Do I need a BP medicine

2021-10-06 06:33:12
Hello! 3 weeks back I had breathlessness and relatively higher BP (140/106). I did an ECG & Echo. ECG had very mild variations as mentioned by the doctor and Echo report says mild LVH. BP subsequently was 150/100 on the same day. I was kept on observation for 4hrs and discharged with bp medicine (5mg) for a month. I didn't take the medicine and choose to observe my bp instead as I was afraid of habit formation. I've been checking my bp regularly these days and it is in the range of 128/87 to 130/90. One off case of 138/90. Can I continue to skip my medicine and focus on lifestyle changes instead or am i making a mistake by skipping the medicines. Kindly advise.
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Since you have LVH you have to be on medicines do not make mistake of skipping the medicines ut is not habit forming

Answered2021-10-14 02:42:59

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Since there is lvh and  2 of your readings are high, better to continue BP medicines

Answered2021-10-06 06:40:12

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