Signs of High Blood Pressure - Doctor Explains

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
  • We have all heard the term high blood pressure. And we all know it is unhealthy. But do you know why it is unhealthy? What symptoms it can cause and how to prevent it? We will cover all the answers and much more in this video.
    This video is part of a videoseries on cardiovascular diseases and treatments. Find the playlists here: • Cardiovascular Disease...
    How does your heart work?
    Your heart is a muscle, which pumps blood through your body with every contraction. Your blood flows from your heart through the arteries to your organs and muscles. And then back to the heart through your veins.
    Your heart beating is a cycle, consisting out of a period of contraction. Which is called systole and the period of relaxation. Which is called diastole. As you can imagine this has a huge impact on your blood pressure.
    Those of you who ever received their blood pressure results know this. As you will be provided with two number, one representing the diastolic blood pressure and one representing the systolic blood pressure. Both are given as millimeters of mercury.
    Why is a high blood pressure dangerous?
    Your blood vessels are damaged over the years. This can lead to the buildup of plaques of fat, cholesterols and other substances in your arteries. In medical terms this is called Atherosclerosis.
    If these plaques become big enough, they can obstruct the entire blood flow of a blood vessel. Or these plaques can rupture and form blood clot. Both may lead to insufficient blood flow, damaging your organs, which could ultimately cause serious complications of cardiovascular disease.
    This process of atherosclerosis can be sped up and increased by several risk factors; being overweight, diabetes, lack of physical exercise, high cholesterol levels, smoking and yes… a high blood pressure.
    What is high blood pressure?
    A normal blood pressure would be a systolic pressure of 90-120 and a diastolic pressure of 60-80 mmHg.
    At a systolic pressure of 130-139 mmHg and/or a diastolic pressure between 80-89 mmHg there would be a stage 1 hypertension. Which is the medical word for high blood pressure.
    From at least a systolic pressure of 140 or a diastolic pressure of at least 90 mmHg there is a stage 2 hypertension.
    Symptoms of high blood pressure:
    In most people this often does not cause any symptoms. However, the higher the blood pressure becomes the more likely it is to cause symptoms. It may lead to; Severe headaches, nosebleed, fatigue, confusion, vision problems, chest pain, difficulties breathing, irregular heartbeat, blood in your urine, pounding in your chest/neck/ears, dizziness, nervousness, sweating, facial flushing and blood spots in your eyes.
    How can you prevent a high blood pressure or how could you lower it?
    This all starts with an healthy lifestyle.
    So stop smoking, limit your alcohol consumption, exercise at least 150 minutes each week, consume a balanced diet (with low levels of saturated fat, salt and sugar. Eat plenty of fibres, fruit and vegetables), maintain an healthy weight, have a structured sleeping schedule (7-9 hours of sleep each night) and decrease stress (by maintaining social contacts, doing fun activities and relaxing).
    Treatment of high blood pressure:
    In some cases changing your lifestyle will only get you so far. Your doctor might than recommend several medications to help you lower your blood pressure. Your doctor might prescribe you: Diuretics; Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors; Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs); Calcium channel blockers; Alpha blockers and lastly Beta blockers.
    - Disclaimer: this video and the comments are meant purely informational! This is not medical advice! If you are looking for medical advice always contact your own doctor. -
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    Literature:
    1: Beckerman J. (2020). Symptoms of High Blood Pressure. WebMD.
    2: Falck S. Cavaco Silva J. (2018). What are diastole and systole in blood pressure? Medical News Today.
    3: NHS. (2019). Overview - High blood pressure (hypertension). NHS.
    4: Mayo Clinic Staff. (2021). High blood pressure (hypertension). Mayo Clinic.
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Комментарии • 119

  • @jamesolson7179
    @jamesolson7179 Год назад +44

    My mom died of Atherosclerosis. She didnt know she had it and she died suddenly at the age of 45.

    • @marknicholson4523
      @marknicholson4523 Год назад +4

      Bless you ❤

    • @florkgagga
      @florkgagga Год назад +6

      Sad, man, sorry for your loss. I'm 51, taking medication for 12 of the last 16 years, getting slowly worse, ah well, just slightly unhappy.
      Thing is, my son is only 11. Guess I won't be seeing him go to uni or whatever he is going to do at 20... (we have a "normal" family, if that is pc to say, my wife slightly younger than me , just not married. She has low blood pressure, thankfully :))

    • @Dreallifegoat
      @Dreallifegoat Год назад

      Sorry for your lost I have a question did your mom smoke regularly

    • @cq1903
      @cq1903 Год назад +5

      Did she get her covid vaccine?

