%%$$#@ they put me on the pill

[waterdog]

well it was a long and good times for 53 years. friday they put me on.the blood pressur pill. i was running about 175/85 for the last 5 weeks whats yours running today? go check yours soon!!

[HandiKap Bowhunter]

Dont feel bad brother, they put me on one last week also at the old age of 32. My preasure has been constantly 135 / 110. the bottom number is what was scaring them. They apparently loke it closer to 75.

[DrenalinJunkie]

Told me I was boarderline Hypertension last visit and hail I'm only 39.

[Marion]

Yeah I know what you mean. Got mine about 3 months ago.

It's better than stroking out so I just mumble under my breath and take it.

[waterdog]

whats the scoop on them guys? best to take in the a.m. are p.m.? thanks. from the newbie

[aironeout]

Been on them since I was 30. Altace 10mg am and pm. Runs about 125-135 over 75-85.

>E

[Old Goat1]

That's what you get for going to a doctor. Guess they made another payment on the new boat. Live hard, live right.

People use to die from old age. When's the last time you read an obituary that said that?

Just take life as it comes and you will be amazed at what the body can tolerate. That is all we can ask. Do you best and the rest is by the Almighty's will. Besides worrying about it will raise your blood pressure.

[HandiKap Bowhunter]

I started taking them in the AM. I was worried about any weird effects so I didnt want to take them before I went to bed.

[thearrower]

Yea....I am on them too!

[keep]

Mine has been 185/ 90 and I have been prescribed a pill for a while but haven't taken it in over a year. I need to get back on it.

[Texas Grown]

I watched my mother's dad lay in a bed for 11 years, paralized, before he had his second and final one. He was bedriden. My grandmother used to ride the bus to go visit him twice a day to visit and get his dirty clothes to wash. She had no car or license. For your family's sake, take your meds fellers. Thanks.

[SPUD]

Better to be on a pill than a stretcher rushing into an ER

[Live2Hunt]

Guys this stuff is NO JOKE. Take your meds and stay alive and well!

Classification of blood pressure for adults age 18 years and older

Category Systolic (mm Hg) Diastolic (mm Hg)
Normal* less than 120 and less than 80
Prehypertension 120–139 or 80–89

Hypertension
Stage 1 140–159 or 90–99
Stage 2 160 or higher or 100 or higher

[Marion]

I take mine before I go to bed.

It would be my luck that I wouldn't die from the stroke I'd just be really messed up for another 20 years. I choose to take the pill.

[kyle1974]

yep... I'm 35 and have been on them for a few months now... mine would get up to 140/90... sometimes higher.

I checked it one time and it was 190/101... I decided it was time to get on it.