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Lowering Blood Pressure
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Follow up of my aim in lowering blood pressure before medication; how long can it take after changing exercise and sodium input as well as other changes to see an effect? Weeks or months? I've changed things over the past month but mainly a lot over the past week and no change at all! I must admit I feel better but the BP stays the same!
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sqad; I'm looking at ways of lowering BP without medication. I know that a trip to my doctor's and asking for medication is a solution and don't need advice on that. I feel I'm too young to have to take BP tablets for the rest of my life and I know people on medication and their BP is still high.
BP is OK most of the day but jumps in the evening and this is what I'm bothered about.
I'm not only looking for posts that suit my cause, but posts that will help me before going down the medication road. My question was how long it would take to lower BP after making changes, your answer ...years...if ever, wasn't very encouraging! Do keep posting, but avoid the medication solution please ;-)
BP is OK most of the day but jumps in the evening and this is what I'm bothered about.
I'm not only looking for posts that suit my cause, but posts that will help me before going down the medication road. My question was how long it would take to lower BP after making changes, your answer ...years...if ever, wasn't very encouraging! Do keep posting, but avoid the medication solution please ;-)
I also read recently about beetroot juice lowering blood pressure, so I would definitely give that a try.
When my sister was in hospital, with very high BP during her pregnancy, the midwife told her to drink cranberry juice, so maybe stock up on some of that too.
To be honest, I wouldn't bother. I would just go down the medication route.
There's no guarantee that any of the 'natural' remedies will work, and you'll probably stress yourself out more in the long run.
When my sister was in hospital, with very high BP during her pregnancy, the midwife told her to drink cranberry juice, so maybe stock up on some of that too.
To be honest, I wouldn't bother. I would just go down the medication route.
There's no guarantee that any of the 'natural' remedies will work, and you'll probably stress yourself out more in the long run.
Ah, ok, well that's fair enough I suppose :-)
My only concern for you would be that you spend so much time trying to find a better, more natural solution, that you end up making yourself ill as your BP is still increased.
I do understand what you mean though. If there was an option to take something natural over a prescribed drug, I too would go for that. Unfortunately though, there's just not enough 'evidence' to back the majority of it up.
I'd give the beetroot juice a go :-)
My only concern for you would be that you spend so much time trying to find a better, more natural solution, that you end up making yourself ill as your BP is still increased.
I do understand what you mean though. If there was an option to take something natural over a prescribed drug, I too would go for that. Unfortunately though, there's just not enough 'evidence' to back the majority of it up.
I'd give the beetroot juice a go :-)
She lives in France :)
Coccinelle, just a few facts for you..
1 in 3 adults in the uk has high blood pressure. Around half of people over 50 will have or develop it, so you're not particularly young to have it.
Of those who have it, 1 in 3 are unaware they do.
Every day 350 people have a preventable stroke or heart attack caused by high blood pressure.
This is from the drinkaware site.
Whilst I completely understand where you're coming from regarding trying to reduce it without medication, I personally think its a no brainer and would start on the meds now. I think I mentioned to you before, I started taking ramipril ten years ago at about the same age you are now, had to have the amount increased twice and have had a nice steady, regular, normal blood pressure for a number of years. I didn't want to risk having a stroke or heart attack.
All the best x
Coccinelle, just a few facts for you..
1 in 3 adults in the uk has high blood pressure. Around half of people over 50 will have or develop it, so you're not particularly young to have it.
Of those who have it, 1 in 3 are unaware they do.
Every day 350 people have a preventable stroke or heart attack caused by high blood pressure.
This is from the drinkaware site.
Whilst I completely understand where you're coming from regarding trying to reduce it without medication, I personally think its a no brainer and would start on the meds now. I think I mentioned to you before, I started taking ramipril ten years ago at about the same age you are now, had to have the amount increased twice and have had a nice steady, regular, normal blood pressure for a number of years. I didn't want to risk having a stroke or heart attack.
All the best x
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