High blood pressure (hypertension)
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What is high blood pressure (hypertension)?
Hypertension is the diagnosis of consistently high blood pressure defined by a systolic (upper number) reading above 130 or a diastolic (lower number) above 80.
Common symptoms reported by people with high blood pressure (hypertension)
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What people are taking for it
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Dizziness upon standing
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Nothing reported yet
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Visual disturbances (ie seeing stars and light flashes)
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Treatments taken by people for high blood pressure (hypertension)
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Data from patients with high blood pressure (hypertension), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with high blood pressure (hypertension)
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Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (23 evaluations)
Total evaluations
25
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(81)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (24 evaluations)
Total evaluations
25
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(65)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (22 evaluations)
Total evaluations
22
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(63)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (9 evaluations)
Total evaluations
9
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(30)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (12 evaluations)
Total evaluations
12
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(21)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (9 evaluations)
Total evaluations
9
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(20)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (4 evaluations)
Side effects
dizziness
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(13)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (2 evaluations)
Side effects
dry mouth
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(9)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (3 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(8)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (4 evaluations)
Side effects
dry mouth
low potassium (hypokalemia)
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(8)
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- None
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Data from patients with high blood pressure (hypertension), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has high blood pressure (hypertension) on PatientsLikeMe?
- 50 new patients joined this month
- 2801 say high blood pressure (hypertension) is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 9 | |
| 20s | 191 | |
| 30s | 880 | |
| 40s | 2437 | |
| 50s | 5638 | |
| 60s | 7020 | |
| 70+ | 4144 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 6583 | |
| Female | 13911 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 6540 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 158 |
These charts show data from high blood pressure (hypertension) patients who have completed their condition history
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