30May/11Off
what are the symptoms of high blood pressure?
I'm pregnant and would like to know what to expect if my pressure is high. Also my husband just got check gor high blood pressure and his doctor said it was high, but he hasn't been diagnosed yet! he would have to come back. If there anything you know about it!
May 30th, 2011 - 20:28
Hypertension is called a silent killer because most of the times it does not produce any symptoms even when the BP is very high. Most people find out they have high BP when they go for check up with the doctor for some other problem. That is why you are advised to do an yearly check up after you are 30 years old.
As you are pregnant I am sure you are going for regular antenatal check ups with a doctor. They will check your BP during the check ups and if high they will advice you. Unfortunately there are no specific symptoms for high BP. Uncontrolled high BP sometimes produce some headache and dizziness but that is not a reliable sign for hypertension. The only reliable and correct way to find out is to do BP check up with a mercury BP apparatus. You can buy a BP monitor from the shop for self monitoring but that are not at all reliable and I won’t advice that. So when you go for the check up with the doctor make sure your BP is checked.
For your husband they will advice you to check his BP regularly once a week or once every two weeks. If his BP is high 3-4 times they will label him Hypertensive and advice regarding life style modification and medicines will be given.
May 30th, 2011 - 20:28
People with hypertension (high blood pressure) often don’t know they have it until it’s measured by a nurse or doctor. If the blood pressure is only slightly high, most people do not suffer symptoms. It slowly damages organs and people present when they get the symptoms of the organ damage, such as heart attack or stroke, which is why hypertension is ofen known as "the silent killer". However, people with a markedly high blood pressure may suffer headache, dizziness, nausea/vomiting, chest pain and shortness of breath
Hope this helps.
May 30th, 2011 - 20:28
Sometimes you may feel very heavy, you feel like your body is thick and you find it difficult to breathe.
You may feel your heart doing unusual stuff, sharp sudden pains in parts of your body! Or in some cases you probably feel nothing… or not much.
Its hard to tell between permanent hypertension and temporary.
May 30th, 2011 - 20:28
Generality
High blood pressure (or arterial hypertension) is defined as a rise in the pressure of blood in the arteries, compared to a value known as ” normal “, established by many scientific committees throughout the world.
Minimum and maximum blood pressures (diastolic and systolic)
The blood pressure is dived into maximum blood pressure (systolic) and minimum (diastolic). For this reason, the reading of the blood pressure is always done using 2 digits, the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic: for example 12/7 means 120 millimetres of Mercury for the maximum blood pressure (systolic) and 70 millimetres of Mercury for the minimum blood pressure (diastolic).
Beyond 14/9, a subject has high blood pressure
Currently, the value of blood pressure which is defined as arterial hypertension is 140 millimetres of mercury (14 in the everyday language) for the systolic blood pressure (maximum) and of 90 millimetres of mercury (9 in the everyday language) for the diastolic blood pressure (minimum).
Why such a value?
Indeed, why can’t we tolerate a higher value? In fact, many doctors worked extensively on this subject and found that above the value of 14/9, the risk for the cardiovascular system is significant. These studies required several thousands patients, whose age varied between 18 and 85 years. On average, the duration of these studies varied from 5 to 20 years. We know that the higher the blood pressure value, the more significant the cardiovascular risk becomes, testified to this study carried out by an American insurance company in the Sixties:
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May 30th, 2011 - 20:28
Target sells an automatic b/p cuff for a mere $25 its the only one they sell and it is good! easy! i would tell you they have to have 2 or 3 high readings at a docs office before the doc prescribes a medicine. I peronally had headaces after my third child was born around age 32. So also did my dad at the same age. They call high b/b "the silent killer" because not everyone gets symptoms. A simple pill or two takes care of it but u have to faithfully take your meds at the same time everyday. Stay away from salt (use Johnnys seasoning) and eat fresh foods baked or broiled or boiled not fried. Lay off junk food stuff and unhealthy snacks and cheese. Excerise. When you are pregnant especially stay away from salt everything.