A normal adult blood pressure is 120/80. 120 being the top number know as the systolic and 80 being the bottom number called diastolic; although, this is not normal for everyone. The rule of thumb for a normal blood pressure is the top number should be 100 plus your age. The bottom number should be your top number minus 40. So if the numbers are a little higher or lower than the average 120/80, then this is probably normal for you.

Blood pressure is a combination of the actual amount of pumped blood, the rate of pumping and the resistance it meets.

There are two types of high blood pressure. The first one is “secondary.” When blood pressure rises above normal because of an illness. The other one is hypertension. When your blood pressure goes up and stays above the average.

High blood pressure usually doesn’t have any symptoms. It takes sometimes years for hypertension to peak and stay at a high number. In most cases, your body is used to the high blood pressure and you have no symptoms. This is why it is so important to monitor your blood pressure at home.

Should your blood pressure rise to high and not go back to normal your could feel headaches, dizziness, ringing in the ears, nosebleeds, blurred vision, fainting spells, redness or flushed face and depression for no apparent reason.

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