Symptoms
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
. 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.