Hypertension or Hypotension?

I have a condition called inappropriate sinus tachycardia which occasionally causes me to faint. Along with this illness I get high blood pressure. Last time I fainted someone I work with said that when I had landed she could see my veins pulsing. I always though that my blood pressure dropped prior to a faint as I go dizzy, very pale and get a kind of tunnel vision. Iam now unsure whether my blood pressure is high or low before I go down. Is it possible for it to drop then come back up very suddenly.
Any help gratefully received..

Iam currently waiting to see my consultant but due to the great british NHS the next available appointment is october.

The answer to this unfortunately involves talking about cardiac physiology.

Blood pressure is a combination of cardiac output and your systemic vascular resistance of your arterial blood vessels. Cardiac output is made up of your heart rate multiplied by your stroke volume (the amount of blood that is ejected per beat). Your stroke volume is effected by something called venous return. Venous return is the blood that flows back into your heart from the venous blood system.

Definitions over, on with the explanation. Your sinus tachycardia will cause your cardiac output to fall. This is because your heart is beating to quickly to let it fill in between each contraction. Your blood pressure will fall as your cardiac output is low. You faint because you have reduced blood flow to your brain.

When you hit the ground your venous return will increase as more blood will be available to your heart. When you are standing the blood in your legs finds it hard to get back to your heart, but when you are lying down it doesn't have to overcome the force of gravity.

Your veins pulse because you have an increased venous return.

In summary, you will have hypotension when you faint and your pulsing veins are not an indication that your blood pressure is high but that your venous return is.

Incidently the drugs that you are taking for your hypertension may not be helping. It might be worth seeing your GP to find out if these are still necessary.

Asking question such as very serious in Yahoo,why don't you consult Doctors.

Blood pressure and pulse is two things that will never stay the same if taken again right after another. Yes, your blood pressure may had dropped to cause you to faint. Right after that, it could of gone up to cause you to wake. I hope you're being treated for this. It could be serious. It also could be the cause of medications if you're on any

Depending on the person, a blood pressure can do that , My bloodpressure tends to go up if i have a pain or even an intense itch, and go down right afterwards,
So , you would have to take it when you come to , to see which it did. have it taken when your beginning to feel dizzy to see if it goes up or down, I would think it would go down first,

It's possible for your blood pressure to drop and rise again as you described. There is a POSSIBLE greater problem that needs immediate attention. Go to a fire station nearby for now. Tell them of the problems you're experiencing. Here in the US, the fire department checks blood pressure free. I would go for another consult---respectfully, with the symptoms you're describing, waiting until October is too long.