It’s a trade off BP meds for not fainting Don’t worry when your doctor thinks your BP is too high he or she will start you on meds As for fainting and syncope last summer I went down a flight of stairs and fractured C1 and C2 , broke both my wrist and spent 23 weeks in a Aspen neck brace . Had Surgery at Penn University Hospital Surgeon had to screw my spine to the bottom of my skull and fuse down to C4 They think I must have fainted at the top of the stairs. So I can understand your doctors concern with your fainting spells Try walking with a group Any regular exercise is going to help your BP