Do you really need medicine to control your high blood pressure?  

i think we do not really need the medchine to control the high blood pressure,we can control it by many ways,such as by a good and regular diet,or through the psychology,you know it is very helpful...happy mylotting

You should first consult a doctor if you need to take medication to control your high blood pressure. To control your blood pressure you should control your diet, eat lots of vegetables and fruits. If you are overweight, try to loss weight. Exercise regularly also helps control your BP i think that is the reason why the herbalist got to the age of 90 and with controlled BP.

there are herbs that would lower blood pressure with minimum or no side effects. I personally love how flax seeds work, they stabilize blood pressure and donts drop it beyond normal BP. most medications for BP can drop it too much, so you end up with hypotension instead of hypertemsion, flax seeds don't do that. Flax seeds would actually help in the lond turm treatment too and the only side effect is younger looking skin, perfectly good functioning pancreas (very good for peopel with diabetes), good digestion (helps peopel with stomach ulcers) and much much more. I've studied traditional medicine and the side effects of traditional blood pressure medication, i would never take them, they can kill you in more then one way.

This really depends on the doctor and your condition. I was diagnose as borderline awhile back, and my doctor at that time solution was to reduce my fat intake, lose a few pounds, reduce salt intake and exercise. I must say it work. The problem I encountered was every time I had a stressful situation it shot up. I was advise by my new doctor to take a prescription to control. It is the lowest dose possible. I usually use half a tablet. My doctor states since blood pressure is so unpredictable it is better to take it.

It's true that with regular exercise, a healthy diet and managing the stress (with Yoga, tai chi etc. etc), helps lowering the blood pressure. However, it is always good to monitor it, because if untreated the consequences could be deadly (I personally know 2 cases). This is because most of the times the high BP has no or almost no symptoms. These 2 people felt fine and thought that they actually didn't need the medicine so they stopped taking it (or just took it whenever they felt like it). They were young people(less than 37 years old) and both died suddenly. Many times (i.e. if it's genetic), the only way to lower it is with medication. A good doctor will start with medicating the patient for 3-6 months in order to estabilize it. From then, slowly take the medication off just to see if the BP stays back to the normal rate. Perhaps the patient doesn't need it permanently because it was caused by an episode in their lifes that made the BP rise. But, some other times the BP keeps creeping up a few days after stopping the medication. Then the doctor decides to put the medication back (this was my case). I Couldn't start any yoga or tai chi program, so I had to be safe than sorry. Especially knowing that having the BP over 120/80 puts too much stress in the arteries and the heart creating a permanent damage on them.

Yes,Hypertension can be controlled without medicines also.Just few important things have to be practised and included in routine life.Firstly one should follow a proper diet like reducing the salt intake,proper exercise,most importantly one should learn to be calm so go for meditation,balance to stay calm and relaxed,learn to speak politely.

Exercise, good nutrition, and making sure the doctors haven't overlooked the true reason for your hypertension can lower your blood pressure.
Garlic lowers blood pressure. It also smells, but my grandmother and millions of Filipinos swear by it.

not really, found another alternative. reflexology will help.

it depends how high your blood pressure is...if it is in the dangerous zone as in over 160/100..then you need to get on medication ASAP because that kinda blood pressure is very damaging to the body..if the blood pressure is moderately elevated then a combination of diet and exercise can most likely fix the problem

It really depends on a particular person. If she/he is old then definitely commonly they would need to have a maintenance for their hypertension and most young people who have already have hypertension can cope up with it so they may just take medicines for their hypertension when they are in such high blood pressure.