just found out my hubby who is 24 has high blood pressure any advice?

Question

hubby is fit and healthy rides bike for an hour a day and takes the dog out twice a day. does not smoke eats healthy (we all have the odd takeaway max 2 a month). why has he got this and any tips on what i should be doing to help him out. the docs have told him to rest for a week to see if it improves. his symptons have been dizzyness, stumbling, feeling sick and shaking hands when he goes dizzy. never experienced anything like this before so any advice would be great.

Answer 1

go straight back to the gp and tell him more detail. Without knowing how high it was its difficult to answer.
In the meantime tell him to relax and put his feet up and stop stressing.
When getting up, do it slowly and in stages and this will help the dizziness he is feeling. Make sure he eats well to as these could be symptons of issues with Blood Sugar levels

Answer 2

I am surprised at your docs response to this. I am 32 in good health, eat well, exercise don't have salt etc etc, and I developed high blood pressure 2 years ago. My Mother had it at a young age, so to did my Grandmother. Because of my family history they took 5 separate readings over a period of six weeks and as they were always high, I was put on medication. Blood pressure fine now but will probably stay on medication for life, as a precaution. I would suggest you go back to the Docs and get it tested again, and discuss various forms of treatment if needed. It is a life threatening condition and can indicate underlying health problems to do with other major organs.

Answer 3

He may need medication. The latest and most up to date studies point toward a medication that will not only lower the blood pressure, but also reduce the incidence of stroke and heart attack. The current thinking is that a diuretic may be the best way to accomplish that.

You want to deal with a doctor who subscribes to this latest thinking and who will sample your husband with some Hydrochlorothiazide which is a diuretic. That will eliminate excess water and edema from his system and is very inexpensive. If that does not work, you will want to try a combination drug that includes a diuretic component. Don't let any doctor get you started on some expensive drug without looking hard at the diuretic.

Answer 4

Uncomplicated high blood pressure usually occurs without any symptoms. Therefore, hypertension has been labeled "the silent killer."
Some people with uncomplicated hypertension, however, may experience symptoms such as headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, and blurred vision. The presence of symptoms can be a good thing in that they can prompt people to consult a doctor for treatment and make them more compliant in taking their medications. Not infrequently, however, a person's first contact with a physician may be after significant damage to the end-organs has occurred. You are both lucky that you went to see doctor.
About one out of every 100 (1%) people with hypertension is diagnosed with severe high blood pressure (accelerated or malignant hypertension) at their first visit to the doctor. In these patients, the diastolic blood pressure (the minimum pressure) exceeds 140 mm Hg! Affected persons often experience severe headache, nausea, visual symptoms, dizziness, and sometimes kidney failure. Malignant hypertension is a medical emergency and requires urgent treatment to prevent a stroke (brain damage). I hope that your husband will receive good care.

Answer 5

As a practical nursing student. My opinion was this. Does he encounter this symptoms when he's tired? If yes, maybe too tired of exercising. Too much exercise, can cause high blood pressure. When people are tired from work or anything, they usually get dizzy. Shaking of hands usually happen when stressing yourself and you have not eaten for a day or not taking heavy meals. Try to relax as your doctor prescribed your man. Maybe he's only stressed out.

Maybe I'm not that too professional at all. But I wish that I could help you with this.

Answer 6

The dizziness, stumbling, feeling sick and shaking hands remind me of some of the symptoms I had with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Check out the symptoms link at www.hufa.org and see if he is experiencing any others.

The doctor should test him for high insulin (cause of low blood sugar and diabetes as well as heart trouble including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides).

In the meantime, make sure he gets 21-35 grams of protein (about 3-5 ounces of meat) at each of the 3 main meals, and a snack of about 7-14 grams of protein (1-2 ounces of meat) at each of 3 in between meal snacks, along with nuts (almonds) and some low sugar carbohydrate (the less processed the better). This will level his blood sugar, and that should keep the dizziness and other symptoms away, for now.

Please e-mail me if you have questions.

Answer 7

People who have posted before me have given excellent advice. Although the reasons for hypertension varies, some patients become hypertensive for no known reason (my doctor says I fall into this category).

Based on your description of his symptoms, I am wondering if he is also diabetic? Get his blood sugar checked.

Your husband's doctor may prescribe medication, and there are many that are very effective. Good luck.

Answer 8

That's awfully young for high blood pressure. How's his cholesterol? Sodium? Sometimes we think we are eating healthy, when we really are not. Read labels for sodium and cholesterol, etc. If he uses a lot of salt at the table, he should cut back considerably.

Answer 9

Eat a lot of vegies and fruit, avoid fatty meat.
Another thing I'm serious, have his Total serum testosterone, Free testosterone, Bioavailable testosterone, LH, FSH, Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) tested.
The androgens are not merely sexual hormones, they affect every aspect of a man's health.

Answer 10

His HTN(hypertension) could be familial,or for another variety of reasons.I know several people including myself that have familial HTN.I have had it since I was 20.Just be sure to have it treated and keep an eye on it as to avoid future problems such as Gluacoma,Kidney failure,arteriosclerosis,strokes,heart attacks.Not trying to frighten you but these are the facts.