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Does high cholesterol automatically increases blood pressure?

If you take antihypertensive medication, do you experience more uncomfortable symptoms here and there?

In the past, the side effects of antihypertensive drugs were very large, causing many inconveniences to patients taking antihypertensive drugs.

However, the side effects of recent high blood pressure medications are very minimal.

When prescribing medications, it is important to be aware of the side effects and to immediately consult your doctor if any side effects appear to avoid unnecessary suffering.

There are many different types of antihypertensive medications, choosing one without side effects is not that difficult.

If you have high blood pressure, does your head feel heavy, nervousness, cold sweats, and sleep problems appear?

Blood pressure has no symptoms.

The only way to find out if you have high blood pressure is to measure your blood pressure.

Even if they appear healthy on the outside, they often have high blood pressure.

Additionally, even people with adverse cardiovascular health factors, such as obesity or smoking, sometimes have normal blood pressure.

In general, about 30% of people with high blood pressure may be unaware that they have high blood pressure, and if they do so, they live with the risk of complications such as stroke, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, and vision loss.

Does high cholesterol automatically increase blood pressure?

Just because you have high cholesterol doesn’t automatically mean your blood pressure will go up.

However, due to the nature of various lifestyle habits, people who have habits that are likely to raise cholesterol often also have habits that are likely to increase blood pressure.

For example, habits such as eating foods high in saturated fat, lack of exercise, and excessive drinking are often all shared by the same person.

High blood pressure – a disease that only appears in men?

High blood pressure is a problem for everyone.

It is important to keep in mind that women are actually at greater risk of high blood pressure than men.

If you are taking oral contraceptives, are obese, are post-menopausal, or have a family history of high blood pressure, your risk of high blood pressure is high.

Therefore, it is good to understand these facts and try to minimize the risk factors for developing high blood pressure.

Patients with high blood pressure can take any medicine when they have a cold?

People with high blood pressure should avoid taking certain medicines for cold.

Some medicines that relieve clogged nose symptoms contain ingredients that reduce the effectiveness of blood pressure medicines.

Some medicines put a strain on the heart, which may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.

Among cold medicines, these should be avoided.

You should be aware that it can be dangerous.

There is no need to check if your blood pressure is high until you get older?

The younger you are when you measure blood pressure, the better.

High blood pressure can be diagnosed even at the age of 6, and it is a good idea to have your blood pressure measured at the age of 10. Research has shown that even in teenagers, if blood pressure and weight are high, the arteries are already thickening around the age of 30.

To prevent arteriosclerosis, it is recommended to control obesity from adolescence.

Blood pressure is determined by age, height, and level of sexual maturity, so the more obese or sexually mature a person is, the higher the blood pressure tends to be.

Measuring blood pressure in children and adolescents is somewhat difficult, so it is advisable to visit a pediatrician to have it measured.

The truth and false of rumors regarding high blood pressure

  • There are uncomfortable symptoms when taking antihypertensive medication? X
  • Does high blood pressure cause nervousness, cold sweats, and sleep disorders? X
  • Does high cholesterol also increase blood pressure? X
  • High blood pressure only occurs in men? X
  • Can patients with high blood pressure take any medicine for colds? X
  • There is no need to check your blood pressure until you are older. X

Hanyang University Medical Centre

Professor of Cardiology Shin Jin-ho

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