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