Iam 45 year old woman, working i have recently developed High BP which varies between 90-95/130-140. But i face no problem because of high bp, i have no symptoms of it. My lipid profile and other test are normal.
do i need to start medication
Ans: Hypertension is treated to prevent long term consequences like stroke, heart disease, kidney damage etc. Treatment is needed even if you do not have symptoms. Of course you need to recheck the BP a few times before diagnosing hypertension. Ideally the BP should be checked three times (at 1 minute intervals) and the average of the last two readings should be calculated