Silent Killer: High Blood Pressure Increases Your Risk of Stroke & Dementia, How To Control It: NPR

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3. Hypertension absolutely has symptoms

People are just too dense to pay attention to them.

I know when my BP is going up, because I get winded more easily during the day, and my pulse thuds in my ears when I try to sleep at night. There are other symptoms, too, like fatigue, seeing pulsing spots before your eyes, headaches, etc.

A big problem is that, when you do report hypertension to your doctor, he/she won't do anything about it. I've been telling my doc that my BP is high in spite of the meds, but she won't give me any new meds. I'm in the market for a new doctor, but so many of them are just as careless.

I've overhauled my diet the best I can, eating lots of fresh fruits/veggies, cutting out sugary snacks, etc., and I've lost 50 lbs. But until I reach my weight goals, I need medication to help lower my BP....