| tart --> | | | | actually had a reduced likelihood of suffering from |
| There is a high blood pressure headache link right? | | | | headaches compared to those with lower blood |
| Well, if you believe that then read on - you may be | | | | pressure. |
| surprised. | | | | The study went on to identify that those with higher |
| Generally, most people believe that one of the | | | | blood pressure and suffered with headaches also |
| symptoms of high blood pressure is a persistent | | | | experienced less severe headache pain. |
| headache. However there have been a number of | | | | So, the results show no link that suggests that |
| studies that contradict this. | | | | headaches are caused by high blood pressure. In fact, |
| Hypertension is known as the "silent killer", as in the | | | | they show that the opposite is true in those |
| large majority of suffers there are no symptoms to | | | | surveyed. |
| indicate they have elevated blood pressure. | | | | Although this study and others do not seem to have |
| The number of cases of high blood pressure are | | | | swayed he medical community, there are some good |
| increasing, with the world-wide number of those with | | | | reasons that headaches may go hand in had with high |
| high blood pressure estimated in one study to reach | | | | blood pressure, even if these reasons are not |
| 1.56 billion people by 2025. This increase has largely | | | | physiological. |
| been associated with the "western" lifestyle of poor | | | | It may be that those that suffer with frequent |
| dietary choices and inactivity. | | | | headaches are more likely to go to the doctor's |
| Many people do not have any idea they have high | | | | surgery for a check up, and so have their blood |
| blood pressure until they get their blood pressure | | | | pressure measured, creating a causal link to be |
| measured, and of those that have been diagnosed it | | | | erroneously established. Most people know that there |
| is believed that about 50% stop taking their | | | | are proportions of the population whose blood |
| medication. | | | | pressure will elevate when it is measured in the |
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| Combating high blood pressure newsletter. | | | | Also, those that suffer from more headaches may |
| The link between high blood pressure and headaches | | | | well share some of the factors that are also |
| has been documented, and it seems to stem from | | | | indicative of a higher risk of having elevated blood |
| the fact that many people who have high blood | | | | pressure, like being overweight, eating foods high in |
| pressure also suffer from headaches. So, the | | | | fat and sodium, having a relatively sedentary lifestyle |
| conclusion seems to be that elevated blood pressure | | | | etc. So the headaches are perhaps not caused by |
| increases the chance of having headaches. | | | | the high blood pressure, but by the lifestyle choices |
| However, there have been a number of studies | | | | made by the person. |
| carried out that seem to contradict this theory. | | | | There may also be a link between those that have |
| One example is a study that was carried out by the | | | | been diagnosed with high blood pressure and those |
| Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. | | | | that have headaches through the fact that they are |
| They surveyed over 22000 adults about the | | | | more likely to be anxious and concerned about their |
| frequency of their headaches and to get a baseline | | | | health by being diagnosed as being hypertensive. |
| of their blood pressure. 11 years later they surveyed | | | | So, the high blood pressure headache link is not as |
| the group again to establish links between blood | | | | clear we all would like. However, if a person is having |
| pressure and headaches. | | | | persistent headaches then they should definitely pay |
| They found that around 28% of the respondents | | | | a visit to their doctors to identify if there are any |
| suffered from repeated headaches. They also found | | | | factors that may be causing it. |
| that those with higher blood pressure readings | | | | |