Why does a person with high blood pressure sweat a lot?
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Increased pressure in vessels, increased activity in tissue expands stuff. Skin pores open and sweat glands produce sweat from the blood flow. The opposite can happen in the 'fight or flight' response. Vessels near the skin shrink to increase flow to more vital parts. This can cause pale skin and the chill that is felt when in danger or fear. Our blood is what keeps us warm. In movement more blood is pumped by the heart and we sweat to cool the body. With hypertension it's basically the same thing. There's simply more pressure in the vessels causing body to warm, thus causing sweat. If this is happening it can be reduced by lowering (controlling) high blood pressure.
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If you are looking for a list of symptoms and signs of high blood pressure (HBP or hypertension), you won’t find them here. This is because most of the time, there are none.
Myth: People with high blood pressure will experience symptoms, like nervousness, sweating, difficulty sleeping or facial flushing.
Truth: High blood pressure is a largely symptomless “silent killer.” If you ignore your blood pressure because you think a certain symptom or sign will alert you to the problem, you are taking a dangerous chance with your life.