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I have high blood pressure and I'm 20 years old.

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sam23073
sam23073

Hi. I'm a 20 year old male and I've been having very high blood pressure. My pressure 150/90. It's usually high end of 130 anyway but this has scared me. I eat relatively healthy, don't drink, don't smoke and I walk at least 20-30 minutes a day and now my most recent is 110/60,so I'm tak

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  • henpen1980
    henpen1980 sam23073

    Posted

    Sounds fishy to me.  What you post in your last sentence is normal.  Maybe the highish reading was a fluke.  Stop fretting and carry on.  If you keep freaking yourself out you may end up with high bp.  Good luck
    • sam23073
      sam23073 henpen1980

      Posted

      My doctor gave me a medicine and it is helping me keep it low but i don't want to keep on taking the medicine my whole life. What should i do?

  • VeeWat
    VeeWat sam23073

    Posted

    Hi there

    i would monitor it once a day after sitting for 10 minutes. If you keep getting high readings after a month  go see your doc for a consultation.

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