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

[aggypantha]

Hi Londres well he prescribed them some time back 9months ago, was a bit iffy said it was bit high. I thought no i can do without, fastforward 9months, then the last month been feeling not myself. Then the other day i had a ciggie came indoors and well took my Bp thinking i feel odd, was 180/120, almost freaked. Went and took 1/2 of a micardis and tried to relax.... today i took another 1/2 felt somewhat better.. been trying to get it down to 130/80 etc... almost got there 140/85, 10mg Micardis..I will have to tell Doc , he was out the Doctor other day , and once again checked my Bp but wasn't over fussed, noted down it was creeping up in his notes and said to keep eye on it home BP etc..I dont want to take meds, but that nausea come high bp , i though't i might vomit at any moment.... NOrmally they would put u in ER for that i would have thought..... Plus panicking about it didnt help........ THat's where i am at today... Lifestyle i have no doubt has played a part in this...being sedentary, not excercising or watching diet and just eating whatever.... at 43 its caught up with me damn.... I want to try and get it down with diet changes and exercise so that's my goals but i think i should stay on these meds for now , that's to dangerous perhaps to play with huh??? thanks

[Londres70]

Have you discussed with your GP about testing/referrals to rule out other possible problems other than the diagnosis of high blood pressure?  He/she has obviously given you a diagnosis of high blood pressure if he/she prescribed Micardis.      

[aggypantha]

thanks no meds as yet but i have them here, not sure if its vertigo or high BP  and or a sleep issue.

[Londres70]

Blood pressure can fluctuate; yes, including high blood pressure.  High blood pressure can also cause headaches, feeling of "crap," etc.  How long has it been since you were diagnosed?  I am sure you got the message about the smoking and being overweight.  Are you not taking the medication?  I didn't really understand if you are or not taking the blood pressure medication.  Side effects of medications are things THAT CAN happen not ARE GOING TO HAPPEN keep that in mind.  On the other hand, uncontrolled high blood pressure and the consequences is something I don't think you want to be dealing with.

Keep us posted.