Herbal remedies and homeopathy.

Losing weight lowers BP. Mine was high so I lost about half a stone and it did drop.

I go for alternatives every time. I avoid Big Pharma. Alternatives have no side effects and they treat the whole person, not just one problem. I agree with Stillness that stress is an important factor: my first advice would be to avoid the news. Meditation is good for you. As is exercise. You might enjoy and benefit from Reiki. Good luck.

I am a homeopath. I would say that if your current medication hasn’t lowered your bp, you might want to consider the relevance of factors such as weight, diet and importantly, stress, all examples of things that can raise your blood pressure.

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Hawthorn tincture from Napier Herbalist online - you can discuss for free with qualified herbalist for 15 mins. I am on BP tablets and I take hawthorn tincture as it is nutritious for the heart and circulation and helps balance out BP. It is prescribed by doctors in Germany for heart and circulation issues. Do your own research - it is interesting.

Ooh thanks for that. I'll have to check that out myself - as I've been told my blood pressure is worryingly high.

Two thoughts:
- the "desirable" blood pressure readings have been changed (downwards) in recent years. Can't remember what the 1970s numbers are offhand (think it's about 30 more for the first one?? - but it's noticeably higher than present day ones). Errrm...could the drug manufacturers want to sell their medications to more people?

- only just read advice this morning telling people to sit down and relax for 10-15 minutes whilst taking their own blood pressure - to allow for it being a true reading (rather than a higher one). That makes sense to me - as 15 minutes of waiting as patiently as possible later and one would have gone into a more meditative/normal mindset. Whereas taking the reading pretty much as soon as one sits down would be more conducive to having a "must work my way through my checklist of tasks to do" and wanting to tick that point off the list before getting on with whatever is next on the list.

It's worth remembering herbs and homeopathy are complementary therapies, meant to complement medical treatment and not replace it, furthermore some can be quite potent so take care

Give the tablets time. I'm on amlodipine. They worked a little bit to start with, but now I've been on them for a while, they are very effective.
I recommend (gentle and regular) exercise and a careful diet, but haven't much experience of herbal meds

I'd take the medication prescribed by the doctor. Having said that, I have had only 2 experiences of homeopathy - both positive. When young, one of my daughters had a cough that went on for months. The doctor couldn't prescribe anything that worked. In desperation, I took her to a local homeopath. She gave her a remedy which quickly cured it. Another time, our other daughter had a health problem the dr couldn't help with, but the homeopath sorted it. Any good, registered homeopath would check what prescription you are on and make sure nothing clashed. But it's important to ensure that the homeopath is registered.

Hawthorn tincture from Napier Herbalist online - you can discuss for free with qualified herbalist for 15 mins. I am on BP tablets and I take hawthorn tincture as it is nutritious for the heart and circulation and helps balance out BP. It is prescribed by doctors in Germany for heart and circulation issues. Do your own research - it is interesting.

It’s sometimes trial and error on new medication, I’d discuss with my GP.

I totally agree stick with the prescribed meds. Herbal remedies and homeopathy have their place but not when dealing with high blood pressure. Give the new tablets a change to kick in. Hope they work for you.

Don't waste your money- listen to your GP and stick to the meds prescribed.

Having said that good diet and exercise shouldn't be overlooked either.