High blood pressure headaches often feel like a throbbing or pulsating pain on both sides of the head—different from typical tension headaches.
They may be accompanied by dizziness, nausea, blurred vision, or confusion.
Hypertension headaches can be intense and last for hours or even days without proper treatment.
Unlike regular headaches, these are often resistant to over-the-counter pain medications.
These headaches usually occur when blood pressure spikes above 180/120 mm Hg—an urgent warning sign.
Nosebleeds, chest pain, shortness of breath, or numbness can mean dangerously high blood pressure.