It can be several things. I just went to Urgent Care last Friday night after work. My blood pressure was 158/104. Not good at all. The doctor scared the hell out of me (which I needed). I am a 42 year old smoking female. First, you need to lay off fried foods, salt, if you smoke - slow it down as much as possible. Stress is another big cause of HBP. Depending on what your BP is, you need to see a doctor and get medication. The medication makes you feel bad also. It's my 5th day on meds and my head feels sooo weird. Good Luck.
my blood pressure spiked to 199/115 from 120/80 and I began to get dizzy. What is this a symptom of my blood pressure spiked to 199/115 from 120/80 and I began to get dizzy. What is this a symptom of
A sudden spike in blood pressure is usually nothing to worry about if you have normal blood pressure to begin with. It can be a sign of exertion, stress, or anxiety and will usually fall within a few minutes.
The immediate cause is narrowing of the blood vessels. The cause of that is varied, but usually is involved with a sudden alteration in body chemistry.
This would mean that the person has high blood pressure and the medical term for this is hypertension.
Both pose a threat of blood pressure spikes and seizures.
>I found a website which discusses secondary causes of high blood pressure: http://www.heartpoint.com/highbloodpage.html. Primary hypertension is the result of inherited genes. According to the article, in about 2% of cases, there are specific abnormalities which are an identifiable reason for high blood pressure. This site should be checked out.The above website page has nothing about blood pressure spikes. Just continuous high blood pressure. No mention of various causes of spikes I've seen mentioned on forum discussion pages. Not verified, but they mentioned vascular migraines and adrenal gland tumors.
What does 104\69 blood pressure mean.
the blood pressure in your arteries is too high
I am assuming you mean 134/100. This would be considered high blood pressure (hypertension).
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[Systolic Blood Pressure+(2 x Diastolic Blood Pressure)]/3
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What does error 3 mean on a wristech blood pressure monitor
mean arterial pressure
Low blood pressure.