerable, it may be that all of the tests required to diagnose it and the treatments for it will cause more discomfort than the condition itself. As I said, I have no way of knowing that it's the case, but it is something to keep in mind.
I hope that helps at least a bit.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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