Question 1

why do anticholinergic drugs lower your blood pressure?

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Less vascular tone: The anticholinergic drugs relax the tiny muscles in our arteries, relaxing the arteries and dropping the blood pressure.  They also effect the muscles in our eyes (blurry vision) and that control the ladder and rectum (difficulty with going #1 and #2).

Question 2

how to succesfully lower your blood pressure without the use of drugs?

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Many ways: Regular aerobic exercise, dash diet, weight loss, stopping smoking, and reducing stress would be at the top of ways to lower blood pressure without medications.

Question 3

should 66 old men  in good health be taking blood pressure drugs to lower their blood pressure , if their(sitting) blood pressure is in range 120/70 to 129/70?

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BP WITHOUT MEDS?: According to guidelines per The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2017, it is advised that men/women 65 or older aim for a BP (blood pressure) below 130/80. So your BP looks great but is this BP using BP meds or not? If you have the mentioned BP by already being on drug(s), it is best to check with your doctor (or second opinion) with this question.

Question 4

i have a high blood pressure is there a way to decrease it ? i don't want to take the drug

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Extreme weight loss: and complete reduction in salt intake could probably lower your blood pressure unless it is extremely high. It will be a lot more comfortable, convenient and effective to take the medications.

Question 5

how can you lower your blood pressure faster

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: See your doctor. Healthy living.  Avoid smoking, losing excess weight,  excessive salt, sugar, fatty animal products. Sleep well speak to your doctor if you don't. Deal with emotional stresses, meditate, laugh. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables. Exercise according to your doctor's recommendations regularly. If recommended use medications according to recommendations

Question 6

can malta lower your blood pressure?

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No.: Malta is simply a malted barley beverage, high in B vitamins but also loaded with sugar and the calories that come with it.  It should not, alone, have any effect on blood pressure.

Question 7

can vinegar and gin lower your blood pressure?

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No: Alcohol will only raise blood pressure.

Question 8

does drinkn white vinegar help lower your blood pressure?

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No: Not a recommended treatment.
A study in rats found that vinegar could lower high blood pressure (in rats). That was apple cider vinegar. No proven effect in humans that i could find. In large amounts, vinegar can lower your potassium. The hydrochlorothiazide you take also lowers potassium. Check with your doctor to make sure you don't cause problems with low potassium while trying vinegar.

Question 9

do kosher dill pickles raise or lower your blood pressure?

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Yes: All pickels and other"cured", "salted" meats and cans with food preserved wtih "brine" raise your bloodpressure by virtue of being "salty".  SAlt, is basically sodium, and when its concentration in the blood increases after we eat "Salty foods", it increases water retention, which in turn raises "hydrostatic pressure" = "increased blood pressure".  The AHA/ACC recommends a low salt diet therefore

Question 10

does methotrexate lower your blood pressure?

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Hypotension......: Is not a side effect that I have ever seen with Methotrexate administration. Indeed, cardiovascular side effects from mtx are rare, and a causal role for those rarely observed events has not been established. If you are experiencing a clinically significant drop in blood pressure, i would work with your dr to find reasons other than mtx.

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