Imogene
Member
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
I have to have some sort of bi-annual wellness check if I want my blood pressure medicine renewed 
The last time I thought I could go without my blood pressure medicine, my BP went to 196/106 and the tragedy of that is I felt pretty good — just slightly dizzy. I have never smoked a day, never done drugs a day, and have never been more than 20 pounds overweight. High blood pressure runs in my maternal family, all of whom have been normal weight, and I want to thank them for it. No. I. Don’t.
I have tried drinking green tea and all it did was make me ill, so I’m stuck taking blood pressure medicine of the mildest form —— it took the doctor three tries to get the medication correct so it wouldn’t send me into the outer stratosphere.
The last time I thought I could go without my blood pressure medicine, my BP went to 196/106 and the tragedy of that is I felt pretty good — just slightly dizzy. I have never smoked a day, never done drugs a day, and have never been more than 20 pounds overweight. High blood pressure runs in my maternal family, all of whom have been normal weight, and I want to thank them for it. No. I. Don’t.
I have tried drinking green tea and all it did was make me ill, so I’m stuck taking blood pressure medicine of the mildest form —— it took the doctor three tries to get the medication correct so it wouldn’t send me into the outer stratosphere.