Unlike a cold, there are actually no recognized symptoms of high blood pressure! Its symptomless nature has earned it the nickname “The Silent Killer”.

Contrary to intuition, excessive sweating, nervousness, high cholesterol and difficulty sleeping are not evidence of high blood pressure. You may have high blood pressure and these other problems, but one is not a sign of the other. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked by a medical professional.

For more information see “Symptoms, Diagnosis & Monitoring of High Blood Pressure” American Heart Association: Heart.org. 21 Jan 2011. Can be found online at http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HighBloodPressure/SymptomsDiagnosisMonitoringofHighBloodPressure/Symptoms-Diagnosis-Monitoring-of-High-Blood-Pressure_UCM_002053_Article.jsp