I went to the Doctor's yesterday and he said i have high blood pressure. Does anyone have any advice on steps I should take...aside from medication to lower my blood pressure? Thanks
2007-02-02 04:57:51 · 6 answers · asked by graciegirl 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Cardio exercise at least 3x weekly for 30 min or more. Reduce salt intake and the biggest factor, if you drink alcohol. Stop, I am willing to bet within weeks your blood pressure will decrease.
2007-02-02 07:38:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
If you fall into the prehypertension range (120–139/80–89), your doctor will likely recommend lifestyle modifications, including losing excess weight, exercising, limiting alcohol, cutting back on salt, quitting smoking, and following the DASH diet. You can read about the DASH diet here
http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/zp3284/zp3285;_ylt=AkNDGbW5xFjgpaPoFVrlllEVzLQF
If you have high blood pressure, (140–159/90–99) and you do not have any organ damage or other risk factors for heart disease, your doctor will likely recommend lifestyle changes and possibly medications. Treatment of secondary high blood pressure depends on the cause. You can read more about high blood pressure here
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html If your blood pressure is 160–179/100–109 mm Hg or higher, you and your doctor may need to try various combinations of medications to find what works best for you. You will also need to make aggressive lifestyle changes.
2007-02-02 13:02:35 · answer #2 · answered by Nurse Annie 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Sometimes some of your meds cause that, 5 doses of Albuterol gave me a BP of 195/99
2007-02-02 15:15:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i am reading "the healty heart for dummies" to get knowledge about heart and it functions.this book says high blood pressure is not good for you.i would encourge you to borrow this book from library and read it. this book talks about how to manage your blood pressure also. And guess what, today is heart day.
Hope it helps.
2007-02-02 13:14:47 · answer #4 · answered by studentafter30 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should also restrict your salt intake. Exercise moderately and get enough sleep. Make sure to ask your Doctor on your next visit.
2007-02-02 13:04:41 · answer #5 · answered by Hamish 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
generally depends on your family medical history but you can control it by diet and exercise.
2007-02-02 13:03:52 · answer #6 · answered by hotmom 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