The thing is that people don’t experience BP symptoms in the first stage. Sometimes symptoms arise when blood pressure is extremely high. This is very serious case that can lead to death in a very short time. There’s another situation when people have lower blood pressure but in these cases the risk of a stroke or a heart attack are doubled. So you might even not know about the existence of such a grave problem. For this reason hypertension is often called a silent killer.
Headache, difficulty breathing are the signs of really high BP (nearly180/120). Headache usually indicates the damage of blood vessels. A large network of small blood vessels on retina is the result of hypertension in the organism.
Difficulty breathing is a usual sign of high BP but people can easily confuse it with some other disorder. People suffering from asthma, those with overweight or low aerobic fitness because of lack of exercising can have similar symptoms. Headaches could be associated with many other diseases and sometimes even doctors can be unaware you have hypertension.
Well in general we can say that high BP very often shows no symptoms. That means that the blood vessels all over the body as well as those in the organs are likely to being destroyed over years and you may not have an idea about it. For instance many individuals who are at kidney dialysis may have suffered from untreated hypertension for a very long time and that resulted in kidney diseases.
In conclusion we should say that it’s no good waiting for the symptoms of hypertension to arise. It is strongly recommended to check BP rate on a regular basis. In case of a rise in BP indicated try to normalize it right away. If you think that you are experiencing the common hypertension signs you should contact your doctor because you might need an urgent treatment.