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Should Medications Be Taken For Blood Pressure Of 120/90?

Yes, I recently went to my doctor twice and and both times his nurse took my blood pressure three times in a row on the same arm and it was 120/90 this first visit and 120/92 the second visit. My blood pressure is normally perfect. My doctor is trying to put me on blood pressure medication because of the slight increase. Can taking someone s blood pressure multiple times in a row cause it to read high?
Fri, 24 Oct 2014
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Hi welcome to HCM.
Mild elevation in pressure does not warrant antihypertensive therapy.Its absolutely not needed in your case.Regular brisk walk for 20 min /day with salt restriction to less than 6 gm/day is all that is needed.Monitor your blood pressure twice weekly for 3 weeks and have a mean blood pressure calculated.Drug therapy is needed only for persistently high blood pressure >150/80 mm of Hg.Have a baseline ecg and 2 dimensional echo to rule out organic heart disease.Consult your doctor for further queries.
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Should Medications Be Taken For Blood Pressure Of 120/90?

Hi welcome to HCM. Mild elevation in pressure does not warrant antihypertensive therapy.Its absolutely not needed in your case.Regular brisk walk for 20 min /day with salt restriction to less than 6 gm/day is all that is needed.Monitor your blood pressure twice weekly for 3 weeks and have a mean blood pressure calculated.Drug therapy is needed only for persistently high blood pressure 150/80 mm of Hg.Have a baseline ecg and 2 dimensional echo to rule out organic heart disease.Consult your doctor for further queries. Thank you.