What is labile hypertension?

Labile hypertension, or borderline hypertension, is a term used to describe blood pressure measures that may fluctuate abruptly and repeatedly from normal to high. Increases in blood pressure may be a reaction to emotional stress.

How do members experience labile hypertension?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with labile hypertension*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for labile hypertension*

Who has labile hypertension on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 5
40s 18
50s 32
60s 60
70+ 74

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 56
Female 134

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What is labile hypertension?

Labile hypertension, or borderline hypertension, is a term used to describe blood pressure measures that may fluctuate abruptly and repeatedly from normal to high. Increases in blood pressure may be a reaction to emotional stress.



Common symptoms reported by people with labile hypertension

Common symptoms
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.
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Treatments taken by people for labile hypertension

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Compare treatments taken by people with labile hypertension

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Who has labile hypertension on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 122 say labile hypertension is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 5
40s 18
50s 32
60s 60
70+ 74
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 9
30-39 years 10
40-49 years 15
50-59 years 7
60-69 years 4
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 56
Female 134

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 76
Not Diagnosed 13

These charts show data from labile hypertension patients who have completed their condition history
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