Suggest treatment for high blood pressure
Patient: I am a 37 year old female and starting a year ago, have developed high blood pressure. The highest numbers have been 156/95 and the numbers vary but are almost always high. All of the tests I had done so far have been normal (blood tests, holter moniter, echocardiogram, 24-hour urine test) I don't know what else to do and I am quite worried about this ... I am not on any medication anymore. The doctor took me off of my birth control pill and anti-depressant in hopes of finding the cause. Do you have any ideas?? Doctor: Hi Ma'amYes definately your bp is high and it need to adresed soon. As all of your basic test are normal I want to know two things first, if you have any family history of High BP and second your dietary salt intake and smoking habit? If every thing is alright then we need to start with LIFE STLYE MODIFICATION TRAIL first which includes Brisk morning walks daily 45 mins a day 5 days a week, low dietary salt intake, avoidance of excessive coffee intake, High fiber diet and fruits and preferably YOGA/Meditation if you can. Start and follow this regime strictly for 3 months and keep a daily record of your BP at same time. Hopefully it will lower down your BP. And if it doesnt then we need to start with antihypertensive medicines.Good Luck