Symptoms Of High Blood Pressure Questions

Depending on the cause of your symptoms, your doctor may tell you to increase your blood pressure by making these simple changes:
Eat a diet higher in salt.
Drink lots of nonalcoholic fluids/ especially salty drink e.g. salty lassi, salty lemon water, et.c.
Limit alcoholic beverages.
Drink more fluids during hot weather and while sick with a viral illness, such as a cold or the flu.
Get regular exercise to promote blood flow.
Be careful when rising from lying down or sitt...more

When pressure is low you will feel giddiness and will lie down on your own and when its high you might have headache.

Dear lybrateuser,
- Symptoms of high blood pressure include headache, giddiness, chest pain, palpitations, breathlessness, blurred vision
- to avoid high BP you have to lead a healthy lifestyle including :
- a well balanced diet with more of fibre containing foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains instead of refined ones, legumes, sprouts,peas, nuts( a handful of unsalted mixed nuts per day)
- have a salt restricted diet, avoid fried, processed & junk foods, pickles,papads...more

Low blood pressure is more dangerous than High. You need to increase intake of water, increase dietary salt intake and exercise regularly. If you still have problem with your blood pressure then check your thyroid hormone, serum electrolytes to evaluate the cause. If you still have queries feel free to ask me.

Your doctor's advice, medicines and lifestyle changes will help u.
Diet: it is always important to watch your diet. You are what you eat. Eat what your body needs, reduce refined foods, processed foods and increase the amount of whole grains and fruits and vegetables. Eating small frequent meals goes a long way. Reduce intake of saturated fats; include more lean meats. Choose grilling and steaming over frying and roasting. Recommended foods - Healthy carbohydrates, Fiber-rich foods, Heart-he...more

Dear lybrate-user, high blood pressure is many times a symptom of underlying disease. You can visualize heart as a pump which is pumping blood (viscous liquid) across the body. It supplies the brain where it pumps against gravity. Similarly it also receives the blood from the legs which is again against gravity. In this closed circulation the blood vessels allow the gases like oxygen and carbondioxide and some liquid to pass through the membrane along with nutrients and waste products to and fro...more

Meat and eggs cause blood pressure to rise more than any other food. The pressure is lowered and blood clotting diminished by taking a diet with a higher fruit content, lower protein and non-flesh diet. A natural diet consisting of fresh fruits and vegetables, instead of a traditional diet, is helpful in getting rid of the poisons from the body. A hypertension patient should start the process of healing by living on an all¬ fruit diet for at least a week, and take fruits at five-hourly intervals...more

Deficiency of thyroxine hormone leading to sluggishness,
tired feeling, weight increase, slow heart beats, intolerance to cold, swelling of legs, feet and
face, difficulty in concentrating and at times in speech. Treatment for hypothyroidism is
giving ' THYROXINE ' tablets. And dose are according to level of thyroid for life time.

Avoid iron medicines. Avoid bad habits . Avoid stress. Some Relax during work.go walk <...more

Only a doctor can diagnose whether or not your high blood pressure is caused by anxiety or by a more serious health condition. Age, weight, gender, and family history all play a role. High blood pressure is rarely the only symptom of anxiety.
Anxiety doesn't cause long-term high blood pressure (hypertension). But episodes of anxiety can cause dramatic, temporary spikes in your blood pressure.
If those temporary spikes occur frequently, such as every day, they can cause damage to your blo...more

Common symptoms are throbbing headache, giddiness, blurred vision, chest discomfort (angina, abdominal pain. To take bp medications regularly. Lifestyle modifications like diet and exercise. Monitor bp thrice a day. When above symptoms are there with persistently high then needs revision of treatment with hospitalisation.