[LadyDoc]

High blood pressure is a big problem in Asia. We suspect it is partly due to the very high salt intake e.g. soy sauce etc. About double the intake of the US..There also might be a genetic component.

As for diet and exercise,that will control mild cases. But we see high blood pressure in our farmers who are thin and do heavy physical labor. And not just mild cases, but over 180 systolic.

One generic amlodipine costs 6 pesos, about 12 cents... But the minimum wage is 360p a day, and any farmers who are cash poor grow their own food but have little extra cash for medicine. And many who worked overseas were laid off and no longer send money to family.

The city has a program to pay for certain medicines but this is mainly for elders.

[steve86]

Amlodipine was very effective for me but I lost the ability to .... Well, you know. So back to diltiazem which doesn’t lower blood pressure in the wrong male area.

Thanks for your comment to me and good luck to you.