What are the symptoms of high blood pressure? These are the obvious signs!

Clinically, hypertension mainly refers to a cardiovascular syndrome with elevated systemic arterial pressure as the main symptom. Don't underestimate this disease, because if treatment is neglected, the patient may be in danger of death. So the question is, when blood pressure rises, what are the obvious symptoms?

1. No symptoms

The main symptoms of hypertension are headache, dizziness, lightheadedness, bloating, etc. Severe cases may present with complications such as asthma, dyspnea, edema, visual impairment, nausea, vomiting, hemiplegia, oliguria, chest pain, etc. However, there are not many people with typical symptoms. Many people with hypertension have no symptoms, and even systolic blood pressure is as high as 200 mmHg or above. It is not uncommon for people to have no clinical symptoms or mild symptoms.

2. Dizziness

Dizziness is the most common symptom of hypertension. Some are transient, often occurring when squatting or standing up suddenly, and some are persistent. Dizziness is the main pain of patients. They have a persistent dull and uncomfortable feeling in the head, which seriously hinders thinking, affects work, and loses interest in the surrounding things. When hypertensive crisis or insufficient blood supply to the vertebral-basilar artery occurs, symptoms similar to inner ear vertigo may occur.

3. Headache

Headache is also a common symptom of hypertension, which is usually persistent dull pain or throbbing distending pain, or even explosive pain. It often occurs in the morning when waking up, and gradually subsides after getting up and moving around or after meals. The pain is mostly in the temples on both sides of the forehead and the back of the head.

4. Irritability, palpitations, insomnia

Hypertensive patients are often irritable, sensitive, and easily agitated. Palpitations and insomnia are common. Insomnia is often characterized by difficulty falling asleep or waking up early, unreliable sleep, nightmares, and easy awakening. This is related to cerebral cortex dysfunction and autonomic nervous system dysfunction.

5. Poor concentration and memory loss

The symptoms are usually not obvious in the early stage, but gradually get worse as the disease progresses. Because it is quite distressing, it is often one of the reasons that prompts patients to seek medical treatment. It is manifested by easy distraction of attention and loss of recent memory. It is often difficult to remember recent events, but the memory of past events such as childhood events is still fresh.