High Blood Pressure May Sometimes Be Overtreated: Study

Yahoo Health ^ | July 16, 2014 | Dennis Thompson

[BobL]

MONDAY, June 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Lower is not necessarily better when it comes to treating high blood pressure, researchers report.

[longfellowsmuse]

Yes indeed. My father was placed on a BP med by his nurse practioner because of his diabetes even though is BP is always under 120 usually a systolic of under 115.

He fell at home, when the paramedics picked him up his BP was 60/40!! We moved him near us and took him off the med!

[billhilly]

Can you recommend some reading on that subject? I am on what I think is too much and too many Blood Pressure meds and feel unsteady most of the time.

[AppyPappy]

Statis cause leg weakness and pain.

BP’s lower BP until you get dizzy when you bend over.

[onedoug]

Amlodipine Besylate 5mg, Valsartan-HCTZ 12.5 mg. If I stopped these I’d be back in the hospital in no time...or in the morgue.

[Awgie]

Correct Appy Pappy...I am a Physical Therapist and I visit senior citizens in their homes. They are very often over medicated with BP and statins. Both meds can create falling down risk.

I am constantly amazed and alarmed at how oldsters who would never smoke a joint become compliant addicted slaves to their doc/pharm pushers.

While drug therapy is a wonderful blessing...out of control Big Pharm is recking havoc on our population.

[billhilly]

That’s me. Thanks.

[Carbonsteel]

There’s no leaving.