16 Dec, 2009
Occasional medication for high blood pressure | Intermittent Treatment
Posted by: gill stewart In: Blood pressure medications| High blood pressure| blood pressure readings
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I am female 55yrs old,5 0kg, 1.70m, - cholesterol etc all low to normal, non smoker, no other health problems, take exercise, good diet etc - have suffered from HPB for 1 year. Medictions have proved difficult because of side effects and my reluctance to take long term. I have suceeded in keeping BP under control for 4 months, then lost control last month when it got a bit high, returned to Dr and got Nebilet which I have been taking, and everthing is now under control again.
I would like to control my BP myself with diet etc and if things get out of control I can thole taking mediction for a short while to get the BP down.
Is this an Ok approach? Can I do it by myself ? What is the downside? Is it better than just not taking any medication ? I appreciate that the prefered approach is daily medication, but I am avoiding this.
Can this off and on approach to medication and to using natural blood pressure treatments work?
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