Once you are on medication for high blood pressure, it is true you have to take it for life?
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A good question. It depends on what type of hypertension you got. You may have to take meds all your life in the case of Primary (essential) hypertension. Secondary hypertension is caused by some underlying medical conditions and a successful correction of the problem usually end in normal blood pressure. In that case you can taper off the antihypertensives.
Read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension and download a copy JNC7 from the internet. It is free. You can download it here http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/jnc7full.htm
When there is no other compelling reasons start the treatment with Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg. No other drug is more effective or safer than Hydrochlorothiazide (at low doses) and it is the least expensive drug for hypertension. You may treat in this order:
Life style modifications
Hydrochlorothiazide
ACE inhibitors (eg. Lisodur®/Lopril®/Prinivil®/Zes...
<>Blood pressure is forever! Yes!
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