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Can Hypertension Cause Headaches, Also Bystolic Tablets Have No Effect On Blood Pressure?

Hello, I m a 44 year-old psychiatrist and have had severe headaches in the temporal and frontal areas for 5 days, along with an increased pressure of around 140/85 every morning which becomes normal in the afternoon and then increased to around 135/80 in the evenings. I had an EKG done in the office which was NSR with pulse of 58.I have a strong family history of HTN with all 3 siblings taking meds now (all 40 years old). How often do you see HTN to be the cause of headaches? Or do believe it to be the other way round? I started Bystolic 5 mg today and see no change in the rate or pressure. How long do you reckon this will take to help? My headache is unchanged.Thanks
Fri, 10 Apr 2015
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Hello doctor! Thank you for asking on HCM! I would not recommed a beta-blocker for controlling HTN at your young age nad regarding your heart rate; you can try a calcium chanel blocker (like Amlodipine or Lercanidipine), or an ACEI/ARB (whichever is available). In fact your BP values are in the upper limit of normal, so nothing to worry so much. That severe pain you are experiencing for 4 days, may not be related to your mildly elevated BP. Prrobably a tensive type of headache. Nevertheless, a visit to a neurologist college would be necessary for a differential diagnosis of your headache.
Greetings! Dr. Iliri
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Can Hypertension Cause Headaches, Also Bystolic Tablets Have No Effect On Blood Pressure?

Hello doctor! Thank you for asking on HCM! I would not recommed a beta-blocker for controlling HTN at your young age nad regarding your heart rate; you can try a calcium chanel blocker (like Amlodipine or Lercanidipine), or an ACEI/ARB (whichever is available). In fact your BP values are in the upper limit of normal, so nothing to worry so much. That severe pain you are experiencing for 4 days, may not be related to your mildly elevated BP. Prrobably a tensive type of headache. Nevertheless, a visit to a neurologist college would be necessary for a differential diagnosis of your headache. Greetings! Dr. Iliri