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How do you control your blood pressure?

36 Voters
30
I take medication
21
I eat healthier and/or try to lose weight
21
I monitor my blood pressure at home
15
I exercise more regularly
15
I limit the amount of alcohol I drink
14
I cut back on caffeine
8
I quit smoking
2
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pcpamela

Early last Sunday morning I woke up to fast beating heart,was diagnosed as a/b am seeing a cardio next week.

my blood pressure seems to be high every day which is worrying me.How can i lower it ,I eat healthily exercise take medication yet it is around 160/92 daily.

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Hbp200

I closely monitor both my and my wife's pressures. We are both hypertensive. My pressure without meds is usually 240/180 my wife's pressure has been as high as 300/276.

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