I am 67 years old and have had high blood pressure for about 10 years and it has worked find. I took my blood pressure a few days ago and my left arm was about 20 points below the right arm. The points are the first ones I m referring to. I did it today and the same thing happened. The difference is about 102 vs 120. Yes, I smoke and trying to quit. I know I should see a doctor and will make an appointment tomorrow, but getting an appointment with my PCP and then he ll send me to a heart doctor will take time, weeks, months, etc. I suffer from anxiety and I m really scared to death. I ve cut my HBP medicine in half and after a week nothing has changed.