I am a 44 year old white female that has had pretty good health other than my BP. I have had high BP around 140/90 for the past two years and was put on a diuretic that helped get my BP down to about 126/80. I have had extremely bad headaches the past month and went into the ER because I was having trouble seeing. I was seeing spots and with the headache thought I might be having a stroke. At the ER my BP was 225/150 and the doctor took blood to check my kidneys and other tests. Tests came back negative and was put on a Beta Blocker which brought my BP down to around 169/106 with pulse at 89. I have noticed that I have been bruising easily lately and a little bit short on breath when walking a flight of stairs. At the end of the day my ankles are quite swollen.
Hello Welcome to Ask a Doctor service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Boarder line hypertension may not need any treatment, but it can be well managed with diet (Salt free diet, cut down calorie in diet) stress-free life, exercise, the most important is anxiety and depression it should not be there these are the great risk factor in hypertension, this can shoot up the blood pressure, presence of stress may cause hypertension. Hope I have answered your query, let me know for further assistance.