my buddy, age about 56 is feeling a little light headed. i think he might have passed out or almost fainted in the bathroom earlier- he s not saying for sure. his blood pressure measured on a home auto check unit was 134/97. He doesn t want to go to the doctor but he is laying down. what do you think?
Hello and thank you for using Chat Doctor. I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. I will try to explain you something and give you my opinion. You should know that we talk about hypertension if we have mean value that exceeds 140 / 90 mmHg. A person might have high value during emotional and physicals trees so It's mandatory to judge on mean values. During hypertensive crisis a person might experience headaches, blurred vision, dizziness, nausea, chest pain. Losing senses usually OS not related with hypertension but maybe with a rhythm issue. So, if I was your treating doctor I will recommend some examination like a cardiac echo to evaluate heart function and walls, a full blood analyze, a holder pressure and rhythm monitoring to evaluate your values and rhythm tendency. Only after this we can better understand what we are dealing with and how to treat it. I would encourage you to convince your boddyoto meet a doctor and do what I mention before. Hope I was helpful. Best regards, Chat Doctor.