5. Chest Pain
High blood pressure effectively means that the heart needs to work harder in order to do the same work. And after all, the heart is a muscle!
What do you notice after you have an intense workout at the gym? That’s right: muscle ache! Well, it’s the same thing here and that’s why chest pain is a common symptom of high blood pressure. This is also caused by a contracting of all the muscles, including the muscles between the ribs.