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[quote=Anonymous]I've always had extreme "white coat hypertension," connected to extreme anxiety about doctors, so I'd always talked doctors out of taking my in-office readings too seriously. In my early 50s, I started with a new GP who a) didn't scare me as much and b) suggested home monitoring, not a wearable 24/7 monitor, but my own cuff to do regular checks. I brought it in and calibrated it against the one in her office before starting and it was close enough. (This one: amazon.com/gp/product/B07BWPG3YM/ ) I found I was consistently in the 130s over 80s, so prehypertensive, but that did not go down after I lost 15 lbs and kept it off. I started lisinopril 10mg once a day two years ago and have had no side effects. My BP came down to the 115-120 over 70s range and has stayed that way. It was a weight off my mind finally to realize that my BP was not a matter of insufficient virtue or effort and I should just take the meds.[/quote]
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