My BP has been lower since I started taking AED's in recent years, not hypo
but much lower. It must be due to the AED's.

Similar. I would tend to have a fainting feeling.

Bob

The temporal lobe epilepsies can cause fast or slow heart rates.  There is
a list of things that could cause orthostatic hypotension at
http://aafp.org/afp/971001ap/engstrm.html  (take with a grain of salt
because for some people a cause is never found).

The above web site mentions a few solutions.  The site didn't mention this,
but I've heard of a few people using compression hose-type garments (I
think high enough to include the abdomen) to equalize their blood pressure
so they don't pass out when they suddenly change position.  The thing about
avoiding hot showers and baths (or even hot tubs) is because the veins
dilate and contract depending on body temperature and a person could faint
from that quick change in the blood vessels.

When you visit the web site, anything with "brady" in front of it means
slow and "tacky" means fast.

I've only seen one AED that could cause hypotension (it almost sounded like
an injectable form of the drug).

Barb

I've always had a low b.p. & slow pulse rate. My first neuro referred me to
a cardiologist who had me wearing a halter monitor for 24 hours. His
diagnosis was there was a small but insignificant abnormal activity. His
advice to the neuro was that it was irellavent. It had nothing to do with
aeds.

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