Nausea with high blood pressure: what to do, causes

Blood pressure is the rate of blood flow through large arteries in the human body, measured in mmHg.

It is divided into two types: diastolic (upper) and systolic (lower). Based on the upper indicator, the pressure of relaxed arteries is determined, and the first criterion depends on the speed of heart contractions. When calculating from systolic blood pressure to distolic blood pressure, pulse pressure is obtained. In adolescents, blood pressure should be about 110*70, in adults under 60 years old 125*85, in elderly people 135*90 mmHg. Art.

Within one day, the human body can experience sudden changes in pressure, which affects its overall well-being. With an increase in the indicator for every 10 mm Hg. the risk of heart and vascular diseases increases.

Signs and consequences of increased blood pressure

Not every person knows his individual blood pressure when he feels normal. But what consequences can occur when blood pressure rises? In medical practice, pathology associated with high blood pressure is called hypertension. This disease manifests itself differently in people of different ages.

Specialists at the Carnelian Medical Center in Novosibirsk noted the main symptoms of high blood pressure:

• regular feeling of coldness in the lower extremities. Swelling associated with cardiac and renal failure may occur;
• excessive heartbeat;
• frequent headaches;
• pain in the cardiac region;
• dizziness when turning or tilting the head;
• stable high blood pressure, which can remain unchanged during emotional changes.

The risk of high blood pressure may appear in elderly patients. The pathology can be inherited or due to head injury. Other risk factors are harmful working conditions and alcohol addiction, lack of sleep, intense physical activity, stress, symptomatic hypertension, thyroid and heart disorders, obesity, smoking, vegetative-vascular dystonia, etc.

The first signs of vascular complications and disasters

• hypertensive crisis;
• heart attack;
• transistor ischemic attack (TIA);
• stroke.

Symptoms of a hypertensive crisis:

• sudden onset within minutes or 1-3 hours;
• the blood pressure level is individually high (in one patient it is 240/120, in another – 130/90). This depends on the initial blood pressure level. If a patient has persistently low blood pressure, even a slight increase can cause a hypertensive crisis;
• presence of cardiac complaints (heart pain, palpitations);
• presence of complaints from the brain (headaches, dizziness, various visual impairments);
• the presence of complaints from the autonomic nervous system (chills, trembling, sweating, a feeling of a rush of blood to the head, a feeling of lack of air, etc.).

Symptoms of myocardial infarction:

• most common: pain and pressure in the chest,

Patients suffering from heart attacks may experience a variety of symptoms, such as:

• pain, feeling of fullness and/or squeezing in the chest;
• jaw pain, toothache, headache;
• shortness of breath;
• nausea, vomiting, general feeling of pressure in the pit of the stomach (upper center of the abdomen);
• sweating;
• heartburn and/or indigestion;
• pain in the arm (most often in the left, but can be in any arm);
• upper back pain;
• general painful sensation (vague feeling of malaise).

Symptoms of transistor ischemic as well as (TIA):

Typically, symptoms of transient ischemic attacks can last from a few minutes to an hour and include:

• feeling of weakness, numbness, tingling sensation in one half of the body;
• paralysis of arms or legs;
• visual disturbances (darkening of the eyes);
• loss of speech clarity;

These symptoms usually disappear completely within 24 hours, but may recur.

Symptoms of a stroke:

• sudden numbness or weakness of a certain part of the face, arm, leg (especially one-sided);
• sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes;
• sudden paralysis (usually one-sided);
• sudden dizziness or headache with nausea and vomiting;
• sudden difficulty speaking;
• difficulty swallowing;
• dizziness, loss of balance and coordination;
• loss of consciousness.

You can talk about an increased risk of stroke if:

• one or more of your blood relatives has had a stroke or myocardial infarction;
• you have been diagnosed with a tendency to microthrombosis;
• You suffer from arterial hypertension, angina pectoris, dyscirculatory encephalopathy;
• you have diabetes;
• you smoke or abuse alcohol;
• your lipid metabolism is disturbed (increased blood sugar and cholesterol levels), your body weight is significantly higher than normal;
• You have already had or currently have cerebrovascular accidents: neurocirculatory dystonia, transient ischemic attacks, hypertensive cerebral crisis.

How to prevent a stroke?

About half of strokes can be prevented. This is possible because many risk factors for stroke can be controlled. Here are these risk factors that can be prevented:

• High blood pressure (above 140/90 mmHg),
• Atrial fibrillation (a disease in which there is rapid chaotic contraction of the atria, resulting in blood clots in their cavities),
• Diabetes mellitus without adequate treatment,
• Increased cholesterol levels
• Smoking,
• Alcohol abuse
• Obesity,
• Disease of the carotid or coronary arteries.

To avoid vascular accidents, pay attention to your well-being in a timely manner. Get rid of risk factors (smoking, alcohol abuse, excess weight, physical inactivity). Monitor your blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

AND REMEMBER!

Regardless of the presence of complaints, once a year it is mandatory for everyone:

• undergo a fluorographic examination;
• measure blood pressure;
• visit an examination room (for women) and a urologist (for men);
• if you are over 40 years old, measure intraocular pressure, determine cholesterol and blood sugar levels, and undergo an ECG.

We wish you health and a long, interesting life!!!

Narab L.V.

Signs and consequences of low blood pressure

According to specialists from Carnelian MC, the manifestation of low blood pressure is typical for young women under the age group of 40 years.

Symptoms of disturbances include:

• insufficient blood circulation, leading to throbbing pain in the temporal region of the head;
• sudden change of mood;
• constant apathy, lethargy, feeling tired. The body is not able to recover after a good rest and sleep.

