When the pills did not help this is what helped me to reduce a little bit my high blood pressure:

Avoided adding any salt in your food. All processed food has salt including the bread and milk. Avoided high sodium food (bacon, sausage, I saw the labels of food) I found low sodium food or no sodium food such as orange juice, fresh vegetables, rice I cooked with no salt at all. Reduced the amount of food I eat but I am still taking my vitamins. I loss over 20 pounds in 3 months and my blood pressure went down from 167/100 to 138/89. With the blood pressure medication during the day my blood pressure is now around 130/85. I took 1 mile to 1 mile and a half walk inside a grocery store to avoid the cold weather outside.
Avoided stress and try to get enough rest including a nap in the afternoon helped me a lot.
I hope this helps and you get better.