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@1pearl

Thank you so much for your reply. My doctor is insisting on Hydea but I have not started it. I agree to just take baby aspirin first. My primary whom I have never even met is insisting on liprinosil which I have not taken either as my BP is totally normal when I take it out of the doctor’s office. I have a detailed log to show her when I finally meet her this Friday. I did write myself a SMART goal to help me keep calm when I am there in the office which I am doing this week to hopefully be able to just relax there. I know I feel very anxious being there as I do not feel comfortable with the quick way all these meds were decided for me and previous experience with doctors there for my mom, dad, and daughter. I know I had a ton of labs done there recently and I am not an expert, but I do know me on my BP and did see my own BP machine read the highest I had ever seen it when they had me use to measure after they did twice. I am afraid at home I might actually faint as last night when I took my BP, it was 104/53. Normally it is not that low, more like 112/70, but it only takes one time to faint and fall and get a bigger issue right now.
You were fortunate to get a doctor who listened to you.
Thanks again for sharing.

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Good for you, preparing to make the best of your appointments! I hope you find a great doctor soon to help you make the best decisions.

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Yeah, my BP was lower at home too.

Then I took my BP machine with me and compared to their expensive, calibrated, accurate one. Low and behold, my cheapie Chinese internet bargain BP machine was reading 15% lower.