| The Signs and Symptoms of High Blood | | | | cholesterol level went over 500, and he had a |
| PressureEven though high blood pressure is | | | | stroke which paralyzed his one side. Till |
| considered the "silent killer", you may be | | | | this day, he doesn't have use of one side of |
| one who has symptoms possibly before having a | | | | his body.Also from my experience, the |
| stroke or CVA.Working with patients at home, | | | | patients who added salt to their diet, did |
| some patients do experience the typical signs | | | | have increased blood pressure. When they |
| of high blood pressure:*headache | | | | reduced their salt intake, their blood |
| | | | pressure went down. You need to talk with |
| *dizziness | | | | your doctor as to whether she/he wants to put |
| | | | you on a low sodium diet. Most of my |
| *pounding in the ears | | | | patients with high blood pressure are on a |
| | | | lower salt diet. If they continue on the |
| *bloody noseIf you can just picture pressure | | | | lower salt diet, their blood pressure does |
| in your head, then you would remember the | | | | improve.You can use other herbs instead of |
| signs of high blood pressure.There are other | | | | salt. Do not use salt alternatives unless |
| patients who told me that they experienced a | | | | your doctor specifically told you that you |
| small pain in the back of their head or they | | | | could. The salt alternatives contain |
| had an increase in urination.If someone is a | | | | potassium. This can really throw your salt |
| diabetic, increased urination could be a sign | | | | and potassium levels off in your body.Some |
| of the blood sugar being high. So having | | | | herbs that may be useful are garlic, chives, |
| high blood pressure and diabetes can be | | | | onions, Mrs. Dash products. Note: if you are |
| tricky. If you are a diabetic and | | | | on a blood thinner or Coumadin then ask your |
| experiencing increased urination and a | | | | doctor if you can take garlic.There are |
| headache, the first thing you want to do is | | | | different types of blood pressure medications |
| test your blood sugar with your blood sugar | | | | and if one doesn't work, then don't be afraid |
| machine to rule out hyperglycemia (or high | | | | to ask your doctor to switch to another until |
| blood sugar).My father knows when his blood | | | | your blood pressure becomes stable.There are |
| pressure is up because he has a headache that | | | | patients who wake up with high blood |
| just won't go away and then checking his | | | | pressure. If you are taking 2 different |
| blood pressure, it usually is up.When my | | | | blood pressure medications, you may want to |
| father initially started on blood pressure | | | | ask your doctor if you can take one in the |
| medication, he denied he had high blood | | | | morning and one at suppertime or before you |
| pressure. When he would not take his blood | | | | go to bed. Always make sure you put a little |
| pressure pills, his blood pressure would go | | | | food in your body when taking your |
| sky high. I had to explain to him that when | | | | medications so not to upset your |
| his blood pressure is in the acceptable range | | | | stomach.Don't take high blood pressure |
| as per your doctor, it is because he is | | | | lightly because if your blood pressure goes |
| taking his blood pressure pills. He then | | | | to high, you can have a stroke. A stroke is |
| decided to take his blood pressure pills | | | | really debilitating initially and you may |
| because then he understood what made his | | | | never get the full use of your one side that |
| blood pressure normal was the pills.High | | | | was affected.This article is not meant to |
| cholesterol can cause a stroke too. Make | | | | diagnose or treat high blood pressure. If |
| sure you keep your cholesterol levels within | | | | you have any questions, please talk with your |
| normal range. I have an uncle whose | | | | doctor.F. |