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Can I fix high blood pressure at home?

I have high blood pressure. Can I fix high blood pressure at home?

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If you educate yourself and learn to take your own blood pressure, the answer is yes. You must be motivated enough. There are short acting medications that you can take for occasional significant elevations in blood pressure, and most long acting drugs are initially prescribed at lower doses so you can increase them slowly. It takes time, but again you must be motivated and knowledgeable to be successful.