I know gear raises blood pressure and for those who go on long cycles here is a read me for blood pressure. I have heard tren can raise it quite high and so can water retention.
But a ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
I was reading on another board about a guy that had kidney problems with using trenbolone. Hey I bring this up because the kidneys dont repair them selves like the liver. Kidney's once damaged are damaged for life. I care about you guys and information is power.
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This Is Your Brain with High Blood Pressure
Of all the risk factors for having a stroke, or brain attack, high blood pressure tops the list. In fact, if you have hypertension, your risk of a stroke is anywhere from four to six times greater than it is for someone with normal blood pressure. Even mild high blood pressure in the high normal range is enough to increase your stroke risk. High blood pressure can also affect the way your brain works. Several long-term studies have shown that high blood pressure in middle age is linked to cognitive impairment in later life. A recent study has shown that among older adults, mild to moderate high blood pressure can start to impair thinking skills. The study compared a group of older adults with high blood pressure to another group of older adults with normal blood pressure. The hypertensive group did consistently worse on tests of thinking skills, suggesting that high blood pressure plays an important role in whether an older adult will go on to develop impaired mental abilities or dementia.
How can high blood pressure hurt my body?
Untreated high blood pressure can damage important parts of your body like your heart, brain, eyes and kidneys. This damage can lead to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure.
How are high blood pressure and kidney disease related?
Some kidney diseases may cause high blood pressure, but more commonly, high blood pressure may cause kidney disease. The working units of the kidneys (called nephrons) are damaged after years of stress from the high pressure. Chronic kidney disease caused by high blood pressure is a leading cause of kidney failure, which requires dialysis or a kidney transplant to maintain life. If high blood pressure is controlled, however, your chances of developing chronic kidney disease and other complications can be reduced
High Blood Pressure and Kidneys: Ten Facts
High blood pressure is one of the most common problems that can severely harm the kidneys. Uncontrolled high blood pressure is the second leading cause of chronic kidney failure in the United States. Severe high blood pressure causes kidney malfunction over a relatively short period of time, but even mild forms of high blood pressure can damage kidneys over several years, with no symptoms evident until severe damage has already occurred.
At least 58 million Americans have elevated blood pressures requiring treatment with drugs or constant monitoring; about 15 percent are not even aware that they have high blood pressure.
Blood pressures of 140/90 or more are considered high for adults. For people age 65 or older blood pressures of 160/90 or more are considered high. High blood pressure should not be diagnosed on the basis of a single reading. Initial elevated readings should be confirmed on at least two follow-up visits.
In 90 percent of the cases, no specific cause is identified for high blood pressure. However,certain individuals have a greater risk of developing high blood pressure, such as older persons, people with a family history of high blood pressure, people who are overweight, and African Americans. High blood pressure is the leading cause of kidney failure among African Americans.
Elevated blood pressure often causes no symptoms at all, although some people may experience dizziness, headaches or nosebleeds. It is important to have regular checkups to detect high blood pressure and to follow the doctor's prescribed treatment faithfully if high blood pressure is diagnosed. Due to the success of national education programs, more than three of four Americans now have their blood pressured measured every six months.
High blood pressure can affect anyone at any age. Even children can have high blood pressure, although it is less common. Regular high blood pressure checkups should begin in childhood and continue throughout life.
High blood pressure and kidney disease are closely related. Uncontrolled or poorly controlled high blood pressure is the primary diagnosis for about 30 percent of the patients who have chronic kidney failure; it is second only to diabetes as a leading cause of kidney failure, which requires treatment with an artificial kidney machine (dialysis) or kidney transplantation to stay alive.
High blood pressure also is associated with higher risks of heart attacks and stroke. When high blood pressure is controlled, the risk of these complications is greatly reduced.
High blood pressure is a more serious problem among African Americans. Not only do more African Americans develop high blood pressure (it is twice as common among them as it is among whites), but they tend to develop earlier, more severe cases of the disease. This is related to the fact that more African Americans have strokes, heart failure and kidney failure. They have a six-fold higher incidence than whites of kidney failure related to high blood pressure.
Many effective drugs are available for treating high blood pressure. Scientific evidence also points to a key role for lifestyle changes such as weight loss and regular exercise in regulating blood pressure. In some cases, a healthier lifestyle may be sufficient to regulate blood pressure; in other instances, combining drug therapy with lifestyle changes may permit smaller doses of medicine to be used.
Newer drugs that are being developed to treat high blood pressure have fewer side effects. However, side effects reported for some of the drugs in use include fatigue, insomnia, increased frequency of urination, depression, drowsiness, dry mouth, nasal congestion, dizziness, headaches and decreased sexual function. Patients should report any side effects to their doctors who may be able to change to medicines that eliminate intolerable side effects.