Please don't get me wrong, I am not trying to confuse you. There are two ways you can look at this.

First, I understand that being patient until a diagnosis can be made can be frustrating. Therefore, you could hang in there and do not give up. Secondly, if you are tired of taking this medication, you should tell you Doctor.

Many times, the nurses may insist that you take them, but you can refuse, on the condition you lower your blood pressure thru diet and exercise. Diet and exercise strenghtens the heart. I am a witness, blood pressuring medications are a pain and I myself, had to refuse them inorder to restore my health. By the fact you are not over weight, there is no good reason you should be hindered by these medicines. They are lreserved for those inwhom it might be life-threatening to lower their blood pressure via natural means, such as morbidly obease. Maybe, just maybe, by knowing the challenge you are up against may give you the motivation you need to make the right choice and give you direction.

Just as Cicholesterol, high blood pressure is a man made disease. It didn't come about until Physician's figured out how to measure cholesterol levels in human beings. The problem arised when Physicians began exaggerating the effect (benefits) of these cholesterol lowering drugs, also known as statins. To put it in a nut shell, physicians convert perfectly healthy people into patients and are bolstered by the full weight of the US government, the media and the medical establishment, agencies that have worked in concert to disseminate the cholesterol dogma and convince the population that high cholesterol is the forerunner of heart disease and possibly other diseases as well.

The truth is, there is a better way. With these minor changes in you diet, as recommended by Mary G. Enig, PhD and Sally Fallon, authors of Dangers of Statin Drugs: What You Haven’t Been Told About Popular Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines:

• Avoid trans fats, known to contribute to inflammation
• Avoid refined sugars, especially fructose, known to stimulate clumping of the blood platelets
• Take cod liver oil, an excellent dietary source of anti-inflammatory vitamin A, vitamin D and EPA
• Eat plenty of saturated fats, which encourage the production of anti-inflammatory prostaglandins
• Take evening primrose, borage or black currant oil, sources of GLA which the body uses to make anti-inflammatory prostaglandins
• Eat foods high in copper, especially liver; copper deficiency is associatied with clot formation and inflammation in the arteries
• Eat coconut oil and coconut products; coconut oil protects against bacteria and viruses that can lead to inflammation in the artery wall
• Avoid reduced-fat milks and powdered milk products (such as powdered whey); they contain oxidized cholesterol, shown to cause irritation of the artery wall

High blood pressure begins at 140/90 mmHg. You are at 159/83. There is no significant difference. Other factors, such as the time of day your pressure is checked can affect your blood pressure, too. It can rise during the peek times of the day and lifestyle, for example, raising a home with 5 kids, a husband, and a dog. If you have priortiys in you life such as this, this is reason to concider your blood pressure readings as normal. In any case, you should find a Physician to agree.

Hope this answer your question!