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Finding out you have high blood pressure

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> How high blood pressure affects me >> How high blood pressure affects me

How high blood pressure affects me

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• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Under 60 >> Interview 07 >> Describes how it is difficult to deal with high blood pressure where there are few symptoms to detect it.

Discovered following a check for a kidney problem.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Under 60 >> Interview 10 >> Explains that he wasn't that worried initially but now he is more aware of the damage hypertension can cause.

Discovered following GP general check up.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Under 60 >> Interview 18 >> Describes his initial scepticism about Hypertension but then the differences it made in his attitude to himself and work.

Discovered following health check for insurance.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Female Over 60 >> Interview 05 >> Describes how she discovered she had high blood pressure, and some of the symptoms she experienced.

Discovered following pregnancy.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Female Under 60 >> Interview 14 >> Explains how after cycling she had pains and the doctor discovered the problem.

Discovered following GP check up for pains in arms.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Over 60 >> Interview 20 >> Explains that his condition was discovered after a mild heart attack.

Discovered after angioplasty.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Under 60 >> Interview 21 >> Explains how sometimes having more knowledge can do more harm than good.

Discovered following GP check for migraines.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Under 60 >> Interview 18 >> Explains that he used to run but now doesn't want to overdo it.

Discovered following health check for insurance.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Female Under 60 >> Interview 01 >> Describes how she considers tiredness is the only symptom of hypertension.

Discovered following a HRT check.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Under 60 >> Interview 10 >> Describes the symptoms he sometimes suffers from.

Discovered following GP general check up.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Over 60 >> Interview 15 >> Considers whether his headaches are a symptom of hypertension.

Discovered after taking blood pressure at an exhibition.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Under 60 >> Interview 18 >> Considers that his symptoms suggest when his blood pressure is rising.

Discovered following health check for insurance.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Over 60 >> Interview 19 >> Notices that he has a pain in the back when his blood pressure rises.

Discovered when applying for life insurance.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Male Under 60 >> Interview 21 >> Describes his symptoms and concludes much of high blood pressure stems from stress.

Discovered following GP check for migraines.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Female Over 60 >> Interview 05 >> Discusses how she remembers to take her course of treatment.

Discovered following pregnancy.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Female Over 60 >> Interview 05 >> Describes her current course of treatment.

Discovered following pregnancy.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Female Over 60 >> Interview 05 >> Describes the side effects she has experienced from her course of treatment.

Discovered following pregnancy.

• Heart disease >> High blood pressure >> Female Under 60 >> Interview 14 >> Describes the pressure from others to take tablets, which she has difficulty accepting.

Discovered following GP check up for pains in arms.