[ungruntled]

Myself being someone who suspects that they have high blood pressure (based on infrequent measurement), would you mind sharing if you had any recurring symptoms (outside of hearing heartbeat) when your blood pressure was at its peak?

[llm_nerd]

My initial decision to seek treatment was recurring massive migraines that would wake me up in the middle of the night and last for hours. I had known that I had high blood pressure but didn't really track it closely at all, always attributing the few really high readings I did get to white coat syndrome (which is a very real, but it also can be an easy dismissal as well). During one of those migraine sessions I hopped on Amazon and ordered a unit.

It came and I was sure it was defective because it kept measuring 170+ / 120+, which seemed impossible. A few days later I stopped by a pharmacy with one of the big units, and it read the same thing. So I visited my doctor.

He put me on 5mg of amolodipine and it did very close to nothing. Then it was upped to 10mg and still little benefit. It was the addition of telmisartan that completely changed everything for me. The effect was overwhelming.

It's hard for me to really identify the symptoms because I lived with it, I suspect, for many years. It was my norm. I will say this: at my current blood pressure I constantly feel way more relaxed, physically. Like my body doesn't feel in a constant fight state.

[ungruntled]

Thanks. This is very helpful to me. I have weekly migraines. I never thought to attribute it to high blood pressure.

For the record, my blood pressure is not nearly as high, but its typically 140/85 as infrequently measured. I’ve never measured during a migraine, but I will now.

[hwillis]

dizziness can also be a symptom.

[infradig]

My story exactly. Chronic headaches before, not one since (over 4 years).

[llm_nerd]

Same experience here. After finally treating it (current blood pressure - 96 / 56) my number of headaches of any sort has declined dramatically. It used to be just a normal event that I would lose a day+ a week to monster headaches, where now I have close to none.

One strange thing: In the past I'd get auras and then not long after an enormous headache. I still occasionally get auras...but then it just resolves and the day goes on normally. Very strange.

[rapfaria]

Pain on the back of the head constantly, specially at the end of the day.

Been on Olmesartan since then and couldn't be happier

[zy0n911]

This exact symptom literally happened to me a couple of months ago. It was the kinda pain that started in one shoulder and rounded itself up into my head and front temple, and it _always_ started in the early evening.

After doing a bit of research I got myself a monitor, and sure enough my readings one between 150-170/90ish. I'm also a type 1 diabetic to add to it.

[runako]

If you suspect you have high blood pressure, please have yourself checked by a medical professional. Hypertension is known as the "silent killer" due to its frequent lack of symptoms.