Hypertension_ Symptoms and Treatment

1. Hypertension: Symptoms and Treatment Many people suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure. The fast-paced world that we live in often has a negative impact on our health. As we try to force more and more things into our daily lives we neglect healthy habits that will keep our bodies from suffering or experiencing chronic disease, such as high blood pressure. We don’t eat the right foods, get enough exercise, get enough sleep or we weigh too much, smoke, or drink too much alcohol. All of those daily life factors will affect the numbers in our blood pressure. Another factor that affects our treatment for high blood pressure is the stress that goes along with fast-paced living. One way of countering that stress is using hypnosis for lowering blood pressure. There are a number of prescription medications that your doctor may use to help to lower your blood pressure but you can also use the adjunctive therapy of hypnosis for lowering blood pressure.

2. Symptoms Of Hypertension Most people ignore the common signs and symptoms of high blood pressure even when they are familiar with them. It is also true that people ignore high blood pressure. Even those who take medicine, only take anti hypertensive medication for short time. Studies have proved that 90% of high blood pressure patients show noncompliance with their medication. If you do not control your hypertension it may lead to serious problems with your heart, kidneys, brain, and eyes. If you want to keep these vital organs healthy and functioning well, it would be wise to keep your blood pressure near normal limits you will have to control your blood pressure within limits. Normal blood pressure is 120/80. If this reading goes above 140/90, then you consider yourself a hypertensive patient. Between 120 and 140 is a pre-hypertensive stage. which can be controlled even by natural measures like exercise, low salt intake, stopping smoking, lower cholesterol, eating vegetables, etc. High blood pressure typically has no symptoms at all, that is why we can call it a silent killer. There are many coincidental symptoms that are associated with high blood pressure. These include headaches, nosebleeds, dizziness, a flushed face and fatigue. These same symptoms are also present in healthy people as well which makes staying alert to them difficult. 10 common symptoms of hypertension. ● Headache ● Nosebleed (Epistaxis) ● Breathlessness ● Tinnitus(Ringing in Ears) ● Sleepiness, Ansomnia ● Confusion ● Fatigue ● Profuse sweating ● Vomiting ● Low libido or lack of sexual desire ● Blurred vision 1

3. If you have not above symptoms, it does not mean that you have no high blood pressure. Remember most common symptom of high Blood pressure is that ” It Has No Symptom”. The best way to keep you healthy is to have your blood pressure checked at regular intervals. Hypertension Treatment The hypertension treatment aims to lower high blood pressure and protect important organs, like the brain, heart, and kidneys from any kind of damage. According to research, the treatment for hypertension has been associated with reduction in stroke (35%-40%), heart attack (20%-25%), and heart failure (more than 50%). The treatment proceeds with the hypertension specialist suggesting the medications, that are to be taken regularly, by the patient. Other than the suggested medicines, drugs, and tablets to be followed, the high blood pressure treatment may include the following : ● Losing weight if necessary ● Reducing the amount of sodium in the diet ● Following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH PLAN) ● Exercising regularly (aerobic, yoga, biking, or swimming) ● Limited alcohol consumption or quitting alcohol consumption and stopping smoking ● Quitting involvement in stress-based activities ● Involvement in relaxing activities like meditation and yoga First and foremost is to get your blood pressure under control with medication because the risk of heart attack is too great. You can then use modifications to your lifestyle – such as decreasing or eliminating tobacco, alcohol, and saturated trans fats, losing weight, and starting a serious exercise program. Using these techniques you will see a decrease in your blood pressure. Be sure your high blood pressure specialist your plans so they can monitor you more closely. As your pressure decreases, they will be able to decrease your medication. 2

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