blood pressure

[Zee1234]

hello I’m new to this. I’m in my 30s Iv been diagnosed with high BP. I would like to know once you start taking medication are we on them for life or do doctors take you off later on? Thank you

[Hidden]

Hello

It all depends

They will have you on them and if you make some changes like cutting out salt , watching your diet , how much you drink , getting exercise as well as keeping stress levels as low as possible at some stage they might be happy to see once they have your blood pressure stable to try and see if it goes up if you came of them

If you made all those changes and it makes no difference then you could be on them for life it can be a wait and see but best to take them as this helps to protect you heart having a good blood pressure

Let us know how you get on x

[Zee1234 in reply to Hidden]

thank you for getting back to me. I’m on 2.5mg I have to take that for two weeks and after that they gonna do some blood test and possibly put me on higher dosage.

[Hidden in reply to Zee1234]

Hello

That is quite a low dose I was in my early 30's when I was put on BP meds but it runs in my family so I was not shocked

They will monitor you normal procedure that they do and you will be fine x

[Zee1234 in reply to Hidden]

thank you 😊

[Hidden in reply to Zee1234]

x

[Captain_Birdseye]

The answer to that is the same as "how long is a piece of string"?

It will depend on the cause, if they are helping, if you can make the lifestyle changes to reverse it (if it can be reversed)

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Try this for self help as in lifestyle things you might need to consider, with or without medication bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo...

[devonian186]

Your bio doesn't mention fitness, weight or lifestyle so difficult to give advice. All those things will impact greatly on your BP as will stress and anxiety including relationships, jobs, a house move or a radical change in diet.

If there is nothing heart related amiss, dealing with these elements can radically reduce your BP and take you off meds.

[Crystal614]

Hi, I was diagnosed with high BP when I was in my twenties. I have been taking medication to control it ever since. It was stopped some years ago as a trial to see what my BP would do and after 2/3 months my BP went high again, so my medication was restarted.

[Swalecliffe88]

Hello Zee. I do understand your concern. I was 23 when put on blood pressure tablets. But there is a reason your blood pressure has become higher, could be lifestyle or family history. But as someone your age should have a healthy normal reading, blood pressure is as they say a silent killer and can be responsible for a number of much more serious conditions in later life. Better to keep it within safe limits for as long as you can now with either medication and or as BeKind so wisely told you with tweaks to your lifestyle, diet and weight. Look after yourself 🙂

[Zee1234 in reply to Swalecliffe88]

thank you think it’s my diet. You were 23 when you were on tablets, do you still have them or did doctors take you off please

[Hidden in reply to Zee1234]

I was found to have very high blood pressure during a 'well man' investigation over 20 years ago in my 50s and was put on irbesartan (in the group of 'ARB' meds). I have been taking them ever since and can't see me ever stopping. However they do the job together with life style like exercise, diet and weight control. As someone in their 20s if you can't get your BP under control by lifestyle there is no disgrace in needing take medication, especially since it is for your wellbeing. If you don't take it when necessary it may in the long run give you other health issues you can do without. And certainly if my experience is anything to go by you will be faced with several health issues in later years, whether unexpected or not, so its best to keep them in check as opportunity arises, at whatever age you are at the time.

[Swalecliffe88 in reply to Zee1234]

Oh Zee I am not a great advert for listening to my own advice 😀my lovely GP had told me it was a lifetime regime and at that tender age I struggled and posed the same question as you. But in those long ago days there were no BHF friends or group to seek counsel from. At 40 I had a midlife crisis and stopped taking all medication. At the age of 50 I started to feel the effects of my decision. At 60 I cheated death by weeks by having open heart surgery and triple heart by pass. I towed the line from then. But the damage was already done and cheated death a second time 6 months ago when I had a sudden cardiac arrest and now not only have loads of medication, but hardware inside me to start my heart should it arrest again suddenly. What would I say to my younger self if I could ? Is what my experience was and let you make that decision for yourself. I wish you a long and healthy life Zee just think on my experience. Take care 😀