Hypertension is characterized by raised blood pressure.
High BP is common and is many times asymptomatic, however, it is a presenting symptom of many serious disease processes.
Treating hypertension becomes a bit difficult if the complications have already set in the body.
Some usual causes of hypertension are stress, addictions, wrong lifestyle, lack of activity, lack of sleep, wrong eating habits, and consuming more amounts of salt than required for the process in the body.
Some underlying diseases like renal artery disease, kidney disease, aortic stenosis, heart diseases, atherosclerosis, diabetes, drug-induced like OCPs, and pregnancy-induced hypertension are other causative factors.
Often, hypertension is diagnosed when a person reaches clinics for some other symptoms like headache, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, palpitations, heavy sweating, paralysis, blurred vision, chest pain, decreased urination, and more.
By timely precautions and some simple techniques and lifestyle management, we can prevent hypertension and its complications.