    • @Ashy2000
      @Ashy2000 Год назад

      ​@@cq1903Why? Because if anyone has a health problem and also had the vaccine, that means the vaccine caused the heart problem?
      Just stop. That's not how science or logic work. Your ignorance is dangerous.

  • @florkgagga
    @florkgagga Год назад +7

    Audio could be slightly better, had to turn on captions and rewind to definitely see/hear "DEcrease" instead of increase. Btw, getting even 6 hours of regular sleep would be an achievement! Been like that for the last 20-25 years.

  • @thanos7540
    @thanos7540 2 года назад +6

    Thanks.... really good work on post prod....this IS a lot of work... congratulations

    • @howtomedicate
      @howtomedicate  2 года назад +3

      Thanks Thanos. I am happy to help :)

  • @chukachinwuba5248
    @chukachinwuba5248 Год назад +5

    I had a stroke and the cause was high blood pressure now I am good.The doctor said I should keep My blood pressure to 120/80 which I have now.

    • @aji1663
      @aji1663 Год назад +1

      How do you keep it low ?please

    • @roselynjakin5804
      @roselynjakin5804 3 месяца назад

      @@aji1663would be good to know How HBP GOT LOWER

    • @roseydooley8263
      @roseydooley8263 Месяц назад

      Yes please share

    • @chukachinwuba5248
      @chukachinwuba5248 Месяц назад

      ​@@aji1663I am taking my medicine daily to control my blood pressure.

  • @brazilianguy1400
    @brazilianguy1400 Год назад +16

    take care of your anxiety, because it can kill you

    • @lildamiiofficial
      @lildamiiofficial Год назад

      Anxiety can't kill

    • @brazilianguy1400
      @brazilianguy1400 Год назад +3

      @@lildamiiofficial This can lead to some health problems that can kill you.

    • @lildamiiofficial
      @lildamiiofficial Год назад

      Sooo anxiety is a dangerous mental illness???? I have anxiety and I'm still alive....

    • @brazilianguy1400
      @brazilianguy1400 Год назад

      @@lildamiiofficial So do I, I said if you don't take care of yourself... It can cause health problems" health problems that can kill you!!"

    • @lildamiiofficial
      @lildamiiofficial Год назад

      I take meds bro, i don't have anxiety only man, i suffer from depression,panic attacks, anxiety, ADHD etc man, it's not that easy to have all this mental illnesses

  • @johnnyman6156
    @johnnyman6156 2 года назад +4

    Thanks, very understandable

  • @101steel4
    @101steel4 Год назад +1

    Had a text from the doctors surgery for a blood pressure check. Turns out it was high, so tomorrow I have to wear a "monitor" for 24 hours.

  • @kalmkrew
    @kalmkrew Год назад +10

    I was diagnosed with GAD many years ago, so I've technically never not had a truly stress free day. my BP is always high when I get to the doctor. it eventually falls a bit after multiple tries but after my last reading yesterday I'm really concerned. I haven't been working in about year since my company cut us. so that's been a sucky mess. I've been wondering if that has anything to do with it..

    • @marymckay7154
      @marymckay7154 Год назад

      Try buying your own bp monitor and recording the reading in a log. Also, office machines need to be calibrated regularly. There are many medical office folks who are not truly trained on how to properly do the test correctly.

  • @TheDriverpreneur
    @TheDriverpreneur 8 месяцев назад

    Best video on Hypertension

  • @pamelaclary6805
    @pamelaclary6805 Год назад

    Great video,♥️ thank you!

  • @mazvitarusare3651
    @mazvitarusare3651 Год назад

    This is detailed and useful❤❤❤❤❤

  • @discjunkiesDGT
    @discjunkiesDGT Год назад

    So helpful!!

