Hypertension can go undetected for years, damaging your tissues and vital organs. Essential hypertension rarely has any symptoms. Most people with hypertension feel fine (are asymptomatic) and only learn of their hypertension during a routine examination or an examination for some other problem. You could be one of these people. Sometimes people who have been diagnosed with hypertension report headaches, dizziness, fatigue, and pounding of the heart. These symptoms may be related to hypertension

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More advanced cases of hypertension, especially rapidly increasing (malignant) hypertension, may cause:

• Headaches, especially pulsating headaches behind the eyes
• Visual disturbances
• Nausea and vomiting
• Disturbed levels of consciousness such as sleepiness and even seizures in severe cases

Once complications have set in, related symptoms may be present, such as chest pain from coronary artery disease.

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