What symptom does severe hypertension have

summary

Hypertension can be divided into primary and secondary. In the vast majority of patients, the cause of hypertension is unknown, which is called primary hypertension, accounting for more than 95% of the total hypertension. Secondary hypertension is secondary to other diseases. The most common is caused by kidney and adrenal diseases, as well as endocrine hypertension. Let's take a look at the following.

What symptom does severe hypertension have

First: insomnia: it is difficult to fall asleep, wake up early, sleep is not steady, easy to have nightmares, easy to wake up. This is related to the dysfunction of cerebral cortex and autonomic nervous system.

Second: headache: the location of the brain, and accompanied by nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. If you often feel headache, and very severe, and nausea at the same time, it may be a signal to malignant hypertension.

Third: palpitation, shortness of breath: hypertension can lead to myocardial hypertrophy, heart enlargement, myocardial infarction, cardiac insufficiency. These are symptoms that lead to palpitations and shortness of breath.

matters needing attention

Don't reduce blood pressure blindly. First of all, we should find out whether hypertension is caused by kidney disease, pheochromocytoma, hypercortisolism, pregnancy poisoning, and large artery disease. It is necessary to find out the cause and treat it symptomatically.