Hello, As per your clinical history is concerned you may take a combined pill like Atenolol+Amlodipine but start 1 tablet and regarding this you can discuss with your primary care doctor. Regarding BP get check-up done. I may suggest you to utilize an arm machine where reading will be very precise. You require some lifestyle changes for medication to be efficacious which are as below: • Eat a healthier diet with less salt • Do exercise conventionally like morning walk up to 1 hour • Try to lose weight at least 5% • Try to avoid alcohol and smoking if you have any bad habit • Do meditation to manage stress at home • Garlic contains a natural substance called as Allicin, which avails to lower hypertension by relaxing blood vessels. Garlic may affect lipid profiles lowering cholesterol by about 10%. So discuss with your doctor about including natural herbs such as garlic to combat high blood pressure. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Uday Nath Sahoo