High blood pressure symptoms and treatment

Symptoms, consequences, causes and treatment of high blood pressure

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Often the symptoms of incipient high blood pressure coincide with the sign of a general fatigue. That is why this disease a person learns only in a critical condition. Meanwhile, high blood pressure is one of the widely-spread diseases of the cardiovascular system. According to official statistics, the disease affects roughly one in three residents of Russia.

high blood pressure - is a chronic disease characterized by periodic or continuous increase in blood pressure. In a normal healthy human pressure 120/80 mmHg You can not talk about high blood pressure, if a person has a small deviation from this target. This phenomenon may be an individual feature of an organism. But if the pressure exceeds 140/90 mmHg deals with the development of high blood pressure. How sadly, become ill can not be cured completely, we can only maintain the normal condition of the body without provoking attacks.
Measuring blood pressure.

This procedure is performed better with an electronic tonometer. It is important to do so in a calm state. If, before the pressure man was physically active or simply dropped off the street, it is better to wait 20 minutes and then take the measurement. Before measuring the pressure can not drink coffee, smoke, drink alcohol. Ideally blood pressure should be in the morning on an empty stomach. For more convincing measure the pressure again after 10 minutes. Under these conditions, you can find their normal baseline blood pressure. Normal blood pressure numbers depends on age. For example, from 16 to 20 years will be considered as normal the following indicators: 100/70, 120/80, 120/70 mmHg Between 20 and 40 years, the figures may be higher - 130/80 mmHg At the age of 60 years and older may be considered a normal pressure of 140/90 mmHg
Symptoms of high blood pressure.

Early symptoms of high blood pressure are often written off in the usual fatigue. Episodic headache, dizziness, memory loss, fatigue. After resting, sleeping, these symptoms are negligible to humans. And often with these changes, people live for years without going to the doctor. Over time, symptom of the disease is becoming obsessive. You may see the noise in the ears, sweating, facial flushing, flies before his eyes, the mother liquor in the morning, puffy face, swelling of the hands. Even if these symptoms are not permanent and are only occasionally should not be attributed to fatigue - it works high blood pressure.
The causes of high blood pressure.

The main reason for high blood pressure - stress, as a result of stress in the blood is thrown out a lot of adrenaline. When a person is experiencing stress, one after the other, high blood pressure becomes his constant companion. Another potential cause - consumption of large quantities of water that can not be excreted from the body in sufficient quantity. A fault in this process sodium. When sodium in the body in excess, cell membrane starts to pass sodium, which brings with it extra amount of water. There are many factors that provoke high blood pressure - smoking, alcohol consumption, overweight, genetic predisposition, sedentary lifestyle, intake of certain medications (oral contraceptives with a high content of hormones, drugs to reduce appetite, some anti-inflammatory drugs).
Consequences of untreated high blood pressure.

Eventually the disease will only progress - appear irreversible lesions of various organs (heart, brain, kidneys, blood vessels, fundus). At later stages of changing human gait, disturbed coordination, there is weakness in the arms and legs, worsening eyesight, significantly reduced memory and intelligence.
Treatment of high blood pressure.

I would like to warn fans of folk treatments. Remember - Drug-free, self-treatment can help only in the early stages of high blood pressure. Without proper maintenance lifestyle without specialized professional assistance to cope with high blood pressure difficult. And in any case with increased blood pressure could not be independently appoint a medication. This can be done only by a doctor, because of high blood pressure medications should be taken comprehensively.
Recommendations.

First high blood pressure must learn to manage their emotions. I remember the case of a woman, suffering from high blood pressure, opened a notebook at home, on which was written:
"Bad?" Wild Child and throw it! "
It was her personal way to get rid of negative emotions. Another patient tells how she learned not to react to irritation and anger, and in particular to the cry of others. This recipe is taken from the book Darya Dontsova. When in front of her a man shouted, accused of something, or was just beside himself, and tried to pour out their emotions on others - a woman imagine how this man pours a bucket of paint, or is more of a curious incident. As a result, instead of anger and irritation and, consequently, increased blood pressure in hypertensive appeared only smile.

high blood pressure will have to radically change their lives, give up many of the habits and acquire new ones.

1. Do not smoke, do not abuse alcohol.
2. Watch for body weight. If there obesity - to try to lose weight.
3. Take up sports. Useful in high blood pressure will AQUAROBIC, just swimming, walking.
4. Change diet: avoid foods rich in potassium (baked potatoes, sea cabbage, raisins, bananas).
5. Drink no more than a half liters of fluid per day.
6. Reduce salt intake (an average of up to 5 grams per day).

