Should i take BP medication for borderline BP reading taken 12 months back?
Patient: Hi,I had my blood pressure taken by wearing the apparatus overnight,that was 12 months ago. I went to my doctor only now for results,he said I was borderline and gave me a prescription for Lestace 2.5 should he have taken my blood pressure again as it was a long time since it was done. Or do you think I should get my prescription. Doctor: Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, you should not start the treatment at present. You should definitely get done repeat blood pressure monitoring before starting any antihypertensive drugs. You had high blood pressure 12 months ago. So this is very long duration and you had only mild elevation. So you might have normal blood pressure at present. So better not to take this antihypertensive drug without fresh measurement of blood pressure. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.