I have not taken my bp pills for over a month and my bp has been totally fine,why should i keep taking them?

Answer 1

dont ask us, ask your gp. dont mess with your health. maybe you needed at the time but now your condition has changed (for the better) and you may not need them now. Go to your GPs.

Answer 2

You should not measure your own BP the reason you were given the tablets is to do exactly whats happening they are there to keep your BP lowered if you stop taking them after such a short time you may find your BP goes up.
Your GP should see and check you regularly please dont stop taking them until you have your GPs ok I have been on BP tablets for 4 years and believe me and I am happy to take them. I would rather that than risk getting a stroke. My GP sees me every quarter and I have blood tests to make sure the tablets are not removing too much potassium and other items from the blood.
Check with your GP if this wasnt what you were told, but keep taking them.

Answer 3

Calm down Katie....though she is right she will have a heart attack herself if she carries on like that.

Yes a visit to the doctor and I hope he raps your knuckles for taking things into your own hands.

I mean how do you know that your BP is fine do you have one of these home BP monitors because they are proven as unreliable. Your blood pressure should be monitored at your surgery on a regular basis by a medical professional.

I hope that your BP is fine but even so people who have had high blood pressure in the past more often than not have a reoccurance of it and need to go back on the meds.

Exercise keeps the blood pressure down did you know.?

Answer 4

I always say with "permanent" medicines to keep the situation under review with your GP because if nothing else they're not doing your liver any good. GPs have a habit of writing people out repeat prescriptions without having never seen the patient.

I don't however think its a good idea for you to just stop taking them off your own back. Get down to your GP and ask him/her about coming off them.

What your question doesn't say is whether you've had any changes in lifestyle which may be responsible for changes in your bp.

Answer 5

You should never stop taking blood pressure tablets or indeed any prescribed medication without your GP telling you to do so. Good to hear your blood pressure seems to be fine now but as with taking all tablets it takes a while for your body to adjust after stopping, so might find that the pressure will start to creep back up (hopefully not). Our lifestyle of course can affect blood pressure, it really helps to change your lifestyle regarding salt intake, exercise, weight and of course your alcohol intake but of course your GP would have advised you on this and hopefully you are doing this already. It can be hereditary but we can't do anything about that can we! Liefestyle changes do work, my better half has had high pressure and been on tablets for years and he has listened to advise (at last) and his pressure is now excellent, he hopes to chat with the GP about the possibility of stopping the tablets too. I wouldn't rely too heavily on the results of a home monitor, of course it's good to keep a check but they can be unreliable. We have a cuff one and an arm one and they can give two completely different results when only taken minutes apart. They're handy but always better to have a test at the surgery to be on the safe side. Do go to the GP and tell him you've stopped (be prepared for a lecture) then, if he is satisfied with it he will probably tell you to go in for monitoring from time to time just to be on the safe side. Well good luck, keep well!!

Answer 6

i would think from what you say you don't need the medicine anymore so all the time everything is OK let it be that way but how do you know your BP is OK is it DIY if so then see your doctor for a medical reading and further advice

Answer 7

Go and see your GP. Maybe you don't need them anymore. Though at the same time, you should never stop taking prescribed medication without consulting your doctor first.

Answer 8

Why did you stop taking them? Oh my God get down to your doctor fast. You could have a heart attack. He will be the judge of whether you should stop taking them or not. Not you. Sorry to be so hard, but this is your life your playing with. You might be ok now, but then again you might not. Go to the doctor now.

Answer 9

I would recommend getting in touch with your dr to let them know what you have noticed and see what they think and suggest.

Answer 10

Don't just stop them till you have talked it over with your doctor.