High blood pressure

I was having side effects from my BP pills so, with the agreement of my GP, have stopped taking them. I monitor my BP at home and the doctor has arranged for me to have a 24 hour monitor.
I started taking medication when I had a stressful job but I am happily retired now so hope I don't have to go back on it.

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Thank you for all your replies. This was the first time I posted anything but very impressed by the replies.

My DH was on a single tablet a day or high blood pressure. He was diagnosed with Type2 and can advised to change to a low sugar diet. ( out went all the sticky cream cakes he used to like!) After 6 months his BP was so low it was verging on dangerous so he was told to stop the tablets. Only slightly overweight, he also lost his tummy!

I have been off blood pressure medication since January. I was told to stop all medication the day before my operation and apart from a few blips my BP has been OK. I, of course, am monitored and will probably be put back on the drugs as soon as chemo is finished. I am also off the statins but have been told that they help prevent cancer returning after treatment so I will probably take them again.

If you are taking drugs for high blood pressure, please ask your pharmacist if there is anything that you should not eat eg with certain drugs grapefruit, liquid or fruit should not be eaten and I also discovered with beta blockers that Lemsip if taken can raise the blood pressure.

It's very rare ( once on hypertension tablets) to come off them, especially when older.

One of our practice nurses gave me a print-out of my blood pressure over the four years after the diagnosis of polymyalgia. There was a huge spike following the prescription of steroid medication and a gradual decline as the medication was reduced.

DH finds his blood pressure goes up or down depending on what other medication he's on at the time. We check his blood pressure regularly at home and tweak his medication as necessary.

Thank you for your comments and they make a lot of sense. I don't take any pills(so far) and worry that they dish out pills too easily but of course if he needs them then he must continue.

sanflan If your DH's blood pressure had gone back to normal the pills he is taking would be making his blood pressure very low so his GP would immediately know that his blood pressure had reduced and would adjust his medication accordingly.

It is very rare for anyone who has developed high blood pressure to have it reduce unless there has been a major change in another aspect of their life. Overweight people who reduce their weight usually see their blood pressure reduce, similarly inactive people who adopt an active lifestyle see the same thing.

As we get older our blood pressure normally rises so what your husband is being treated for is probably the normal change that happens in old age.

The main thing is that if his blood pressure had dropped this would be evident without him having to be first taken off his medication.

There are so many factors at play here- including family history and so much more- so the internet is not the best place to ask. Why not go with him next time he goes to the GP and ask her/him the questions. S/he will be able to take every aspect into account and give you a much better and safer reply.

Just not worth taking the risks otherwise.