High blood pressure symptoms or not?
Why is this happening to me? I work at a restaurant to support myself while im going to college. Rececently like 3 or 4 days ago I noticed that everytime i lift a heavy object or bend down (which i have to do a lot!!) my head feels like it’s going to explode and I can feel the pulse on my forehead and my whole head starts to hurt….if i bend down too many times in a day the headache stays for thw hole day or even more… also something more strange is that I’ve noticed that I see less sharp the things that are far away…i use glasses and all but I ‘ve noticed a slight change in my eyesight anfd I went to the doc a few weeks ago…supposedly everything normal! but why is this happening??? i also get dizzy….help??
oh anfd both of my parents have high blood prrssure..my grandparents too….is it hereditary?
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Have you checked your blood pressure? Do you monitor it? You can get monitoring devices which are inexpensive and can be found at any drug store. Since your parents and grandparents have high blood pressure, it would be a very good idea for you to start monitoring yours.
High blood pressure, or hypertension can be hereditary.
However, the symptoms you have experienced does NOT necessarily mean that you have high blood pressure.
For example, for some people, changing positions quickly can cause something called "positional hypotension or orthostatic hypotension"… meaning your blood pressure can drop suddenly if you move from a sitting to a standing position. This results in feeling light headed, dizzy and even for things to go "black" for a second or two while your body adjusts.
As far as your vision… does the blurriness come and go? or is it all the time? If its all the time, you may just need corrective lenses. If it fluctuates, then go see your primary MD. There could be several reasons why this happens, blood pressure is just ONE of them. Fluctuating blood sugars can cause this (blood sugar too high OR too low), as well as sinus problems. I have chronic sinus problems and my vision fluctuates depending on how bad my sinus congestion is at the time – and my blood pressure actually normally runs a little low.
The severe headaches concern me. The family history of HTN and the headaches are all the more reason to start monitoring your blood pressure. Have you been evaluated for migraines?
High blood pressure can be hereditary. I would suggest trying not to get up so quickly when bending down. This has happened to me in the past and I do not suffer from high blood pressure. Getting up too quickly can throw your equilibrium off balance, causing the dizziness and headaches. If you are feeling a bit anxious, I would suggest having your doctor put you on Buspar. I have been taking Buspar for months and it has helped me calm down a lot.
yeah sounds like you have diabetes get checked
since you have a family history of high blood pressure it might be that, but low blood sugar and low blood also acts like that too you need a complete check up see another doctor if the other doc found nothing wrong
High bp can be heriditary, and there is a good chance your bp is up working in a restaurant you are prob eating the food, i did it through school too and I tried to eat healthy since I got free food. My bp is high and these sometimes are symptoms, but it may just be you coming up to fast also that is making your head hurt. High Bp is a silent killer so please keep it monitored if you think it may be a problem.
High blood pressure is caused by three factors: genes (hereditary) diet (clogged arteries due to cholesterol etc,) and overweight.
They call it the "silent killer" because often people don’t feel any symptoms and don’t know they have it.
I, on the other hand, usually feel kind of like you do when my blood pressure goes up. I feel extra tense, headaches, pulsing blood, pressure, and a feeling like dizziness, but a little different. Hard to describe…like my brain is just not processing properly and my vision is a little weird.
So— get it checked, pronto!
If it is not BP, then its something else needing attention. If it is BP, get some meds and see if diet changes also help. Dying from a stroke/heart attack is terrible— Living with brain damage from a stroke may be even worse.
Bad stuff. Don’t ignore it, hoping it will go away.
Hope you feel better.
PS high blood pressure can happen even to young people— but so can other things…like low or high blood sugar, etc. Get it checked out!!!