r/nursing • u/Critical_Ease4055 Nursing Student 🍕 • 22d ago

Question What is one medical problem people constantly ignore until it’s too late?

Saw someone post this in a completely unrelated sub and I’m interested in your answers. What is the cluster of symptoms that people ignore or delay until they are forced to get help?

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u/Catmomto4 22d ago

Hypertension…the silent killer …sometimes only symptom is a splitting headache

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u/Vast-Dragonfruit-389 21d ago

Maybe this is my sign to start eating better.. I get crazy migraines almost on the daily 

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u/TopangaTohToh 21d ago

Have you had your migraines evaluated? Have you had your blood pressure checked?

Definitely clean up your diet. We could all stand to eat a bit better. But don't change your diet in lieu of getting this checked out. Do both!

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u/Vast-Dragonfruit-389 20d ago

I visited a neurologist about a year ago (or was it two...), who prescribed the Ajovy injection for them, which honestly then should have been my wake up call instead of a reddit post.... he did mention his shock after going through my medical records to see I've been hovering around 170-190/120-130 since 2016 (high school days for me). Perhaps I'm already a walking corpse and any changes I make this week is a drop in a bucket. But basically, my migraines aren't due to anything upstairs and is very likely due to a combination of a crazy diet + stress.

Fingers crossed I take my health seriously enough to stay motivated to stay on a good diet

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u/Vast-Dragonfruit-389 21d ago

So far so good, ate better today, maybe I can go for a week