Suggest Treatment For High BP

Posted on Mon, 3 Aug 2015

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Mon, 3 Aug 2015 Answered on

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Question : doctor 10 days i went to doctor he said my bp reading is 150/84 and told me its due to tension and gave mind relaxing medicine for 10 days ,now i stopped the medicine pls advice what should i do

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please provide more information, it requires detailed evaluation.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
I appreciate your concern
150/84 blood pressure warrants detailed evaluation and monitoring to rule out any underlying cause for high blood pressure and to eliminate the stress or anxiety induced high BP

Here i would like further information to guide you better
Relevant medical history like weight height and history of diabetes
Do you have family history of high blood pressure?

I would advise you for serial monitoring and recording of blood pressure twice daily for at least 3 to 5 days.
If it has come down to normal after taking mind relaxing medicine than it could be related to stress only.

You should take low salt diet and low fat diet.
you should exercise regularly as much you can comfortably do.

Please write back to me if anything is not clear or you have further questions

Best wishes

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj