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Does High BP Cause Tightness In The Head?
Last night at my job I was standing completely still and all of a sudden I felt tightness in my head and shoulder and then all of a sudden I thought I was going to faint. I checked my blood pressure today and it was 155/83. I used to take blood pressure medicine but I had lost a lot of weight with diet and excersise so my doctor took me off of them. In the last few months I have put on a few extra pounds so could this have contributed to my episode last night?
Mon, 6 Aug 2018
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I would explain that your symptoms could be related to possible TIA (transient ischemic attack).
Considering your high blood pressure values at the moment, I would exclude orthostatic hypotension.
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and some tests:
- a Doppler ultrasound of the carotid arteries
- a brain MRI study.
Hope to have been helpful!
I would explain that your symptoms could be related to possible TIA (transient ischemic attack).
Considering your high blood pressure values at the moment, I would exclude orthostatic hypotension.
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a physical exam and some tests:
- a Doppler ultrasound of the carotid arteries
- a brain MRI study.
Hope to have been helpful!
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