@dottie47, I am 76 and am also am fighting cancer (breast); the drugs I first tried to shrink a tumor, Aromatase Inhibitors, within 4 months caused my lowish hypertension to become Labile Hypertension. So from now on I take 3 BP drugs a day, and even in spite of those it suddenly takes a big leap up to 180 or 190/100 around once a week. If that happens I have to take a small dose of Hydralazine to bring it down within 30-40 minutes. Same drug they would use in the ER, except in pill form. This is not fun. It used to hit 175/ spikes every night, but does not now taking more Beta Blocker Carvedilol before bed. I got another health issue by treating my cancer! At my age my Gerontologist PCP says if I can keep it down around 130/80 or so that's good.