Signs of high blood pressure in women

High blood pressure is a disease that is on the top of the list of the most common ailments these days. With regard to age and gender, it should be noted that hypertension occurs in middle-aged people, especially often hypertension strikes women after 40 years of age. The causes of high blood pressure and the symptoms of the disease are well understood and at present there is adequate treatment that should be carried out in a timely manner so that arterial hypertension does not cause serious complications.

What numbers on the tonometer screen indicate the disease

Before listing the reasons for which the pressure rises, it should be recalled what numbers a tonometer should show in a healthy person. It is known that the device during the measurement shows two numbers - lower and upper pressure.

The upper values ​​show the force with which the heart contracts, and the lower values ​​show the tone of the vessels during the time when the heart muscle relaxes. Doctors say that the normal values ​​for people under the age of 40 are 120/80 mm Hg, and anything higher is no longer the norm.

With age, the numbers on the tonometer may grow, however, in older people, they should not rise above 150/90 mm Hg. Art.

Of course, if the numbers are slightly higher than what is set and at the same time they occur infrequently, then this is not a reason to diagnose a person with arterial hypertension. But if the indicators of systolic pressure, that is, the upper one, reach 160 mm Hg. Art., and the diastolic indicator - lower (numbers of heart pressure) reaches the level of 100 mm Hg. Art., then it is urgent to take measures - to carry out treatment, a comprehensive examination, to comply with preventive measures.

It is especially important to start treatment in the early stages of hypertension, then a person has every chance to curb the disease and prevent serious complications from developing.

Doctors put hypertension of the second stage, when a person's indicators often and steadfastly remain at values ​​of 160/100 and above. It is necessary to visit a doctor in this case, as well as to carry out the prescribed treatment, as well as all the activities recommended by him.

So why, in some people, blood pressure can be normal even in old age, while in others it is elevated, despite the fact that the person is still young? We will talk about this further.

Why pressure can go beyond the limits of permissible

There are plenty of factors that cause jumps in blood and heart pressure, which often go beyond the average statistical figures, and in the vast majority they are known.

Among other things, addiction to strong alcohol and cigarettes, except for harm to the body, also does not bring anything good, not to mention the pressure, which, under the influence of this factor, rises, and sometimes to critical levels.

People say that the cause of high heart pressure is anxiety and excitement. It really is. After all, the more a person is subject to stress, the stronger the emotional intensity, the higher the readings on the device screen, respectively. Of course, healthy people are not immune from high blood pressure, especially during stressful situations, but at the same time, it does not rise to crisis levels and does not pose a danger to human life.

Add to this list should be such reasons as a person's age, gender, hereditary predisposition, emotional component. Separately, it should be said about the role of sports and note that insufficient physical activity of the population clearly increases the percentage of cases of the disease.

Of course, such a reason as concomitant diseases cannot be ignored when it comes to hypertension. High pressure marks, especially those above 160/100 mmHg. Art. often inextricably linked with impaired functioning of the kidneys, thyroid gland, and cardiovascular system.

Again, the use of a large amount of salt, salty foods, and, in general, the quality, as well as the composition of the diet, very often leads to the fact that the pressure goes beyond the limits and this is also the cause of arterial hypertension.

The reason lies in the state of the vessels, which become inelastic, fragile, if the bang eats a lot of salt, among other things, there is a structural change in the blood arteries, leading to an increase in the load on all systems of physiological action. Today, in some countries, programs have even been adopted in which hypertensive patients are treated with a salt-free diet.

A provoking factor, in addition to salt, can be a diet rich in fatty foods. The reason is that in our age of prosperity of the chemical industry and the decline of agriculture, often on store shelves there are products abounding in palm oil and other oils, which experts attribute to unhealthy foods, thanks to which hypertension has sharply “rejuvenated” and has taken a stable position in the list of common diseases of our century.

Symptoms of arterial hypertension

Interestingly, hypertension is popularly called the "silent killer". And all because the disease up to a certain point develops imperceptibly and rather slowly. By the way, it is precisely this course, which is imperceptibly and clearly not expressed, that brings the greatest number of complications.

The reasons mentioned above are a good basis for the development of hypertension for a long time. The disease, remaining unnoticed for a long time, gradually but surely complicates the human condition.

Unfortunately, the level of high arterial and lower heart pressure, which reaches critical levels, very often leads to a hypertensive crisis, and this is a direct path to a stroke, of course, if treatment is not started on time. In order not to miss time and not give a chance to the disease to take away the most precious thing a person has - life, you should know the symptoms of high blood pressure.

A symptom that should not be ignored is an intermittent headache, especially in the back of the head. Symptoms of this kind can occur both in the morning after sleep and in the evening after work. At the same time, a squeezing sensation, reminiscent of a shackling pain, delivers considerable discomfort, as if a hoop is placed around the skull, and a drum roll sounds in the skull or an entire orchestra plays. Such symptoms very often occur when the heart pressure reaches 100 units, and the upper 160 mm Hg. Art. It is necessary to immediately go to the therapist so that he prescribes the appropriate treatment if the numbers on the device reach the above parameters in an adult at rest.

Treatment should also not be delayed when symptoms appear, such as:

• fatigue, lethargy, apathy;
• a buzzing sensation in the ears and the appearance of twinkling stars in the eyes when changing the position of the body - more often with a sharp rise from a tilted position to a vertical position;
• decreased efficiency, attention, memory impairment;
• a feeling of anxiety, and for no reason;
• redness of the skin of the face and neck;
• frequent mood swings, tearfulness, aggression, irritability.

Especially often, symptoms such as emotional swings occur in women during menopause. Girls are generally more prone to all sorts of experiences, so arterial hypertension in them occurs due to a natural factor.

Since we are already talking about gender, it is worth noting that women during the onset of menopause are ahead of men in terms of the disease in percentage terms. Despite the fact that the signs of high blood pressure in different sexes are similar, the number of cases of hypertensive crisis in women is 5 times higher after 45-50 years - the period of menopause. Although death from cerebral hemorrhage more often strikes the "powerful of this world", isn't it a paradox?

So, the symptoms of a hypertensive crisis:

• The first signs are a sudden increase in blood pressure of the upper and lower levels to levels that are unusual for a particular patient (160/100 are the smallest numbers, usually the indicators are much higher during a crisis).
• Symptoms of high blood pressure from the cardiovascular system - palpitations, shortness of breath, pain behind the sternum.
• Signs of a vegetative nature - a person throws into a fever, he feels chills, he is feverish, while sweating increases markedly.
• Symptoms indicating disturbances in cerebral circulation are dizziness, visual acuity deterioration, tinnitus, headache, bouts of nausea.

With a diagnosis of hypertension, people live happily ever after, but only when they carry out the necessary treatment and control the pressure, they do not allow it to rise to critical levels. If we allow situations when the disease goes into severe stages, in particular, before the onset of a hypertensive crisis, then there is a high probability of a very deplorable outcome. Therefore, do not forget that although hypertension cannot be completely cured, every person can keep it under control, which means that there is every chance to dance at the wedding of great-grandchildren.