In a study published in the September 24, 2012 issue of the Archives of
Internal Medicine and in which
researchers analyzed several million doctor visits in the US, the researchers
concluded that only 19.5 % of visits that involved uncontrolled high blood
pressure (HBP) resulted in a change in prescription for that patient.
In other words, over 80 % of
people who visit American doctors and who have uncontrolled HBP get their
problem treated with adequate attention.
All of which is a strong
reminder of two things: 1) you are your own best doctor meaning that no one
else will worry about your health – and help you analyzed the steps you need to
improve whatever’s ailing you – more than you will, and 2) if you do happen to
have HBP, get it checked very regularly (if you don’t visit the doctor
regularly, make sure to check it elsewhere like on those machines that so many
pharmacies now have, and at the very least, be sure to have you doctor check it
during your irregular office visits to him/her) and if it remains stubbornly
high, make sure to ask what other measures you can take to control you BP –
such as perhaps adding in another medication since you are surely doing all the
necessary healthy lifestyle things to keep your BP down.