Treatment of high blood pressure, habituation to constant obereganiyu itself - a long process. But on average, within three years of complex treatment and compliance with the recommendations of the physician at risk of death from high blood pressure is greatly reduced.

Symptoms and signs of high blood pressure

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Clearly, the first and most important symptom of high blood pressure is consistently elevated blood pressure. Other symptoms of high blood pressure, it is wise to consider in connection with the respective stages of the disease. Recall that the degree of high blood pressure, three: light, medium and heavy.

The first (easy) the degree of high blood pressure. Blood pressure varies between 140-159 / 90-99 mm Hg. Art. The patient was concerned about the symptoms, which, in ignorance of the true cause is easy to take for the consequences of fatigue or incipient cold. In patients with high blood pressure reduced rabotosp second (moderate) degree of development of high blood pressure. The level of blood pressure is increased. Now it is 160-179/100-109 mm Hg. Art. Signs of the second degree of high blood pressure are painful, severe headaches and dizziness, pain in the heart. At this stage of high blood pressure is already suffering the target organs, especially vessels of eye fundus. Degrade the performance osobnost, worsening sleep, headaches. Occasionally, signs of high blood pressure in the initial stage can be dizziness, and nosebleeds.

In first degree high blood pressure can be achieved disappearance of symptoms, and sometimes complete recovery by giving the patient the correct diet and following the recommendations of the cardiologist on the normalization of lifestyle.

The second (moderate) degree of development of high blood pressure. The level of blood pressure is increased. Now it is 160-179/100-109 mm Hg. Art. Signs of the second degree of high blood pressure are painful, severe headaches and dizziness, pain in the heart. At this stage of high blood pressure is already suffering the target organs, especially vessels of eye fundus. Degrade the performance of the kidneys, nervous and cardiovascular systems. Do not exclude the danger of stroke. Independent normalization of pressure in the second stage of high blood pressure, it is impossible to achieve, the patient requires admission appointed cardiologist drugs.

The third (heavy) the degree of high blood pressure. Blood pressure greater than 180/110 mmHg, and the disease is already a threat to the life of the patient. The load on the vessels is so great that irreversible changes occur in cardiac activity. The third stage of high blood pressure is fraught with the development of such severe diseases of the cardiovascular system such as angina, myocardial infarction. May develop heart failure, arrhythmias. The victims and other target organs. Hypertensive disease of the third degree could trigger strokes and encephalopathy from the brain damage retinal vessels of the fundus. Develop chronic renal failure. Medical intervention at this stage of high blood pressure clearly needed.

Hypertensive heart disease the second and third degree may be complicated by such a "symptom" as a hypertensive crisis. Hypertensive (or hypertensive) crisis often occurs in situations where hypertensive patients, feel better as a result of treatment, randomly assigned to stop cardiologist medication.

What is a hypertensive crisis? This is a sharp intensification of all the major manifestations of high blood pressure. Hypertensive crisis can occur in one of three varieties, accompanied by various symptoms.

1. Neuroautonomic hypertensive crisis. In this form of hypertensive crisis patient comes into a state of overexcitation and anxiety, looking scared. Can low temperature rise, his hands trembling, the skin is moist. Increasing pressure, mainly the upper (systolic), tachycardia observed.

2. Edematous hypertensive crisis occurs mostly in women, hypertensive patients, after consuming large quantities of liquid or salty foods. Under this option, a hypertensive crisis noticeable symptoms - is strongly expressed edema of hands and face (hence the name), patients are inhibited, drowsiness. They increased as the upper and lower (diastolic) pressure.

3. Less other forms of hypertensive crisis occurs convulsive crisis. This is a serious condition, triggered by brain damage (encephalopathy with the accession of cerebral edema) in the malignant course of high blood pressure. Spastic crisis manifests itself, as also clear from the title, convulsions of the patient. Possible complications of a cerebral hemorrhage.

In general, for hypertensive crisis can be said that the level of blood pressure when it is usually higher than in normal aggravations of high blood pressure. The most characteristic feature of the crisis - a sharp rise of the lower (diastolic) pressure.

Most hypertensive crisis caused by disorders of rhythm and intensity of the blood supply to the brain and its membranes, or sometimes other organs. Therefore, during a hypertensive crisis may increase the pressure not so much, and the state of crisis is manifested as a sharp aggravation of symptoms target organs. In order to avoid such severe forms of high blood pressure as hypertensive crisis, the patient should always remember that the treatment of high blood pressure requires continuous maintenance therapy and randomly stop the drug in any case impossible.