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High Blood pressure
My blood pressure is 160/100, how can I reduce the blood pressure. Should I consult a doctor or exercises and dieting can improve it.
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Considering your age, necessary blood work and medicine thereafter can be prescribed.
Can consult anytime, take care!
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This high blood pressure will need proper medications and lifestyle and diet modifications.
Consult a general physician.
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Dr. Karuna B
General Physician
22 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello you must take multiple readings and keep a diary .
Consult a doctor if BP is consistently high .
Family history of BP should be taken into consideration.
Lower salt intake
Diet and
Exercise
Take your
Meds if doctor prescribed it .
You are very young so please take caution
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