I have been taking high blood pressure tablets for two months, bendroflumethiazide, not nice, then lisinopril, cough, emotional derangement, and I'm scared, what do I do now. I am not doing the interesting social things I used to, can't attend groups etc because I feel lousy. Can I stop medication and start all sorts of other things, acupuncture, allistrol, already in gestalt therapy, walking every day etc. My blood pressure was 226 and I have never heard of such a high measurement. I'm scared to stop medication but hate it.