High Blood Pressure

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Can anyone give me a list of the drugs that [...]

The question of using herbs to treat high blood pressure is one that comes up again and again both in medical consultations and in discussions about the best way to keep high blood pressure under control.
I’m not sure that there is any clear answer about whether any one treatment is better than another but I [...]

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I live in the UK - how can I find a blood pressure specialist doctor?
My family doc is great but I cant really expect her to know all the answers about blood pressure. To be fair I think my levels are pretty good and I check every day with a monitor I bought online.
But I [...]

I recently was experiencing big drops in my blood pressure. My baseline blood pressure is low about 90/60 — I was taking about 500mg of magnesium as part of a calcium/magnesium supplement. I was also taking an additional 150 - 250 mg of magnesium. I noticed on days when the magnesium dose was higher, my [...]

My husband is taking threee medications for his high blood pressure: caduet 10-20mg(for cholorestoral also), atenol 25mg and hydroclorothiazide 12.5mg.
He complains of always being tired. I just wonder if all these combinations could play a part in him not feeling well.

I have chronic pains in joints and muscles from all BP_ medication to the point I can hardly walk. If I try to come off meds. within a couple of days I have no energy and have massive jerks and spasms and terrible chest pressure. Any ideas?

Hi I have been on medication to lower my blood pressure for around 6 months but i want to stop as i dont think i need it.
can i just stop i monitor my bp at home on a 2 week basis and it is alway around 129 / 80 somtimes it shoots up to 140 [...]

I know that eating more fruit and vegetables is good for you but does anyone actually have a list of fruits and vegetables that lower blood pressure.
I’m thinking of things like tomatoes and beetroot - I’ve read that both of them are good at lowering blood pressure levels but I’m sure their must be more [...]

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Can anyone help me out to understand this better?
I know that countries like Spain and Greece seem to have less health problems and I’ve read that it’s due to the mediterranean diet. I also heard from my doctor that the good bits are the red wine and the olive oil. And also not too much [...]