I am a 52 year young female with sudden onset of high blood press...

same here but my Dr. sent me to a lung Dr. who diagnosed me with asthma. Now I'm a female,34 years old and ds quit smoking 1 year ago (just getting asthma?) My husband doesnt believe it either. Glad I fould this site because its well worth trying another alternative.

Though I'm no doctor, I don't think that hbp comes on suddenly. I think your doctors may be to lazy to search for the underlying cause. In my case, I had similar, though I had borderline hbp all my life. Felt sick for about a month, went to the doctor: diagnosis hbp. The medication made me sick for a long time and not only did I have to deal with those new issues, but the underlying cause went undiagnosed for 2 more years. It turned out to be gallstones, which were making me fell sick and throwing my system off. Part of the body's natural response to illness is to raise bp. It makes me very suspicious when doctors diagnose "sudden hbp".