What are the symptoms of high blood pressure and what is the treatment?

Question

i've just been told by the doc mine is border line and i need it checked in 2 weeks should i worry?

Answer 1

I have high blood pressure, but had no symptoms. I found out when I had a routine doctor visit. I now take a prescription water pill that holds my blood pressure down to normal. I suggest you go to your doctor and have it tested. Or you can go to most pharmacies and have it done for free. But I wouldn't worry, but most definately have it checked again and follow your doctors advise.

Answer 2

High blood pressure is sometimes called the silent killer because it often has no symptoms. Being borderline does not mean you actually have hypertension- it is your Dr. doing his job and keeping an eye on things. In order for a diagnosis of hypertension to be made ,most health care professionals are looking for a high reading consistently over a 2 week period. There are many factors that can give you a borderline reading- smoking a cigarette just before the test, drinking a coffee or even what we call "white coat syndrome" ,where your pressure goes up because of being with the Dr. Try not to worry, hard as it may seem. There are a lot of medications to lower your pressure and even diet and exercise can make a significant impact. You have a Dr. who is just being careful. Good for them. Best of luck.

Answer 3

A high blood pressure reading of more than 180/110 should be considered an urgency and seen by a doctor as soon as possible. Hypertension is often called the "silent killer" because symptoms of high blood pressure do not appear for years until a vital organ is threatened. Signs of long-untreated high blood pressure (such as headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, restlessness and blurred vision) can be the result of damage to the brain, eyes, heart and kidneys.

Treatment of High Blood Pressure
If an underlying disease or condition has been identified as the cause, treatment of high blood pressure will focus on that condition. When it has been brought under control, your high blood pressure may go away.

Before using drugs to control high blood pressure, most doctors will suggest:

Avoiding alcoholic drinks
Cutting down on salt
Exercising regularly
Losing weight
Making sure you get enough calcium, magnesium and potassium
Quitting smoking
If these approaches are not effective, the patient may need to take daily drugs to lower blood pressure. The most commonly used drugs for the treatment of high blood presssure, include:
Diuretics to rid the body of excess salt and water
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to dilate the arteries and relieve pressure
Andrenergic blockers to help the body avoid high blood pressure caused by stress
Calcium-channel blockers, which cause blood vessels to widen using a different mechanism
Because drugs to lower high blood pressure work in different ways and have different effects, it may be necessary to work with your doctor over a period of time trying different drugs or combination of drugs to best manage your high blood pressure with the least side effects.

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Answer 4

Dear
Symptoms of blood preasure normally are as follows
1,Uneasy ness
2. Restlessness
3.Light head ache
4. Nervouis tension
The best way is get it checked and maintain a recrd ,but try to
avoid medication. If you start ones then you will become slave for the medication
Try to meditate in the morning and try the following
Keep a copper vessel small one beside your bed fill water of 300 ml in it and put one small gold coin in it place a lid on the vessel
and in the morning drink that water
see for one week then you will know the defference

Answer 5

Headaches, swollen ankles, lethargy are all symptoms.
Treatment is usually via medication but you can help yourself a lot in the meantime by cutting out salt, eating loads of fruit and veg, and reducing your protein, fat and carbohydrate intake. In other words, adopting a healthy diet.

Answer 6

asymptomatic most cases.some have headache or limb swelling,treatment is usually conservative low salt diet and restrict water intake for a few weeks,if still high thiazide diuretics r first line,and many other drugs ,its not danger as long its controlled.

Answer 7

Hypertension, commonly referred to as "high blood pressure", is a medical condition where the blood pressure is chronically elevated. While it is formally called arterial hypertension, the word "hypertension" without a qualifier usually refers to arterial hypertension. Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure.

Hypertension is usually found incidentally - "case finding" - by healthcare professionals. It normally produces no symptoms.

Malignant hypertension (or accelerated hypertension) is distinct as a late phase in the condition, and may present with headaches, blurred vision and end-organ damage.

It is recognised that stressful situations can increase the blood pressure;

Hypertension is often confused with mental tension, stress and anxiety. While chronic anxiety is associated with poor outcomes in people with hypertension, it alone does not cause it.

Doctors recommend weight loss and regular exercise as the first steps in treating mild to moderate hypertension. These steps are highly effective in reducing blood pressure, although most patients with moderate or severe hypertension end up requiring indefinite drug therapy to bring their blood pressure down to a safe level. Discontinuing smoking does not directly reduce blood pressure, but is very important for people with hypertension because it reduces the risk of many dangerous outcomes of hypertension, such as stroke and heart attack.

Mild hypertension is usually treated by diet, exercise and improved physical fitness. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low fat or fat-free dairy foods and moderate or low in sodium lowers blood pressure in people with hypertension. This diet is known as the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), and is based on National Institutes of Health sponsored research. Dietary sodium (salt) may worsen hypertension in some people and reducing salt intake decreases blood pressure in a third of people. Regular mild exercise improves blood flow, and helps to lower blood pressure. In addition, fruits, vegetables, and nuts have the added benefit of increasing dietary Potassium, which offsets the effect of sodium and acts on the kidney to decrease blood pressure.

There are several types of medications available and it will be decided by the Physision on evaluating the reasons etc., etc., Please consult your doctor.-

Answer 8

Mine is through the roof and has been for mnths. They put you on medication and tinker round till they get the right dose for you. I find I get headaches xxxxxxx

Answer 9

It's a good thing you got this checked out.often people don't know they have it "the silent killer"

Answer 10

NO DONT WORRY ITS CONTROLLABLE BUT YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED AND TAKE THE DOCS ADVICE SERIOUSLY