Is there really high blood pressure that has no apparent cause?

Is it that doctors just don’t know the cause. My blood pressure is high for my age and no doctor can tell me why. I know it takes a while for the drugs to work, but I would like to find out the cause of my high blood pressure.

if you’re stressed out, overweight or have a very bad diet it can cause your blood pressure to go up. diabetes, excessive water gain and hereditary are common causes for high blood pressure

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#1 cirque_de_lune on 03.05.10 at 4:16 am

it could be genetic, could be your diet, could be anything. lots of people develop illness apparently out of nowhere.
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#2 garyprime on 03.05.10 at 4:52 am

well im 30 and had high BP a few years ago. i dont know what caused it. i drink a few beers and eat a little dodgy food at times but im not overweight. Maybe stress? i didnt chang anything, wasnt on medication but now mine is normal.
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#3 aprilmccauley123 on 03.05.10 at 5:01 am

Been there before I am 32 and started having problems about a year ago my blood preasure went up so high that they put me in the hospital there was nothing wrong with my heart so they said I had a kidney infection that caused it to go up I still take medicince for it but my kidney infection is gone so what is it ? I have had every test know to man no answers yet
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#4 starmoni50 on 03.05.10 at 5:24 am

yes, there is such a thing and it is called essential hypertension. Here is a weblink that gives information all about it: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000153.htm
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#5 wyldchyld1974 on 03.05.10 at 5:32 am

if you’re stressed out, overweight or have a very bad diet it can cause your blood pressure to go up. diabetes, excessive water gain and hereditary are common causes for high blood pressure
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