152/95 is high but not that high. Your headache is probable the reason why its high. Pain can make your blood pressure rise. I bet when your head goes away your blood pressure will be lower. Try to relax, your blood pressure is consider stage 1 which is mild. Keep an eye on it for a few days and see if it goes down. If it doesn't you might want to talk to your docter to see what you can do to bring it down.

High blood pressure causes the headaches trust me I know. I am around 160-190/90-115, depending. Pain and illness makes it rise but only a little and it is temporary. having a diastolic at 95 is high, and it is the worst one to have high...I have been told. What are you taking to be regulated?

I had it checked later yesterday and it was down to 128/95. I havent' seen a doctor about it yet and am not taking anything as I've never had bloodpressure issues in my life. This is the first time I've ever seen it this high. I will check it again today and if the diastolic is still that high I will go to the clinic tonight. I feel a bit better today but still have a headache. It's not as bad though but I agree, I felt the headache was a symptom of the high blood pressure because normallly I dont' get headaches.

Thanks for the feeback.

I think your blood pressure has to stay high to be serious. That being said, just because it went down, doesn't mean it didn't either cause the headache, or that it won't come back. Have you talked to your doctor about it?

For me, pain doesn't cause high blood pressure. I was overweight, and had severe Rheumatoid Arthritis and terrible pain for many years. Then I lost weight, got good meds and got the RA under control, and started exercising regularly. After 4 years it went up, and I can only keep it down with meds. So go figure. This is my worst problem, because I don't know why, and I can't see to overcome without help.

I am sooooooooo PO'd........I have lost what I have written twice now. The DS site sucks at times...........!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK, here I go again........my blood pressure is higher than it should be.....I go to the gym every morning......I am not taking any meds except GNC 50+ womens supplements and a couple of other supplements.........as well as Wellbutrin (300 mgs) for depression.
Recently a test showed that my thyroid is a little low.
I am told that who I am as far as the age number doesn't match the body I'm lliving in. Can somebody tell me if they have experienced what I am dealing with now. If so, what did they do about it short of taking the usual Rx meds?????? Joanie

Joanie, how high is your bp?

The sensible thing is to have a day off work to relax. My own high BP improved dramatically once I retired six years ago ! SInce then I have scarcely had a single headache.
I started 50mg daily Cozaar about five years ago to replace ealier treatment for high BP with Lisinopril. Over the five years I have been pleased and able to enjoy outoor physical activities like walks with a back-pack. However, much to my surprise, after all this time I have unexpectedly had dizzy lightheadedness, simultaneous nausea and checked in with my GP who has taken me off the drug. Dizzyness is reported as a well known side effect but I am just surprised that it has taken so long to manifest itself in my case. Maybe its only with prolonged use that the drug builds up in my body to reach a threshold where it causes problems? Who knows?
Anyway, my doc has now replaced Cozaar and she has given me a combination of statins and Bendroflumethiazide.

My b/p has been creeping up and alternates between normal reading and high, increasingly getting readings of 180/115 alongside taking LIsinopril 15mg. This week Doctor added Bendroflumethiazide 2.5 mg, and touch wood, it does seem have already come down and remained more consistent. The trouble for me is that as medication increases I seem to find it harder to motivate myself to do more exercise etc. Hoping this new tablet won't have that effect.

mine was 220/115 am on 4 meds but it took for ever to come down just to 160/100, thankfully now i have a good reading 120/70, i didnt connect my headaches with my bp but they where terrible i hardly have one now.

By the gods I know that feeling of not being able to or want to do more exercising. I was doing a mile a day on the elliptical and strength training, since I got put on meds 2/26/10 I have felt like doing nothing. Both out of fear and just general not feeling well. Beta blockers do that to me though.

220/120 needs a doc asap......even the top number is now a concern..to wear yrs ago was not a real concern...

152/95 is not bad..i get up at am its 160/100 before meds..then 115/65 p 66 try not to think about it...

Hello
Me again witha comment on high BP and headaches.
I saw my GP (unusually, as I often manage many months without!) and asked for a BP check as I was feeling dizzy. I mentioned a headache and she categorically told me that current medical thinking is that high BP is not considered a cause for headache. She gave me a reading of 144/82 and suggested that the headache might be entirely run-of -the-mill but the pain of the headache had pushed up my BP as a response. My medication for BP has been changed to relieve dizzy attacks with Bendroflumethiazide in the morning and simavastin at night.. I have to go back for a follow-up BP and blood check in four weeks so watch this space for feedback.