Good Evening. I have a question about the link between headaches and blood pressure.

I am a 28 year old male who was diagnosed with high blood pressure around 2 years ago, I have been on 5mg of amplodine for a period of time and this has really started to knock me around. I previously went to speak with my doctor but they were of no use. One major concern regarding the side effect of these drugs is erectile dysfunction, at 28 I dont feel I should be experiencing this.

Anyway 4 days ago I decided to take myself off my medication for a period of time and am eating foods that are good at reducing blood pressure.

The side effects that i was experiencing are pretty much no more, which is a bonus, however I now have mild headaches. I previously went too see an optician approximately 2 years ago before being diagnosed with high blood pressure and they informed me I had dry spots on my eye and perscribed eye lubricant, today I have purchased some more in abid to ease the headaches off.

Is there a link between dry patches on the eye and high blood pressure?

I have kept a diary of my blood pressure readings and am monitoring this on a daily basis and they have not increased past reading that I was experiencing while on amplodine.

I eat very healthy and have recently started back at the gym again, my blood pressure can be spot on one minute, then i can walk across a room and it can go up.

My readings for the last for days are:

11/04/2013
13:30 - 1) 127/70
19:00 - 1) 141/67 2) 142/76 3) 141/74
20:40 - 1) 142/74 2) 148/72 3) 140/71

12/04/2013
00:35 (Return from gym) 1) 139/73 2) 139/72 3) 134/71
10:50 1) 122/75 2) 130/70 3) 121/73
13:40 1) 125/73 2) 129/67 3) 133/70
19:30 1) 138/69 2) 134/72 3) 137/69
22:30 1) 144/69 2) 142/73 3) 135/71
23:30 1) 127/73 2) 131/65 3) 125/70

13/04/2013
06:30 1) 123/76 2) 123/74 3) 127/78
16:55 1) 154/72 2) 140/70 3) 142/70
17:00 1) 132/62 2) 138/64 3) 125/76
19:40 1) 136/65 2) 130/63 3) 140/63 4) 135/65
20:15 1) 138/68 2) 131/69 3) 130/66
21:30 1) 131/72 2) 140/67 3) 139/67

14/04/2013
07:00 1) 138/73 2) 128/73 3) 126/76
16:50 1) 138/65 2) 135/65 3) 136/65
17:00 1) 137/65 2) 132/61 3) 131/61
19:05 1) 135/65 2) 130/67 3) 130/65

Previously my blood pressure has been over 160/80(ish)