| The Signs and Symptoms of High Blood | | | | he had a stroke which paralyzed his one side. Till |
| PressureEven though high blood pressure is | | | | this day, he doesn't have use of one side of his |
| considered the "silent killer", you may be one who | | | | body.Also from my experience, the patients who |
| has symptoms possibly before having a stroke or | | | | added salt to their diet, did have increased blood |
| CVA.Working with patients at home, some | | | | pressure. When they reduced their salt intake, |
| patients do experience the typical signs of high | | | | their blood pressure went down. You need to talk |
| blood pressure:*headache | | | | with your doctor as to whether she/he wants to |
| *dizziness | | | | put you on a low sodium diet. Most of my |
| *pounding in the ears | | | | patients with high blood pressure are on a lower |
| *bloody noseIf you can just picture pressure in | | | | salt diet. If they continue on the lower salt diet, |
| your head, then you would remember the signs | | | | their blood pressure does improve.You can use |
| of high blood pressure.There are other patients | | | | other herbs instead of salt. Do not use salt |
| who told me that they experienced a small pain in | | | | alternatives unless your doctor specifically told you |
| the back of their head or they had an increase in | | | | that you could. The salt alternatives contain |
| urination.If someone is a diabetic, increased | | | | potassium. This can really throw your salt and |
| urination could be a sign of the blood sugar being | | | | potassium levels off in your body.Some herbs |
| high. So having high blood pressure and diabetes | | | | that may be useful are garlic, chives, onions, Mrs. |
| can be tricky. If you are a diabetic and | | | | Dash products. Note: if you are on a blood thinner |
| experiencing increased urination and a headache, | | | | or Coumadin then ask your doctor if you can |
| the first thing you want to do is test your blood | | | | take garlic.There are different types of blood |
| sugar with your blood sugar machine to rule out | | | | pressure medications and if one doesn't work, |
| hyperglycemia (or high blood sugar).My father | | | | then don't be afraid to ask your doctor to switch |
| knows when his blood pressure is up because he | | | | to another until your blood pressure becomes |
| has a headache that just won't go away and then | | | | stable.There are patients who wake up with high |
| checking his blood pressure, it usually is up.When | | | | blood pressure. If you are taking 2 different blood |
| my father initially started on blood pressure | | | | pressure medications, you may want to ask your |
| medication, he denied he had high blood pressure. | | | | doctor if you can take one in the morning and |
| When he would not take his blood pressure pills, | | | | one at suppertime or before you go to bed. |
| his blood pressure would go sky high. I had to | | | | Always make sure you put a little food in your |
| explain to him that when his blood pressure is in | | | | body when taking your medications so not to |
| the acceptable range as per your doctor, it is | | | | upset your stomach.Don't take high blood |
| because he is taking his blood pressure pills. He | | | | pressure lightly because if your blood pressure |
| then decided to take his blood pressure pills | | | | goes to high, you can have a stroke. A stroke is |
| because then he understood what made his blood | | | | really debilitating initially and you may never get |
| pressure normal was the pills.High cholesterol can | | | | the full use of your one side that was |
| cause a stroke too. Make sure you keep your | | | | affected.This article is not meant to diagnose or |
| cholesterol levels within normal range. I have an | | | | treat high blood pressure. If you have any |
| uncle whose cholesterol level went over 500, and | | | | questions, please talk with your doctor.F. |