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16. I may have to ask about this from you a little bit more.

Reply to JudyM (Reply #15)

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 12:49 PM

Sep 2015

I am waaaay too young to be taking blood pressure medicine.

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‘Lifesaving’ study points to overhaul in treating high blood pressure [View all] DonViejo Sep 2015 OP

I read it..Simply Put...Always Go for 120 for top rate..always. Stuart G Sep 2015 #1

Which pharmaceutical companies snpsmom Sep 2015 #2

exactly my question too.... Mona Sep 2015 #3

90 posts and claiming that recommending reduced blood pressure is a conspiracy? CreekDog Sep 2015 #39

I'm not "claiming" anything snpsmom Sep 2015 #46

Okay, here ya go: Lychee2 Sep 2015 #55

# of posts Mona Sep 2015 #57

Exactly my first thought. SoapBox Sep 2015 #6

Wait...there might be a profit motive in giving out more lifelong medication?!?! (nt) jeff47 Sep 2015 #9

Um, most of the standard bp meds are generics Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #11

my prescription for losartin/hctz of 60 tabs cost $3 today at the pharmacy. CTyankee Sep 2015 #13

Well stated. GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #14

exactly. Not everything is a conspiracy. If some folks don't buy the studies, no one forces them still_one Sep 2015 #26

Thank you. Yes, most BP meds are generics and cheaper than dirt Warpy Sep 2015 #27

Not when the bp threshold was lowered in 1998. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #56

Ladies and gentlemen, I present yet another sad case of Orrex Sep 2015 #22

Big Sugar. L. Coyote Sep 2015 #43

This was known in 2002 Binkie The Clown Sep 2015 #4

As they should be ... GeorgeGist Sep 2015 #5

And then Binkie posted my second thought. SoapBox Sep 2015 #7

Kidneys are wonderful things. jeff47 Sep 2015 #10

All that is assuming you are in good health. HubertHeaver Sep 2015 #23

genetic response to salt Mona Sep 2015 #36

Can't wait to see the results on kidneys and brains. lark Sep 2015 #8

If we were serious we would subsidize good food, not garbage, and use the power of our persuasion jtuck004 Sep 2015 #12

A Chinese tea called pu-erh lowers blood pressure and "bad" cholesterol as well as blood sugar. JudyM Sep 2015 #15

I may have to ask about this from you a little bit more. Xyzse Sep 2015 #16

Yes, if your BP is a little high you might want to read about it more, talk to your doctor and try puerh JudyM Sep 2015 #17

I already have. Xyzse Sep 2015 #20

Health studies shouldn't be ended early. Eric J in MN Sep 2015 #18

The ethics of coin-flipping are not the same as withholding life-saving treatment options Orrex Sep 2015 #29

I'd like to know if there are long-term side effects of the medication that would mean winter is coming Sep 2015 #53

My BP is 140/70 MosheFeingold Sep 2015 #19

Happy Birthday!! Generic Other Sep 2015 #21

On Rosh Hashahana, to boot MosheFeingold Sep 2015 #24

I didn't know that LiberalElite Sep 2015 #47

Congrats on apparently happy, healthy longevity! Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2015 #54

One thing that bugs me - the way blood pressure is taken at the doctor's office csziggy Sep 2015 #25

Well, if you spent all your time sitting quietly in a chair... Orrex Sep 2015 #28

When I bought my cuff we did the comparison csziggy Sep 2015 #30

My doctor calls it "white coat syndrome" R.A. Ganoush Sep 2015 #31

For me, part of it is the drive into the office csziggy Sep 2015 #33

My mother's bp kept running high at doctor apts, finally figured out it was because they tried to Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #34

Now there is another peeve - they didn't want me to put my purse down csziggy Sep 2015 #35

Mom's purse weighed like that! I carry as little as possible now because she always shoved the dang Mnemosyne Sep 2015 #41

What! LiberalElite Sep 2015 #48

One of the nurses told me they subtract 5 pounds for shoes and purse csziggy Sep 2015 #49

Are they afraid someone's going to steal it? LiberalElite Sep 2015 #50

Part of it may be that their scale is in the hall in a small nook csziggy Sep 2015 #51

Ok that makes sense - LiberalElite Sep 2015 #52

this is an opportunity restorefreedom Sep 2015 #32

Great! Now I won't have to explain my BP of 86/36 is normal for me and I'm not in shock but thanks! REP Sep 2015 #37

Wow! That is really low. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #42

My normal temp runs low, too - around 96 REP Sep 2015 #44

2 or 3 meds... Mona Sep 2015 #38

I'm ok with mine, Losartinhctz and Verapamil with one Atenolol in the AM only. CTyankee Sep 2015 #40

I smell a rat . . . or big pharma. Vinca Sep 2015 #45