HiI am a heathy 42 year old woman who have suffered with very high blood pressure for the pass three years....my highest being 249/189 .....I am on medication but nothing seems to work....my doctor keeps telling me that we need to bring it down but nothing works...I have been admitted to hospital a few times but yet again everything that they suggestion or new meds that I have been put on do not work.....my last reading today was 190/121......any suggestions?
Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms are indicative of a secondary hypertension. At your age, these values of high blood pressure may be related to a secondary problem (metabolic disorder, kidney impairment, etc.). At this point the most important thing to do would be to investigate for the possible cause of uncontrolled high blood pressure. So I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG, a chest X-ray study, an abdominal ultrasound and some blood lab tests