Hypertension, most commonly referred to as "high blood pressure", HTN or HPN, is a medical condition in which the blood pressure is chronically elevated. It was previously referred to as arterial hypertension, but in current usage, the word "hypertension" without a qualifier normally refers to arterial hypertension.
2008-04-06

Blood Pressure Symptoms - Are Shallow Breathing and Chest Pressure Symptoms Of High Blood Pressure?

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When I told my friend Brad about his anxiety and high blood pressure symptoms, I told him to visit his doctor. Although I am suffering from high blood pressure for several years and know that I am not the person to ask for advice. So Brad went to the doctor, and here is what he said.

Brad is not too old, only 31, but he is obese. He weighs 290 kg and is only 5'09. He has various symptoms, which makes him nervous. He fears that too high blood pressure and clogged arteries. He recently went on diets to lose weight, but the symptoms even worse.

Twice he got a day, the shallow breathing, a few hours and is noisy. He feels some pressure on his chest, followed by tingling in his face and arms. It is probably while they slept, the problems are only during day.

He is already some Remeron for depression since year, and wondered whether that has something to do with his symptoms. The doctor said that he was a man and that he is obese these two risk factors alone should be monitored. However, a heart or a problem would cause him too deep breath and a fast, and not shallow.

At his age, it is not too likely that clogged arteries who already dangerous. He told Brad to a echocardiogram, if he is really worried about. It costs about a thousand dollars. The doctor said that the symptoms could be from overbreathing Brad simple. Exhaling carbon dioxide too quickly makes the blood alkaline and the nerves tingle.

Since Brad taking medication for depression, anxiety is the doctor said he thought his Brad to observe and count their breaths per minute, to see if he is only overbreathing.

Of Of course, obesity is always bad for the blood pressure. The doctor told Brad to lose weight, if possible, to stop smoking, exercise and some regularly.

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