What to do if you have a headache due to high blood pressure

High blood pressure sometimes causes headaches. Because each patient with hypertension has a different physical constitution, the symptoms caused by their disease will also be different. However, once a problem occurs, we need to find a way to solve it in order to help patients with hypertension. No matter what type of disease it is, it is necessary to clearly understand what kind of conditions these diseases will cause.

Patients with hypertension need to pay more attention to their lifestyle and diet than ordinary people, because no matter what the situation is, it will cause different degrees of impact. Only by using the correct method can these problems caused by hypertension be solved. So what should you do when high blood pressure causes headaches?

The effective treatment for headaches caused by hypertension is to treat the cause, that is, actively treat hypertension. The dosage of antihypertensive drugs can be appropriately increased. If the blood pressure is high, one tablet of Nifedipine can be dissolved sublingually. But it is not advisable to lower blood pressure too quickly. At the same time, you should pay attention to rest, ensure sleep, avoid mental stimulation, etc. If necessary, you can take medications such as tranquilizers. If headaches still occur after blood pressure stabilizes, the cause of the headache should be further examined and treated accordingly.

People often sleep less because of early awakening. Lack of sleep may cause mental tension and lead to tension headaches. Patients should pay attention to the onset, location, time of onset, and factors that relieve or aggravate the headache so that doctors can quickly determine the cause. In life, patients should remain optimistic, cheerful, open-minded, and be able to let go of things. Ensure adequate sleep and rest, and participate in appropriate physical exercise, such as doing exercises in the park in the morning, practicing Tai Chi, walking, and jogging. During the day, you can practice calligraphy or painting to eliminate distracting thoughts and calm your mind; at night, you can listen to relaxing and elegant light music to have a calming effect.

The mechanisms of hypertensive headaches are: 1. Non-migraine vascular headaches. This type of headache is closely related to rising blood pressure. The rapid rise in blood pressure causes the dilation of intracranial arteries and the stimulation of pain receptors in the arterial wall, which often manifests as pulsating headaches. Lowering blood pressure will quickly eliminate the headache. The headache is usually severe, but rarely accompanied by prodromal and accompanying symptoms like migraine, and rarely occurs in an episodic or intermittent manner.

2. Muscle contraction or psychogenic headaches. Due to the reflex contraction of the head muscles, there is a tight band-like pain or continuous dull pain around the head, mostly located in the neck area under the pillow. This type of headache is not closely related to the increase in blood pressure. Some patients only experience headaches or headaches become worse after they know they have hypertension, so it is related to psychological factors. 3. Traction headaches. Headaches caused by malignant hypertension or hypertensive encephalopathy are mainly this type of headache, which may be caused by brain edema causing brain displacement. According to your situation, it should belong to the second type of muscle contraction or psychogenic headache.

The above introduces how to improve headaches caused by high blood pressure. Generally, you need to understand the causes of these symptoms before they appear, because only by clearly understanding these can you better improve them. No matter what the symptoms are, you can try to improve them as long as you use the right method. However, if the situation is serious, you need to go to the hospital for examination in time.