SIMPLE QUESTIONS

Does high blood pressure need to be treated?

This decision must be made in consultation with your personal physician. You should know that any blood pressure level above normal poses health risks. Depending on your specific blood pressure reading, your physician may recommend treatment by changing your lifestyle—your diet, exercise, smoking—or by medication. High blood pressure is not cured, it is controlled. Therefore, you must take the blood pressure lowering medication prescribed by your physician for your lifetime. Never stop your medication without talking to your doctor.