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Do I need a BP medicine
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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Dr. Ajeya N. Ukadgaonkar
Interventional Cardiologist
13 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Since you have LVH you have to be on medicines do not make mistake of skipping the medicines ut is not habit forming
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Dr. Arun B S
Cardiologist
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
Since there is lvh and 2 of your readings are high, better to continue BP medicines
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