When your Heart rate increases, also increases the cardiac output, so more blood is pumped form the heart to the whole body, in Hypertension the pressure of blood is higher because of the contraction of the blood vessels and as a result patients can experience headaches because of the high pressure of blood in the wall of veins and arteries, arteries supply the heart and veins supply the body. If you are diagnosed as a hypertensive you should be on medications to control it, and you should reduce the intake of salt in food because Sodium increases the retention of salt and water in the body developing as a result Hypertension. Good Luck
Yes. I am close to three people w/ high blood pressure. They definitely feel it when it rises during times of tension, and I can SEE it, in that their face gets really red and they just don t look well. Scary stuff! Definitely keep your blood pressure monitored at home. Find out your quot;triggers,quot; whether they be social situations, family conflict, certain foods, whatever! Read up on a healthier diet and lifestyle. And find a doctor you trust. If your current doc seems to think your symptoms are all quot;in your head,quot; find a new physician! Good luck and be well.
The way you have described it...are the ways at which you can tell if your blood pressure is high. I suggest you begin tracking your blood pressure especially when it quot;feelsquot; high so that you can determine if you are in a risk group for high blood pressure. You dont have the capability to quot;feelquot; what you actuall pressures are...like 128/80 for example. If it consistantly over 140 (top number/systolic), begin mild/moderate cardio exercises like walking/jogging. If an exercise program does not lower it, consider serious diet modifications second...and drugs lastly.
What you are feeling is the effects of your sympathetic nervous system (emergency response system) working and one of the many jobs it does is give your blood pressure a temporary lift. It does lots of other things too, like increasing heart rate, making you sweat and setting adrenaline courseing through your blood and generally getting you ready for some physical action (fight or flight). You certainly will feel that lot. Essentially what is going on is that your heart and other body parts are getting ready for some emergency action, so the heart s effort shoots up and this fills your muscles with fresh fuel and oxygen to work hard and supercharges your brain which will take charge of the action. All that blood shooting into your head will make it pound. It also gives you hyper-concentration (seeing red or tunnel vision) which can make you feel a bit dizzy, but actually you re not in danger of falling over - quite the reverse, you are hyper aware and physically charged. Raised blood pressure on its own, without that stimulus is quite another matter. It would have to be really high to feel its effect in isolation and even then, when it is raised for a long time, you get used to it and don t notice it - hence the silent killer thing. Generally then, you can feel the effects that accompany rising BP as your sympathetic nervous system goes to work (e.g. becuase something made you angry), but not the BP itself.
yeah, weak like your out of breath and about to pass out. not fun.
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