High Blood Pressure and Hypertension Forum

I am a 29 year old businessman in Kenya, I was recently diagnosed with HBP 158/98,163/99 and lastly 154/100. I am 5.6 and 69kgs. My doctor tells me that the main causes of HBP is hereditary, overweight, diet and stress in that order. I have been under medication for the last 3 weeks but there seems to be no improvement, I am currently filling "sick" from the drugs I m taking, my right hand side seems to have a protruding and tendon, right under the armpit to the "arm muscle"

My family has no history of HBP and as such I have no weight problem, what could be the other causes of HBP, I have currently reduced my stress levels to zero but still the problem is persistent, I am tired of drugs

Any advise, new member to the forum

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MandMs

replied on June 19th, 2008

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Although high blood pressure usually cannot be cured (once high blood pressure develops, it usually lasts a lifetime), in most cases it can be controlled.

What's the level of your physical activity like?
Are you fallowing a healthy eating plan?
Have you cut on alcohol and smoking?
Have you been performed some examinations and test, like blood test for thyroid hormones, urine test, complete blood cell count, blood chemistry profile (potassium, sodium, creatinine, fasting glucose, fasting lipid levels), and electrocardiogram?

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