Beta blockers are very cheap, safe, and have been proven to reduce the risk and slow the advancement of hypertensive disease.
Basic diuretics are cheaper yet.
Beta blockers and some diuretics have been linked to the development of diabetes.
I’m sticking with my ACE inhibitor and calcium channel blocker. And I am not going off them when I hit sixty.
Some people have side effects to beta blockers such as worsening depression and reduced energy, lethargy.