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)*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Back pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*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.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for high blood pressure (hypertension)*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,927
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(60)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
963
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(56)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
3,119
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(37)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,345
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(26)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,664
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.
Compare treatments taken by people with high blood pressure (hypertension)*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (19 evaluations)
Side effects
low blood pressure
Total evaluations
19
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(60)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (7 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
7
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(56)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (22 evaluations)
Side effects
persistent cough
Total evaluations
22
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(37)
Perceived effectiveness
for high blood pressure (hypertension) (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
high blood pressure (hypertension)
(26)
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 | 21 | |
| 20s | 225 | |
| 30s | 941 | |
| 40s | 2,549 | |
| 50s | 6,033 | |
| 60s | 8,477 | |
| 70+ | 6,418 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 7,874 | |
| Female | 16,356 |
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