Long term effects of HBP medicines? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

kdeese · 08-30-2004, 09:38 PM

Does anyone know the long term effects of High Blood Pressure medicines? Are they doing more damage to our bodies than high blood pressure itself?
Who made the recommendations that 120/80 is normal? Everyone is different in our bodies. 125 years ago what was the average blood pressure? How did they measure it? I know the food that people ate 125 years ago was not hybrid like we eat today. Could hybrid food have an effect on our blood pressure? Just wandering?

zip2play · 08-31-2004, 08:13 AM

That's a wonderful question kdese.
I too have thought how arrogant these "scientists" are to consider blood pressure a disease state. Mankind developed the response for SURVIVAL just like every other evolutionalry trait and maybe walking around pharmocologically mummified to a 100/60 BP is not the best idea.
I for one am certain that my blood pressure spikes helped me develop a collateral circulation when I needed one badly and perhaps save my life.

High blood pressure is nature's way of FORCING food and oxygen to places where it is needed and deficient...screwing with that response is BOUND to have consequences.