High Blood Pressure - how long?

mean_jeannie

If you are controlling your high blood pressure with diet and exercise, how long into your lifestyle change did you see results?

I appreciate any insights you may have. I'm really frustrated with it and know I need to keep on and be patient. But it's hard. I want normal blood pressure right now! Lol

pdxwine

It was pretty quick, for me. I had it under control in a few weeks.

Now, the bad part. Two years later, my BP went back up. Despite a 98 pound weight loss, my BP went up, and I am now on meds for the first time in my life. I am hoping that it is just the stress I have been under, career-wise.

fr33sia12

My weight loss hasn't helped lowing my blood pressure, in fact it got higher and am now on med. I do get anxious especially at the doctors so that could raise it, but I'm hoping once I lose more weight that will at least help.

mean_jeannie

Thanks for sharing your experiences with me.

navdeeprana

It took me around six months time, gow much time really it will take really depends on how you stick with your healthy lifestyle and diet. I ate cleat diet and excercised regularly , loosing some 20lb and, high bp disappeared on it own