Hi. I am currently taking hydrochlorothiazide, and my doctor told me she doesn t see me often enough to keep a close watch on my blood pressure. She s asked me to monitor it, and she had increased the dosage of my medication. My bp has been much better in her office than it seems to be when I check at the machine in the drugstore - her office, systolic is usually around 140-145 and diastolic in the low 80 s. It is now 155/83-86 on average (since the increase in meds). My pulse rate was up last check too (which no doubt increased bp) but I do feel as if my pulse rate, even resting, is too high almost all the time.. (It was 103)