My friend stopped her bp meds. and was drinking some alternative natural drink for bp and had a stroke! Be careful!
CoQ 10 and grape seed extract have both worked for me. But then, my blood pressure wasn’t that high yet. It was high enough for my doctor to get concerned, but still in the so-called pre-hypertensive range. The two supplements have helped to bring it down. I told my doctor I was taking these supplements.
High Blood Pressure at Life Extension Foundation.
My daughter pointed me to this one the other day: http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
for research on various herbals.
Also, http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/ may have info to consider.
As they say exercise helps. Last month I moved my office. Just moved something everyday for a month. My BP dropped 20 points. I thought my machine was broken but the doctor visit showed the same thing.
You really need to discuss this kind of thing with your doctor. High blood pressure can be very serious. My husband had a stroke because of it last year. You don’t want that. I take Atenolol myself. I hate it because it aggravates my carpal tunnel, but it beats the alternative. It really does need to be properly controlled. I think talking it over with your doctor is the best avenue. He or she may know of something & knows your situation. I didn’t take it as seriously as I should have myself. But after having witnessed a stroke I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
If you are obese,shed excess fat,slowly,under Dr care
I have seen selenium drop my blood pressure 20 points in minutes, but not consistently enough to stop taking medication.
I would think sodium reduction and weight reduction would be the best thing you could do for yourself. Now if I could only follow my own advice............
Don’t fool around with hypertension.I did and I’m now paying the price...a heavy price.The medications available have few side effects and,in many cases,aren’t expensive.
A nun at a convent I donate to in Viet Nam developed high blood pressure and was in the town dispensary- I can’t call it a ‘hospital’- for three weeks. The doctors there are pretty good-considering; the one Sister went to was Western-trained- but there are no medicines. I got her a long-distance prescription for medication from a doctor here when her doc sent a diagnosis by email. Because of her tiny size, though, there was some concern about dosage and effects. I then consulted the web and the local health-food guru and sent her a batch of herbal stuff called Pressur-Lo, mostly hawthorn, that has done the trick. It is a bit more expensive than the prescription stuff but not so scary. The first bottle cost $47 at the store. Subsequent bottles (each=45 days worth) come from the web and cost $17 each. Plus shipping which brings the price back up. Unfortunately I can’t find the stuff in plastic bottles and have to pay the postage for the weight of the glass. And it has to go airmail because that takes normally 2 weeks while surface is anywhere from 4 weeks to 4 months.
My cardiologist said Metropolol (Low Pressure) which I take has saved more lives than any other drug. I had some Docs tell me my blood pressure was high ...I said I would start exercising and lose weight... a few months later I had a serious heart attack, the kind that kills people, followed by a by-pass. I take the medicine
For what its worth