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I've been on high blood pressure medication for 30 years or even more?

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Dr. Glenn Messina answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

Yup: Sometimes elevated BP lasts a lifetime. As long as the drugs are working an having little or few side affects just keep going.

Answered 6/22/2014

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Lifetime condition: especially since you started at a very young age.

Answered 6/22/2014

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BP: Me too, hypertension is lifelong for most of us who have it.

Answered 8/29/2014

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