  • @Zahara587
    @Zahara587 2 года назад

    Detailed enough, thanks

  • @GalaxyFluke
    @GalaxyFluke Год назад +7

    I’m 5’8, 138 pounds and 35 year old female who works out daily. I rarely visit the doctor except yearly bc I always feel great. However the last few times I’ve been to the eye doctor they are always concerned and check my pressure on multiple machines and literally asked if I was feeling ok and maybe they need to calm an ambulance. I’ve been putting off going to actual doctor so prob need to get to it

    • @CharliRay
      @CharliRay 10 месяцев назад

      It’s probably a scam I feel great too and my blood pressure is 200s /150s and I’ve been waiting to die for almost 2 decades the meds are what made me feel sick and have side effects from the poison they gave me . I used to smoke and drink and eat whatever I wanted stopped that all and it was gone right away

  • @sarahmansoor6173
    @sarahmansoor6173 27 дней назад

    I have had hypertension from age 9

  • @dahlinkj
    @dahlinkj 4 месяца назад

    Good presentation

  • @ayman4318
    @ayman4318 2 года назад +8

    Headache,, nose bleeding

    • @felixmanfred9363
      @felixmanfred9363 Год назад

      With the help of drewi1 herbes my Lupus was cure thank you sir you are a great man

  • @sportsmedia25
    @sportsmedia25 Год назад +4

    I'm taking meds now but my BP can vary from 190 to 140 systolic.

    • @chukachinwuba5248
      @chukachinwuba5248 Месяц назад

      Is still high anything that is higher than 120/80 is high go and see your doctor.

  • @saritaprajapati1990
    @saritaprajapati1990 13 дней назад

    High blood pressure Kitna hone pr medicine start krte hai

  • @lucilegauthier6496
    @lucilegauthier6496 4 месяца назад

    Merci!

  • @mahwishyaser5997
    @mahwishyaser5997 2 года назад +4

    Nice video!

    • @howtomedicate
      @howtomedicate  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Mahwish!

    • @felixmanfred9363
      @felixmanfred9363 Год назад

      With the help of drewi1 herbes my Lupus was cure thank you sir you are a great man

  • @benjie6977
    @benjie6977 Год назад +5

    My bp is always normal 120/80 then suddenly went up 159/137 heart rate 75, i suddenly felt dizzy and my feet felt numb then i went home rest a bit then i check my bp again it went back to normal, is this normal?

    • @ssenyongabetty92
      @ssenyongabetty92 Год назад +1

      mine had failed to lower its always 154/90 wat shd l do coz am on medicine, is there any other way

    • @ssenyongabetty92
      @ssenyongabetty92 Год назад

      any advice pliz

  • @dahlinkj
    @dahlinkj 4 месяца назад

    Why is it my BP is still high, i try to eat healthy, less sodium, do exercises at least 150 minutes per week, but still my BP readings are high to 138-140 / 84 - 94 . Those are tye ranges . But normally I have anxiety?

  • @LLBlackhawk-mc3sq
    @LLBlackhawk-mc3sq 11 месяцев назад

    What do you think of aliskerin sold as Rasilez My BP was 183/103 and AI had a nose bleed 2 nights ago

  • @keiichiiozawanikoot6435
    @keiichiiozawanikoot6435 Год назад +3

    i am here because I need answers... I'm been waiting for 3 month just to see if I'm diabetic, I probably am now, still waiting, but if this was avoidable three month earlier I'm gunna be so disappointed, and mad at my Heath clinic

    • @howtomedicate
      @howtomedicate  Год назад +1

      I am sorry to hear this. The best of luck!

  • @juliejen2605
    @juliejen2605 Год назад +2

    I blend a whole bub of raw garlic with water and I add a whole lot of honey. I drink it down.

  • @JaredMerlin
    @JaredMerlin Год назад

    When I am sitting down, my BPM are between 65-75 but when I stand up, my BPM are between 85-95. I am currently losing weight, was 352lbs. last year now 284lbs. this year. I am on coumadin and metoprolol succinate. I do not understand why this is happening now when it has not happened before. I am 54 yo.

  • @MtnMonsterGaming
    @MtnMonsterGaming Год назад +2

    Mines 131/86

  • @jeronimocliff2972
    @jeronimocliff2972 Год назад

    Hey mate your content is great, but there is a lot of reverb going on due to your recording situation. One way would be to enhance the setup, the other to Equalize your audio a bit ✌️

    • @wwonka52
      @wwonka52 Год назад

      ZERO reverb here

  • @badgennagenna3895
    @badgennagenna3895 Год назад +1

    it causes me to be nervous, even when am relax and my heart rate is normal, is this normal.

    • @chukachinwuba5248
      @chukachinwuba5248 Год назад

      The same to me but you have to see your doctor.

