Hypertension

[aggypantha]

Hi can hypertension cause symptoms, i have dizzines etc..Nausea i have a cuff a home, am 43 and obese :(.. trying to loose weight, i feel light headed alot and vertigo..My Bp readings are 150 highest 100 or 90 or so. Generally feeling crap really. They say no symptoms silent killer etc...But i am not sure what else it can be.....It feels like now and again i get a few heart palps too. But it's the light headedness that sends me nutty........ I take my readings like 9 times a day obssesively. worrying i will drop dead. or stroke....... GP said keep eye on it , and also i have Micardis meds..... I guess i could take 1/2.... "sigh" then i worry about side effects. I am also a smoker I know  bad........ But i just dont feel myself last month... Waking up worse nausea and dizzy. thing is sometimes my Bp is 130/80ish....... can it fluctuate like that or does all Hypertension stay high all time??? Thanks fed right up

[Londres70]

From reading all your posts, you need to be taking some of that medication that has been prescribed.  I don't know why you think you don't need any.  

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get in to see your GP ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The lifestyle changes are great, but you need medicated.

Keep me posted.

[aggypantha]

Thats i have not hate " lol laptop typing :/

[aggypantha]

Morning Londres well i know boy what a night... Nope ER gave me nothing for nerves, I hate Stematil here or Stemazil from the previous GP, I can take that or valium i have too here 2mg ones. Not keen on taking them though, The Er wants my normal GP to set up a Holter or something to wear for 24hrs.... Im with you  im not sure if anxiety is causing this or something else , but will ring Tuesday as public holiday,  The Stematil Stemzine things are ok for dizzines help too.... Well lets say the Neighors are hell on earth!!! we are joined living.......all of last week for 2 weeks straight he banged....Was building or renovating grrrrrrrrrrrrr no nock to say we are? it went on till 1am and stuff....... we dont see eye to eye he is very arrogant and abusive and i keep clear of him........them ! . I am down to be moved from here as a Priorety no 1 move with Gov Housing...... and its been 6months already waited...i just want out of here.......Someone Key'ed my car too scratch just alot of ongoing drama..... but i need to keep calm and try to think stuff it all stuff them!! rather than take it on........ Well that's the latest update i will keep you posted meantime i am doing relaxation and cutting out Caffene........ :)....

[Londres70]

Geez, well try to relax.  Did the hospital prescribe anything for your nerves; sounds like you are having terrible anxiety.  At this point, I do not know if the anxiety is causing your other problems or if you are having anxiety secondary to the other problems.  

Secondly, GET IN TO SEE YOUR NORMAL/ORIGINAL GP ASAP!!!  He/she should probably do some more testing/labs with you.  

Thirdly, yes Labyrinthitis is a REAL condition; related to the inner ear function which with inner ear problems one can have lots of anxiety.  Anything prescibed for the vertigo? (Antivert, Betahistine)  

Relax, Relax, Relax.  I don't know what kind of "neighbors" you have, but....OMG!  

[aggypantha]

Hi Londres i spent last 4hrs in the ER as i got really dizzy again..... they did blood work for heart attack all came back ok?, xray etc..UPon arival BP was 170/95 , 3hrs later it was 107/77...... They said anxiety and or maybe Vertigo still.... i duno i am going to stop taking this bp with cuff though sending me nuts, Well a  GP said Vertigo but others say that that is just an excuse for another condition..... so i ran with it..... friends huh?..... this GP was a all day and night GP not my original 2 weeks ago........ My Primary GP i had out last week he said just keep eye on BP that's all he said and he also said Laybrithitis or something so he confirmed it....... But is that a real condition???? that's where i am at , sorry yes i was anxious very!!! i live in a bad situation here with neighbors!!!

[Londres70]

Well, I looked at the website;i patients' comments similar to this website.  Yes, medication has side effects that can POSSIBLY happen not WILL happen.  

Secondly, like I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, have you been tested/assessed for any other conditions?  You did mention the original diagnosis was Labyrinthitis?  So, at this point am totally confused about your situation.  Sounds like you do not want to follow the physicians' advise, you don't believe the diagnoses you have been given or do you just believe these problems will just go away with making lifestyle changes?  There is no doubt about it you sound like a NERVOUS MESS/ANXIOUS.  Coffee with vertigo issues/elevated BP is NOT a good idea if it is caffeinated especially.  I would stay away from the caffeine.

We all like life as we had it before: no health problems, do what we want to do, etc., but  
with living comes changes as we age unfortunately; I think you are having a hard time accepting this.  

Lastly, please see your physician again and have an honest talk with him; you definitely need help sorting all this out.

Keep us posted.