Hi,
I'm 21 years old and approx. 5 years ago I was diagnosed with severe HBP. I've been taken off and on medication for it. That seem to lower the HBP as long as I take it. I've been taking Emconcor and Indernal retard. I am certainly not overweight and try to eat healthy and to excercise well.
My doctor seems to be much more concerned than I'm.
The following symptoms have been occuring since I was diagnosed with HBP:
- problems with my nose, sometimes posterior nosebleeds or blood-streaked phlegm. Foul odor in nose and dryness. (a CT of the head and sinus area was taken appr. 1 year ago and showed nothing wrong). They also took an ultrasound of the neck which was clear also.
- Blurry vision accompanied with headaches and a foggy feeling. Especialy when walking on the street I get this feeling. It feels like there is something "ticking" in my head at times. I was prescribed glasses and these helped.

I must say that I'be been taken these meds off and on for the past 5 years, however my doctor said they needed to be taken. When I have a cold or something and to see him he always takes my BP and it's always too high so I take these meds again for a while. I just feel it's isn't right for a 21 year old to take HBP meds.

Can someone correlate with these symptoms?

"The following symptoms have been occuring since I was diagnosed with HBP:
- problems with my nose, sometimes posterior nosebleeds or blood-streaked phlegm. Foul odor in nose and dryness. (a CT of the head and sinus area was taken appr. 1 year ago and showed nothing wrong). They also took an ultrasound of the neck which was clear also.
- Blurry vision accompanied with headaches and a foggy feeling. Especialy when walking on the street I get this feeling. It feels like there is something "ticking" in my head at times. I was prescribed glasses and these helped."

Were these syptoms while you were taking meds or without any medication?

If they were without meds they are possible signs of a blood pressure problem, but if they occurred while on meds they could be side effects of the medications

First of all, high blood pressure ( known as essential or primary hypertension) in a 21 yr old is rare.
Even RARER in a teenager. You say the high BP was diagnosed 5 years ago?

Has your doctor run all the necessary tests to rule out secondary causes?
This should be absolutely mandatory in someone your age.
Secondary causes could be due to thryoid problems, adrenal gland tumor, kidney disorders including renal stenosis, and other things all of which are treatable and once treated, blood pressure normalizes.

Also, you say you've been taking the meds "on and off". For blood pressure drugs to be effective they must be taken every day on a regular basis.

Still, you say your doc is concerned...so ask him if he has indeed definitively ruled out a secondary cause in your case.

I know that high blood pressure is showing up in younger people more and more these days but nevertheless, it is still an unusual occurrence.

zuzu xx

You also don't say what your blood pressure readings are. I agree, you should be checked for secondary causes, but if your pressure is very high, you need to take medication continuously - no matter how old you are.

Medication should be last resort Graylorn. Way too many side-effects! Other means should be tried for at least 3 months+ before meds. are prescribed.

Hi,
Yes, I have regular blood tests and they are always perfect. I also got a complete exam by a cardiologist about a year ago. That was fine, but my BP was elevated he said(I was taking meds at that time). He said that Indernal 80mg wouldn't hurt in my case. There was nothing wrong with my heart, except that my heartbeat is elevated too. But that runs in the family. Without Indernal I'm around 90. With I'm between 70 and 85.
The last time I went to my GP he said my blood pressure was 18 (is that 180 I don't know). The highest he ever said was something like 23.

My symptoms came together with the diagnosis with HBP, not exactly but at that time. My GP says that all are connected to my HBP, but I don't know.
They come and go too. Blurry vision, lightheadness doesn't go away.

The reason I don't like to take the meds is because I had rather unpleasant experiences with Emconcor. At several occasions I complete lost vision and saw black after standing up. At that time my HBP was under control so it must have been a side effect. That scared the hell out of me.

I'm under a lot of stress daily, so probably that's the main cause for my HBP.
I just don't seem to take my HBP very seriously. I know I should.

I certainly don't want to get a heartattack in my 40's but are my chances very high for having cardiovascular problems when having something like 20 years HBP?