    • @errolonbryant1723
      @errolonbryant1723 Год назад +2

      It's anxiety. Anxiety can make you feel like something is going on with your body, but you're good I had this same problem

    • @badgennagenna3895
      @badgennagenna3895 Год назад

      @@errolonbryant1723 exactly what the doc said, in the end all I got was some muscle relaxers.

  • @yemkonhongha8148
    @yemkonhongha8148 Год назад +1

    COVERAM is the best medicine for high blood pressure ❤

  • @davidromero5146
    @davidromero5146 Год назад

    💀I need to go to the doctor 🤣

  • @michaelwilliam4513
    @michaelwilliam4513 2 года назад +9

    My Blood Pressure has been Above 150/110 for a Very long time..is This Bad?

    • @howtomedicate
      @howtomedicate  2 года назад +1

      Hi Micheal,
      This depends on many different factors. It it best to discuss this with your personal doctor.

    • @zkulgan8167
      @zkulgan8167 2 года назад +2

      No wait to it get to 300 / 220 still I am alive.
      Even with it is as low as 180 / 120.

    • @oliverfalcao5844
      @oliverfalcao5844 Год назад

      @@zkulgan8167 ya right

    • @superjam18
      @superjam18 Год назад

      @@zkulgan8167 only Giraffes should have a bp that high

    • @chukachinwuba5248
      @chukachinwuba5248 Год назад +1

      I am 49 and i had a stroke, I was alive and bouncing until one day I had a stroke before My BP was 170/127 But now is 120/80 controlled.The doctor said I had the stroke because of high blood pressure.

  • @felixmanfred9363
    @felixmanfred9363 Год назад +2

    With the help of drewi1 herbes my Lupus was cure thank you sir you are a great man

  • @ashutoshkholia3439
    @ashutoshkholia3439 2 года назад +4

    That is awsome!!....👍

    • @howtomedicate
      @howtomedicate  2 года назад +1

      You are awesome. Thank you for commenting 👍

    • @felixmanfred9363
      @felixmanfred9363 Год назад

      With the help of drewi1 herbes my Lupus was cure thank you sir you are a great man

  • @sarakhan783khan7
    @sarakhan783khan7 Год назад

    Sir high bp with nose blood

  • @godisgreat1650
    @godisgreat1650 2 года назад +2

    Thanks Dor,the last time I see my Dor I was measured 70/110 just brief me pls.

    • @felixmanfred9363
      @felixmanfred9363 Год назад

      With the help of drewi1 herbes my Lupus was cure thank you sir you are a great man

  • @Michael-gp9yy
    @Michael-gp9yy Год назад +2

    can you take BP meds and Viagra at the same time?

  • @Rivardo3671
    @Rivardo3671 9 месяцев назад

    🙏🏽

  • @jenethdsouza
    @jenethdsouza Год назад

    🙏

  • @aaronthenorm5400
    @aaronthenorm5400 Год назад

    Flaxseed!

  • @keithhenley3982
    @keithhenley3982 Год назад +3

    hoffa domama younger ist nix good is kapoot

    • @felixmanfred9363
      @felixmanfred9363 Год назад

      With the help of drewi1 herbes my Lupus was cure thank you sir you are a great man

  • @marknicholson4523
    @marknicholson4523 Год назад +1

    My bp always high I had a Tia I was smoking stopped now and alcohol my bp 198
    119 help

    • @superjam18
      @superjam18 Год назад

      Did you talk to your doctor?

    • @marknicholson4523
      @marknicholson4523 Год назад

      @@superjam18 loads never really helped

    • @Aakaaash27
      @Aakaaash27 Год назад

      @@marknicholson4523 mee to facing same doctor just giving medicine

    • @Aakaaash27
      @Aakaaash27 Год назад

      It feels like it's your last day you cannot go anywhere or you cannot climb or walk straight road

  • @dannyone1565
    @dannyone1565 Год назад +1

    My blood pressure is sky high today it was 185/121

    • @purplepixiesherry
      @purplepixiesherry Год назад +1

      Sorry to hear that and I hope you are going well.

    • @darioussmith3450
      @darioussmith3450 8 месяцев назад

      How are you doing these days? What are your readings now ?

  • @imranvirk6595
    @imranvirk6595 Год назад +1

    My bp 174/110

  • @imranvirk6595
    @imranvirk6595 Год назад

    My BP 174/110