Is There A High Blood Pressure Headache Link?

When someone is suffering from high blood pressurethey examined the types of headaches people were
they do not usually know that there is a problemsuffering from. Generally the higher the reading then
because high blood pressure does not normallythe less severe the headache, if they suffered from
display any symptoms - Hence the name given to it -headaches at all. They also examined the systolic
"The Silent Killer". But just occasionally a person mayreadings (the first number) and found those with a
find himself or herself suffering with what can onlyhigh reading were less likely to suffer from migraines
be referred to as a high blood pressure headache.and this was especially true for women. When they
The medical community has had some problemslooked at the diastolic pressure reading (the second
identifying if there is indeed a link between high bloodnumber) they were unable to discover any clear cut
pressure and headaches. Mainly because many peopleassociation between this and a person suffering from
suffer from headaches, and those that do are moremigraines if the number was higher than normal.
likely to go to the doctors and subsequently haveThese results seemed to suggest that there is no link
their blood pressure taken. This can skew thebetween high blood pressure and headaches. In fact
statistics and show that more people with high bloodthey are showing that pain sensitivity in both a
pressure tend to have headaches. Also, even ifperson's brain and spinal cord are reduced when they
someone does have high blood pressure, and sufferare suffering from high blood pressure. Some of the
a headache, the hypertension cannot be automaticallyhistoric accusations between high blood pressure may
considered as the causal link, as people gethave been made due to the well-known "white coat"
headaches for many reasons including dehydration,effect, which can raise blood pressure levels in many
compression, eye strain and being out in coldindividuals when they visit the doctor or a surgery
weather. Continue reading to discover naturalwith headache symptoms. Also, there is some
methods to relieve high blood pressure and sign upsuggestion that a person who is suffering high blood
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Certainly in research carried out by the Journal ofincluding a potentially poor diet, inactivity and high
Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry they statedlevels of stress and anxiety, are also people who are
that headaches are not being caused by high bloodlikely to have headaches due to lifestyle choices
pressure. They based their findings on the readingsrather than high blood pressure. Finally, there is a
they took of 22,000 adults who responded to asuggestion that the high blood pressure headache
survey about the frequency of their headaches. Onmay be worsened after a patient has been told that
looking at the questionnaire they found that 28% ofthey have high blood pressure. This can add worry
the participants were suffering from repeatedand concern and potentially increase the risk of
headaches and of these 1 in 4 were reportingheadaches and migraines.
suffering from migraines. Also they found that thoseSign up for the free Relieve Blood Pressure
who had high blood pressure readings were less likelyNewsletter and discover new and natural methods to
to suffer from headaches than those with a muchmanage high blood pressure and anxiety symptoms
lower reading were. From this study, it suggests thatand find out more on the high blood pressure
the higher the blood pressure is, the less likely peopleheadache link.
are to suffer from headaches. Also during the survey