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.

How do members experience high blood pressure (hypertension)?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with high blood pressure (hypertension)*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for high blood pressure (hypertension)*

*Data from patients with high blood pressure (hypertension), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with high blood pressure (hypertension)*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Norvasc)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (18 evaluations)
Side effects
low blood pressure swelling in lower extremities
Total evaluations
20
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension) (62)
Treatment

(Cozaar)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (12 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
12
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension) (55)
Treatment

(Zestril)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (21 evaluations)
Side effects
dizziness joint pain 2 more
Total evaluations
22
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension) (41)
Treatment

(Metoprolol Tartrate)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (11 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
11
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension) (27)
Treatment

(Hydrochlorot)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (9 evaluations)
Side effects
dry mouth at night
Total evaluations
9
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension) (18)

*Data from patients with high blood pressure (hypertension), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has high blood pressure (hypertension) on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 20
20s 222
30s 943
40s 2,580
50s 6,083
60s 8,434
70+ 6,206

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7,819
Female 16,257