High Blood Pressure Symptoms

High Blood Pressure or Hypertension is a condition where a person’s blood pressure is constantly or persistently high. More specifically, a person has high blood pressure when his blood pressure is greater or equal to 140/90mmHG.

High blood pressure symptoms are often dismissed by people as normal effects of stress or fatigue. This may be because the effects of high blood pressure are more distinctly felt after very physically, emotionally or mentally stressful situations. More often than not, high blood pressure is detected through a routine check up. The healthcare professional only needs to get a blood pressure measurement in order to test for high blood pressure.

Since symptoms of high blood pressure are often mild and can be associated with other conditions, it is often difficult for people to easily identify their condition as high blood pressure or not. Unless they get a blood pressure measurement, most people will not know that they have high blood pressure. Routine check ups are still the best form of protection against high blood pressure. However, it is still important to be aware of your body and of the different conditions that may be identified as high blood pressure symptoms.

People with high blood pressure usually experience regular bouts of:

• Headache
• Nausea
• Blurred vision
• Dizziness

Now, these conditions in themselves are not immediately indicative of high blood pressure. However, if these symptoms persist and if they start increasing in intensity and frequency, it is best to consult your doctor.

Normally, people do not get regular tests for high blood pressure until they feel very severe high blood pressure symptoms. While these conditions do not develop immediately, they are actually organ damage that results from long term and untreated high blood pressure.

These conditions include:

 Stroke
 Heart attack or heart failure.
 Aneurysms
 Kidney Failure
 Loss of vision or eye damage