Do you have high blood pressure?
10 common symptoms and signs of hypertension or High Blood Pressure.
Most of us ignore the high blood pressure warnings our body signals. Even those who take medicine, only take antihypertensive medication for short time. Studies have proved that 90% of high blood pressure patients show non-compliance with their medication. If you will not control your blood pressure it may lead to your Heart, Kidneys, Brain and Eyes challenges.
Normal blood pressure is 120/80. If this reading goes above 140/90, then you consider yourself a hypertensive candidate. Between 120 and 140 you are at the pre-hypertensive stage. which can be controlled even by natural measures like exercise, low salt intake, stopping smoking, lower cholesterol, eating vegetables etc.
How will you come to know that you have high blood pressure?
High blood pressure typically has no symptoms at all, that is why we can call it a Silent killer. Although there are many coincidental symptoms that are widely believed to be associated with high blood pressure. These include headaches, nosebleeds, dizziness, a flushed face and fatigue. Although most of us with high blood pressure may have many of these symptoms, they occur just as frequently in those with normal blood pressure. Why these symptoms occur If you have high blood pressure that is severe or longstanding and left untreated, symptoms such as headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, restlessness, and blurred vision can occur as a result of damage to the brain, eyes, heart and kidneys. In rare cases, high blood pressure may cause brain swelling, which can lead to drowsiness and coma.
Briefly, Hypertension has the following 10 common symptoms.
- Headache
- Nosebleed (Epistaxis)
- Breathlessness
- tinnitus(Ringing in Ears)
- sleepiness, Insomnia
- confusion
- Fatigue
- profuse sweating
- vomiting
- low libido or lack of sexual desire
- Blurred vision
If you have none of the above symptoms, it does not mean that you don’t have high blood pressure. Remember most common symptom of high Blood pressure is that ” It Has No Symptom”. The best way to keep you healthy is to have your blood pressure checked at regular intervals.
