Blood pressure and medical safety

Symptomatic low blood pressure is treated differently from asymptomatic low blood pressure in healthy athletes. Nitric oxide supplements are not replacements for emergency care, prescribed nitroglycerin, blood-pressure medication, or physician-guided treatment. Nitric oxide support may lower blood pressure through vasodilation, so people with low blood pressure or blood-pressure medication require caution and monitoring. In acute low-blood-pressure states, further vasodilation could worsen symptoms and water, salt, or clinical evaluation may be more relevant.