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I'm sorry you are going through this. I research natural medicine a lot for myself. It's hard to do research when you feel terrible! Sadly our medical system isn't very helpful. They only want to prescribe something to mask the symptoms. YouTube or other sites that have videos can be a good source unfortunately we have to weed through bad and harmful information.
In addition to the other great suggestions: To increase your stamina if you are up to it make a pot of chicken or vegetable soup. You can use crockpot if you don't want to babysit on the stove. I've found cooking a whole chicken in large pot in the oven is an easy way to get it tender and good stock. Add rice or egg noodles and seasoning. If you aren't up to cooking get some cheap ramen noodles. It's not very healthy but the seasoning packet has enough salt to get your electrolytes up. I keep them around just in case of times like this.
There's many plants that normalize blood pressure and are over all heart focused. I've had high BP over fifteen years and I'm overweight. For the past six months my BP has at a normal level. I believe taking Moringa daily since November 2022 has been the reason of my BP changes. (Short summary, Moringa fixes or stabilizes your body.) It's considered a detox and my experience has been stabilizing my bowel movements. I recommend to gradually get to full dose. At first it when you know you are going to be home just in case. Banyan Botanicals & Tribe Organics are good sources. Hopefully others can give other good sources.
Hawthorn is great for heart health. I prefer herbal liquid tinctures. Just a few drops in water a day. I order tinctures from small herbalist stores. I don't take it now that I've found Moringa helps BP and other conditions.
Scroll down on this link for a list of supplements and plant medicine for BP. Lots of sources online, I trust this doctors information. He left his medical practice when his mom got cancer and studied plant medicine in order to help her with getting cancer free.
Dr Axe
I pray for find what works for you. Plant medicine is amazing! It might take a while to figure out what's best for you. Our bodies are different so what works for others might not work for you. It might take up to six weeks to notice a difference using plant medicine.
Also look into medicinal mushrooms and chaga (not a mushroom but often put in the mushroom family.