High Blood Pressure - Symptoms

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High Blood Pressure

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People who have high blood pressure usually don't have any symptoms. Most people with high blood pressure feel fine. It's during a routine exam or a doctor visit for another problem that they find out that they have high blood pressure.

Very severe high blood pressure (such as 180 over 110 or higher) may lead to malignant high blood pressure. This is also called hypertensive emergency or hypertensive crisis. Very severe high blood pressure is a medical emergency. Symptoms of very severe high blood pressure include:

  • Severe headache, especially pulsating headaches behind the eyes.
  • Blurry vision.
  • Nausea or vomiting.
By: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD - Cardiology
Last Revised: August 19, 2011

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