MGT, I had the same type thing happen a couple of weeks ago. Never been on anything other than allergy medicine all my life and got up on Tuesday and just didn't feel right. Got to work and everybody that looked at me said I was real red and looked bad. Felt bad too. Thought my brain was going to crack out of my skull and it felt like I had 1000 lbs sitting on my neck and shoulders. Checked my BP and it was up around 170/100. Headed straight for the Dr. Didn't feel dizzy or anything so I drove myself. By the time I got there the bottom # had bumped up to 110 so they put me on meds right away. They also gave me a list of foods not to eat. After getting my levels checked 10 days later they added cholesterol meds and another list of things I can't eat. After she read off everything I couldn't eat, I told her about the first list and asked her, "Between those two lists, WHAT'S LEFT???"