How Do You Develop Hypertension?

[cybil2403]

If you have a healthy diet, Fit and generally healthy and exercise about 4/5 times a week, don't smoke, drink low to moderately and don't have too much salt.

[murraymints]

watch Andy Murray play tennis . ...lol......you at have a genetic predisposition....

[cybil2403]

Could you have always had it without realising it? Blood pressure has been taken 3 times in the last 4 months yet BP has been fine until last week! Any reason why?!

[cybil2403]

Apart from watching Andy Murray! Lol

[vakayu]

Have you any family history,it could be also stress related!

[netibiza]

Don't worry too much about a one off reading, keeping checking.

[murraymints]

you need sqad he comes on early ish in the morning...if I see him I will redirect him here.....

[slaney]

Hypertension is not diagnosed just with one reading. These days a 24 hour tape is used ...
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/news/CallsFor24HourBloodPressureMonitoringInRadicalUpdateToNICEGuidelines.jsp

[ladybirder]

Spend too much time on here!

[losgigs]

There are lots of possible causes such as ageing, stress, family history and various medical conditions. Could be just a one-off. If it hasn't been raised before, you would probably be asked to return a week later for another check. Wondering why you had it checked 3 times in such a short time?

[cybil2403]

Thanks for all the helpful advice and links. The reason is Various different health problems and trying to get to the root of the problem!

[Sqad]

In over 90% of cases of hypertension, the causes is unknown and these cases are described as Essential Hypertension. It is often associated with overweight, lifestyle, diabetes....etc...etc.....Google them.

In a very small %of patients with hypertension there is a demonstrable cause......uncommon, but it is there.

I am not and never have been a fan of "White Coat Syndrome"....I don't say that it doesn't exist, but in my opinion, it is overdiagnosed.

If you have a high BP then you need to see your GP

[arwyn]

cybil, some medications cause high readings, are you on any?

[Matheous-2]

From what I've been reading on the subject, your GP is supposed to take TWO readings. One at the beginning of your visit and one at the end. I have never had this since my diagnosis, around 18 mths ago!
I've also never been given a cause- apart from 'just age'.....