High Blood Pressure Symptoms? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

whit3 · 07-03-2008, 12:15 AM

My doctor told me yesterday he thinks I may have a high blood pressure problem. My blood pressure was high when he took it, and he wants to see me back there in 2 weeks to check it again to determine if I do have a problem or not.

The reason he thinks this is
a) i'm (its hard for me to say) obese.
b) been getting headaches along with nose bleeds

These are the things I know about. But I forgot to ask him about something else ive been having a problem with lately, and thats hot flashes. Can hot flashes be linked to high blood pressure? I've been having them for about 2 months now and I know its not menopause as i'm only 20!!!!

The thing I do want to know about though is can high blood pressure give you hot flashes/flushes? I don't get the cold ones just the hot ones. Or do I have something completely seperate wrong with me ontop of this

kelly1986 · 07-03-2008, 03:27 AM

hi,
i'm not a dr. but i do have high blood pressure , so when i saw your question i wanted to tell you...i'm 40 and when mine was high 160/138 i would have hot flashes...my face turned beet red..even if i wasn't doing anything strenuous...also i knew when mine was high because my hands and feet would swell...hope this helps!! good luck kel

flowergirl2day · 07-03-2008, 07:17 AM

Hi whit,

My symptoms were headaches and pulsing, throbbing pains in my carotid arteries. I'd have the occassional nosebleed as well. Several times a year I'd wake up with a bloody eye for no apparent reason. I'd be fine when going to bed and wake up with a bloody eye(s). However ridiculous this may seem now, I thought at the time - don't laugh too hard

- that we had a spider in the bedroom who came out occassionally to bite me. (I absolutely, positively cannot stand spiders). One other thing - the small veins under my skin became VERY visible, forming a spider-like pattern all over my stomach. When I first noticed them, I was horrified. They looked so weird. Numerous little red bumps (dots) appeared on my chest and abdomen.

I should have seen and recognized the signs and done something. I am listing all of my symptoms in hopes that it might help another person get an earlier diagnosis and thus prevent organ damage. Unfortunately, I did not associate any of the symptoms with having high blood pressure. I would imagine they vary, with headache being the most common symptom.

They say that hypertension is a symptomless disease. It may be for most people, especially when their blood pressure elevations are mild and the hypertension is in the early stages. As it progresses and increases in severity, the number of symptoms increases. The problem is that people might not recognize the symptoms as such and attribute them to aging, muscle inflammation, spider bites and other causes. My blood pressure elevations evolved into a malignant hypertension over the years. I was told it had taken years of having an uncontrolled high blood pressure to sustain the existing organ and blood vessel damage.

flowergirl

whit3 · 07-03-2008, 04:21 PM

Sorry I have a few more questions, I don't know much about this and also didn't think I had this problem!!

How long is "having it for a while and its now got out of control" kind of thing? And with high blood pressure is it ALWAYS high or is there some days its normal but most days its high? I'm trying to determine how long i've had this to see how serious I may be.

About a year and a half ago I was having some health problems with really bad headaches (ended up being chronic sinusitis) and had my blood pressure taken every time I went to the doctor. Once it was high, but the next time I went it was normal. So i'm wondering if it does go back to normal for a day or so and goes back to high. If not then I can't have had this more than a year or so.

Also you mentioned that you had your veins show more on your stomache, can this happen anywhere? I think I get that on my palms it gives a kind of "dotty" effect because the skins thicker because we use our hands more and you can't see them fully.

Also I read in another post about insulin resistance being linked with high blood pressure? I think I also have this, i've thought i've had insulin resistance for a while as I have darkened/browned skin under my arms, around my neck etc and I heard thats a sign of insulin resistance. I first tried to link this up with PCOS as i've been having some infertility issues but all my hormone tests came back normal.

I hope you can help me figure this out. Its not confirmed yet, I have to go back to the doctor in 2 weeks time to have my blood pressure taken again and if its high again he's going to put me on meds

But I can see thats whats going to happen, it was bound to happen one day, I really haven't been looking after my weight

famnd · 07-03-2008, 04:27 PM

Check out the DASH diet for HBP & go on search for Beth's post about her success with it. She got her b/p down just by eating healthy. Start exercising-walking is fine,don't need to do high intensity. Sounds like you have a chance to reverse your b/p. Fam