Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...My mother s health has recently decline and she is requiring supervision assistance 24/7 due to Alzheimers. I ve notice a dull headach and my heart beating hard. I had a B/P and it read 160 over 94. I am a 59 year old woman who has no health problems....I feel stressed about my mother and caring for her PLUS my 14 year old great-nephew (I have custody due to his mother s drug abuse). Any advise to keep me healthy ..... Thanks....
Hello, I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your high blood pressure values could be related to psychological stress.  Nevertheless, I recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure values frequently during the day in the next week and see if your blood pressure values are above the normal ranges most of the time.  If such is the case, I would recommend consulting with your doctor for a physical activity and some blood lab tests (complete blood count, PCR, ESR, thyroid hormone levels, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests, fasting glucose) and discuss with him on the possibility of starting antihypertensive therapy.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor.