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From: ron@brl-smoke.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Controlling High Blood Pressure
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Date: Wed, 15-Jan-86 13:31:15 EST
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> 2) Do doctors normally take patients off blood pressure medication
>    like this?   I guess I always thought it was a lifelong regimen.
> 
My father, who is on the borderline high side, has his blood pressure
checked fairly often and the doctor only prescribes medication when he
is not under control.  Generally, the choice is yours, the doctor tells
him, if through his diet, etc...controls his blood pressure, he won't
bother making him take pills.

-Ron