Headache and elevated blood pressure

Anyone experiencing this and got some tips how to deal with it without taking any meds?

Never had any problems with my blood pressure, but lately I am getting headaches every day and my blood pressure goes up to 125-135 😔

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I've been having headaches since Friday. I took paracetamol on and off for them. Maybe try to relax and have a bath (if you have one) or hot shower. It helps me sometimes.

It’s worth contacting your midwife/triage as they may want to check for preeclampsia just to be on the safe side. Hope you feel better soon! 🤍

How far along are you? I’ve had similar and have been put in aspirin daily to prevent preeclampsia.

I am 13+2. I am at medium risk of preeclampsia and my midwife team didn’t tell me to take aspirin. When I asked a couple of days ago, they just said: if you want, just take it.
But with my medical history I have some other risks of getting a few serious side effects of taking aspirin😵‍💫 And it seems midwives are not very interested in providing a proper medical recommendation (or consulting with a doctor on my behalf) and keep repeating I will have to talk to obstetrician… which is booked only at 16w🥲 unfortunately my GP is also pretty useless..

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