Are there any symptoms of extemely high blood pressure?

9 Comments

1. Happy Meal says:

   August 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

   Okay lets be specific…
   Symptoms of a Hypertensive Crisis
   -Dizzyness
   -Blurred Vision
   -Nausea
   -ringing in the ears

   If your BP is over 200/110 go to the ER immeadiately

   Your possibilities of
   Stroke
   Heart Attack
   Brain Anneurysm

   are very high!!! Go see the doc.

   Work on an ambulance
2. Kitkat Bar says:

   August 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

   Heart attack… And it’ll be just about as high as it gets.
3. hidimba says:

   August 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

   giddiness..nitemares r two symptoms i have heard of…
4. alexandria h says:

   August 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

   Symptoms of extreme high blood pressure is having a stroke. Head aches, dizziness.
5. my_mas0n says:

   August 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

   symptoms include headache,dizziness and blurred vision.there may also numbness in the extremities and a nose bleed.these symptoms usually occur when the bp is greater than 160/100.
6. Discovery Tunnel™. says:

   August 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

   Symptoms
   Hypertension has aptly been called the "silent killer" because it usually produces no symptoms. Untreated hypertension increases slowly over the years. It is important, therefore, for anyone with risk factors to have their blood pressure checked regularly and to make appropriate lifestyle changes. Such recommendations are urged for individuals who have overall high-normal blood pressure, mild or above systolic with normal diastolic pressure, or family histories of hypertension, or who are overweight or over age 40.

   Symptoms of Malignant Hypertension
   In rare cases (fewer than 1% of all hypertensive patients), the blood pressure rises quickly (with diastolic pressure usually rising to 130 mm Hg or higher), resulting in malignant or accelerated hypertension. This is a life-threatening condition and must be treated immediately. People with uncontrolled hypertension or a history of heart failure are at increased risk for this crisis.

   People should call a physician immediately if these symptoms occur:

   Drowsiness.
   Confusion.
   Headache.
   Nausea.
   Loss of vision.
7. happydawg says:

   August 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

   I have hypertension and take blood pressure meds all of the time and when my pressure was really high, I could hear pumping in my ears and had a headache.
   Most people have no symptoms of high blood pressure. Thats why they call it the "silent killer"
   I am a nurse.
8. Thomas U says:

   August 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

   As someone who has experienced extremely high blood pressure, let me tell you what I had:

   Visual disturbances
   Dizziness
   Headaches

   and the one that got overlooked:

   Hand tremors.

   Obviously, biggest concerns are aneurysms, strokes, and MIs, but there’s one other "baddie" that can be a result of very high BP:

   Heart failure. This can happen to people in their 20s with no evidence of blockages whatsoever. It happened to me. It’s happened to countless others. If your blood pressure is VERY high, the usual "years of high BP" leading to CHF doesn’t apply. It can be a much shorter period of time.

   It’s so important to get your blood pressure checked, keep it in line, and as the EMT said in his/her answer, go to the doc if it’s extremely high.
9. Shannon V says:

   August 13, 2009 at 11:49 am

   you did’nt say whether you have high blood pressure or not,when mine is running on the high side i get a headache have a tingling sensation in my head and my vision becomes distorted (tunnel vision) i am now on high blood pressure meds its wise to keep a
   log of your bp and you can show it to your doctor.