Question: So i have another question that i cant really find an answer to..

I have had untreated (very) high blood pressure for at least 12 years. The past few months i keep getting episodes where i get really uncomfortable, my heart races, i get short of breath. Every time i lay down to sleep the same thing happens. I have to catch my breath and wait for my heart to stop racing. I feel very tired and weak all the time. I get exhausted, racing heart and short of breath extremely easily with very little exertion. I just got health insurance and finally went to the doctor. Im on two different blood pressure meds now as of yesterday.

Is it possible that my symptoms are just from the very high blood pressure? When i went to the ER my bp was 210/110. They did an ECG and quite a few blood tests but i was not having a heart attack and they didnt really find anything except low potassium, so they sent me home. Is it likely that damage has already been done? I will be seeing a cardiologist soon(ish). Just really wondering if its possible that i just have essential hypertension and that all my symptoms have been from it being higher than normal lately..

I do not have a copy of the ecg. All i have are these numbers. There was a thyroid test done and troponin test also and they were normal.