What are the side effects and symptoms of high blood pressure?


Most of the time, there are no symptoms unless hypertension is severe or long-standing. . Symptoms that may occur include:
* Chest pain
* Confusion
* Ear noise or buzzing
* Irregular heartbeat
* Nosebleed
* Tiredness
* Vision changes
Hypertension can cause heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and changes in the retina causing blindness..

4 comments ↓

#1 cheruvima on 12.25.09 at 11:17 am

As a rule, there are no symptoms of high blood pressure. That’s why it’s called the silent killer. The side effects are many. To name a few: stroke, aneurysms, death. It’s nothing to play around with. It can significantly debilitate a person or take a life.
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#2 gangadharan nair on 12.25.09 at 11:51 am

Most of the time, there are no symptoms unless hypertension is severe or long-standing. . Symptoms that may occur include:
* Chest pain
* Confusion
* Ear noise or buzzing
* Irregular heartbeat
* Nosebleed
* Tiredness
* Vision changes
Hypertension can cause heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and changes in the retina causing blindness..
References :
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000468.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec07/ch071/ch071a.html
http://search.medscape.com/emedicine-search?queryText=Hypertension
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000163.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000999.htm

#3 kkd on 12.25.09 at 12:37 pm

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References :
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/091122/Fh/fh03.html

#4 pacemaker on 12.25.09 at 1:01 pm

I feel dizzy tired and weak sometimes when my b.p. is high
References :
P.R.