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How to reduce my blood pressure from 160/82?

Posted by foladeb @foladeb, Sep 3, 2025

How should I reduce my blood pressure from 160/82 Pls

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laura1970 | @laura1970 | Sep 6, 2025
In reply to @bajjerfan "About a year ago when I left Mayo Methodist my BP was acceptable to me. Also..." + (show)
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About a year ago when I left Mayo Methodist my BP was acceptable to me. Also I was advised to stop taking amlodipine and Losartan. I did that and stayed off and BP stayed ok. sometime after that I started on a research project at Mayo with something called Metyrapone to normalize my high cortisol output. Around the first of this yer my BP readings got high. After a time I consulted with my PCP and I am now back at 75% of my prior dose of Losartan. My readings in his office are generally good. My last 2 trips to my pain doc I had high readings. A few weeks back I bought what is supposed to be the most accurate home unit available and readings are still high. I usually check it in the morning after I have had ample time to calm out and it's still high. So now I have 3 cuff type home units and all read high. So for now I will wait until my next research visit in late November and see what the 24 hour monitor shows. I also watch my salt and sugar intake and don't use alcohol. I drink plenty of fluids which includes most of a pot of coffee in the morning. I cut my regular coffee about 25% with decaf. FWIW DNA testing showed that I get little or no "kick" from caffeine.

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You mentioned that u see a pain doctor. Is your pain severe enough to cause high BP readings?

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bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | Sep 6, 2025
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You mentioned that u see a pain doctor. Is your pain severe enough to cause high BP readings?

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I don't think so as I've had the pain for quite some time
A PCP should be able to set you up with a 24 hour monitor which isn't cheap and may or may not be covered by insurance. Mine are at no cost to me as part of my research involvement. The worst part is that after a time the cuff causes a lot of itching.

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lady1 | @lady1 | Sep 6, 2025

Are you looking at how much salt and fat in your diet? Just a thought. Walking if weather is good outside or go to a store that is a good size to walk in might help. Please find something or ask your doctor . They have some good thoughts.

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envy52 | @envy52 | Apr 17 10:13am

Good Morning! I am a 52 yr old Woman I weight 160 pounds and my Height is 5’9 and I work out Four days a week and I eat very healthy. But My Blood Pressure seems to be very high it sometimes Be 178/126 I really don’t know what else to do. And I don’t want To take any Medication. My Entire family suffers from high blood Pressure. What should I do? Any advice will help 🙂

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bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | Apr 17 6:18pm

Maybe that's normal for your family. I wonder if it could be correlated with some kind of genetic trace.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Apr 17 7:13pm
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Good Morning! I am a 52 yr old Woman I weight 160 pounds and my Height is 5’9 and I work out Four days a week and I eat very healthy. But My Blood Pressure seems to be very high it sometimes Be 178/126 I really don’t know what else to do. And I don’t want To take any Medication. My Entire family suffers from high blood Pressure. What should I do? Any advice will help 🙂

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@envy52 Your blood pressure is quite high according to all measures - you have what is known as Stage 2 Hypertension. It looks like in your case, a healthy diet, lifestyle and exercise are not enough. There is no shame in taking medication to help after you have done all you can.

Hypertension is serious, and can cause progressive damage over time, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and other diseases. There are typically no symptoms until - BOOM - one day you have a heart attack or stroke.

Here is the latest chart from Mayo Clinic:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/blood-pressure/art-20050982
May I ask why you do not want to take medication?

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envy52 | @envy52 | Apr 19 8:09am
In reply to @sueinmn "@envy52 Your blood pressure is quite high according to all measures - you have what is..." + (show)
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@envy52 Your blood pressure is quite high according to all measures - you have what is known as Stage 2 Hypertension. It looks like in your case, a healthy diet, lifestyle and exercise are not enough. There is no shame in taking medication to help after you have done all you can.

Hypertension is serious, and can cause progressive damage over time, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and other diseases. There are typically no symptoms until - BOOM - one day you have a heart attack or stroke.

Here is the latest chart from Mayo Clinic:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/blood-pressure/art-20050982
May I ask why you do not want to take medication?

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@sueinmn
The reason I don’t want to take Medication because it becomes a habit And I don’t like Taking any type of medication. But I tried everything for my Blood Pressure and nothing is working 😩 I guess I have to contact my doctor to see what they can do for me. I Appreciate You Responding Back To Me I really thought I was doing something wrong 😑

Thank You 🙏🏽

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envy52 | @envy52 | Apr 19 8:10am
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Maybe that's normal for your family. I wonder if it could be correlated with some kind of genetic trace.

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@bajjerfan Yeah I really think is Generic. Thank You 🙏🏽

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bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | Apr 19 9:41am
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@sueinmn
The reason I don’t want to take Medication because it becomes a habit And I don’t like Taking any type of medication. But I tried everything for my Blood Pressure and nothing is working 😩 I guess I have to contact my doctor to see what they can do for me. I Appreciate You Responding Back To Me I really thought I was doing something wrong 😑

Thank You 🙏🏽

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@envy52

Have any family members been successful at lowering their BP with medication? Would be interesting if the same meds worked for everyone.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Apr 19 11:53am
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@sueinmn
The reason I don’t want to take Medication because it becomes a habit And I don’t like Taking any type of medication. But I tried everything for my Blood Pressure and nothing is working 😩 I guess I have to contact my doctor to see what they can do for me. I Appreciate You Responding Back To Me I really thought I was doing something wrong 😑

Thank You 🙏🏽

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@envy52 Sometimes we must resort to medication. Better done before damage happens!

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