Hypertension at 16 !@#@?

Question

I can't really believe it myself
Ok. So this is it-I'm 16, play basketball,badminton , am good at track events, 6ft 1", 69 kgs. Heck- i've got a 34 waist, and suddenly, over the past 4 days i've been having these throbbing hadaches, that just get worse when i bend low.
More so,i excercise regularly, and just saw a doc,who said I have this high Bp - wierd. My pulse is just 53/min!!

Anyway,no that i do have it, plz suggest some gooooood alternate lifestyle therapies that may help- and BTW, I'm not one of the BOOk-wORMS.

=Oh, ya. I forgot to tell ya all.

My haemoglobn is 14.9.

Nor is there a possibility of any fear/ anxiety!!!!!

BTW, my dad's got Psoraisis - mild though, and I've been diagnosed with a mild form of the same.SO????

Answer 1

how much was your blood pressure?

whatever it was, 3 high readings on 3 separate occasions must be there before a diagnosis of hypertension is considered.

believe me, if your pulse is 54 at rest you are very healthy and you dont need any lifestyle modifications. my only advice would be to continue the same and stay away from smoking , alcohol, and drugs.

at such a young age the usual explanation for high blood pressure is secondary , meaning that there is an underlying disease. in that case lifestyle changes are not useful because the underlying condition must be treated.
lifestyle changes are useful for the hypertension that usually comes with middle age .

check out
(white coat hypertension)

its a false rise in blood pressure due to anxiety or fear, its the most common cause of misdiagnosis of hypertension.

ps
i dont know of a relation between bp and psoriasis.
like i said you should get 2 more measurements,and if it is still high, then you will have to think about possible underlying causes,like

kidney vascular abnormality
chronic kidney disease(pyelonephritis)
endocrine problems(pheochromocytoma,thyrotoxicosis)

these are the most common underlying causes of high bp in youth.
i dont think you have any of them though.

Answer 2

if you have a low pulse rate then i do not think your bp would be high,unless you have kidney problems,i suggest you go back and ask your doctor to do a blood profile to check for abnormalities in your blood,eg haemaglobin and other factors,unless you know what your bp reading was have no way of knowing how high it maybe

Answer 3

Have it checked by specialist - maybe hereditary, looks like it