Low blood pressure can manifest itself for various reasons: as a result of previous infections, underweight, anemia, unfavorable work factors, changes in climatic conditions or seasonality. Also, pressure can change as a result of a lack of vitamins, indicating anemia, pre-infarction condition, weight deficiency, cardiosclerosis, VSD, renal failure, low hemoglobin, circulatory disorders, etc.

With a slight change in blood pressure, people live full lives. To avoid health problems, experts recommend exercise, adhere to a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition, often walk in the fresh air, give up alcohol and take vitamins and fruits. A person should also avoid stress and take care of his health, constantly monitor his blood pressure and keep it normal. Measurements should be taken several times a week; you should not drink alcoholic drinks or coffee, play sports, smoke, or swim in hot water beforehand.

How to get rid of nausea without medications

Acupressure massage is a good way to cope with mild nausea. Its essence is to influence certain acupuncture points for 5 minutes. In addition to nausea, acupressure stabilizes the psycho-emotional state and eliminates headaches.

Folk remedies involve the use of decoctions based on medicinal herbs. They have a soft effect. The advantage of non-traditional methods of getting rid of nausea is the minimal list of adverse reactions.

Healers give the following advice on getting rid of nausea due to hypertension:

• Make a decoction of lemon balm, chamomile or mint and drink it in small sips.
• Wash and chop the ivy leaves. Add a tablespoon of honey. Stir and eat without drinking water.
• Drink still mineral water in small portions.
• Brew green tea, add grated ginger root and drink.
• Grind 100 g cranberries and 200 g lingonberries. Pour boiling water over the berries and leave for a couple of hours. Pass through a sieve. Drink the finished product six times a day, a quarter glass.

Prevention measures

You can avoid nausea with pressure only by following a number of rules that help normalize blood pressure. Moreover, the recommendations for hypotensive and hypertensive patients are similar. You need to do the following:

• Give up bad habits - when nicotine and alcohol enter the body, the risk of developing disorders of the cardiovascular system increases.
• Lead an acceptable active lifestyle - regularly engage in sports, the intensity of which depends on the initial diagnosis. For example, a hypotensive patient can run in the nearest park and visit the gym, while for an elderly hypertensive patient, the optimal exercise would be morning exercises or swimming.
• Minimize stress. Of course, it is impossible to completely eliminate unpleasant situations from life, but it is possible to reduce their number to a minimum and not neglect the sedatives recommended by your doctor.
• Adjust your diet. An excess of fried, spicy, salty foods affects not only your figure, but also your overall well-being. Having mastered the rules of balanced nutrition, you can strengthen your body, stabilize your blood pressure and forget about bouts of nausea.

The answer to the question of whether nausea can occur at low, high and normal blood pressure is relevant for many. And it is important to pay attention to this symptom and not let it take its course. It is quite possible that the attack of vomiting is provoked by a serious disorder, which can only be identified after a comprehensive examination.

Diagnosis of dizziness

Diagnosis and treatment of dizziness is carried out by neurologists, vertebrologists, otorhinolaryngologists and ophthalmologists. In order to clarify the cause of dizziness, as well as prescribe the correct treatment, a patient with dizziness must undergo a series of examinations:

• Doppler ultrasound of the main arteries of the head;
• examination by an ophthalmologist;
• audiographic examination;
• CT (computed tomography) or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging);
• X-ray of the skull and cervical spine.

Nausea at normal blood pressure

Your blood pressure is normal, but you start feeling nauseous regularly? There may be several reasons why you feel sick. They are:

• sudden change in body position;
• stressful situations;
• atmospheric pressure difference;
• staying in a stuffy room or transport.

This condition, if not regular, is not dangerous. However, if attacks become frequent and are combined with loss of consciousness, you need to make an appointment with a neurologist. Among the possible diagnoses in which nausea appears against the background of normal blood pressure may be the following diseases:

• disturbances in the functioning of the vestibular apparatus;
• vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• cervical osteochondrosis;
• arthritis;
• spasm of cerebral vessels;
• diabetes;
• brain tumor;
• increased intraocular pressure;
• anemia;
• diet or fasting.

Important! Only a doctor can make a conclusion about the cause of the disorder and draw up a treatment regimen with medications and physical procedures. Self-medication is unacceptable. It can cause a number of disorders and worsen the patient’s condition.

General recommendations

To get rid of nausea and high blood pressure, you need to understand what causes this condition. You cannot select your own pharmaceutical medications. This may lead to poor health. When deciding to relieve nausea using unconventional methods, you need to make sure that your blood pressure is elevated. To do this, you should use a tonometer. Nausea also occurs with low blood pressure. Most folk remedies have a calming effect, dilate blood vessels and normalize the functioning of the nervous system. If you take a hypotensive decoction with low blood pressure, the nausea will become even stronger.

It is better to prevent an increase in blood pressure and the appearance of unpleasant symptoms against this background. For this, experts recommend preventing cardiovascular diseases. Its essence is as follows:

• Do not be exposed to stressful situations. To do this, you need to learn not to worry about trifles, and treat all life situations with a positive attitude. If this does not work, then you need to have sedatives with you and take them when anxiety occurs.
• Eat properly. It is necessary to reduce the consumption of salty, fatty, sweet foods. The diet should consist of healthy dishes (fruits, meat, vegetables, cereals, fish). Alcoholic drinks, sweet carbonated water, coffee, strong tea should be excluded.
• Exercise regularly. The load should be moderate.

Thus, nausea with high blood pressure occurs quite often. It is caused by tachycardia, a disruption of the autonomic system. To get rid of nausea you need to lower your blood pressure. For this purpose, antispasmodic, diuretic and antihypertensive drugs are used. In severe cases, antiemetic drugs are used.