re: OT Doctors/whoever takes blood pressure meds(UPDATE)

Be really really cautious about telling your Dr. to change your meds. Dad developed big problems with liver and kidneys due to Dr.'s changing meds too much. Those BP meds and then the meds to counter the side effects are pretty strong.

In Dad's case it was partly due to having so many Dr.'s due to moving around the nation for his job. Just about the time Tampa Dr. got his meds right we moved to NO and Dr. there, being a godlike being as they all are, decided to try a different regimen. Then the move to Memphis, then the move to Tulsa,... Also Dad went through the massive pharma pushes of the 70's and 80's where the reps were convincing Dr.'s to swap products all the time. "Hey Doc, new product that if you prescribe x times we'll send your family to Tahiti all expenses paid!" and 6 months or less later Tahiti is now Bermuda for pushing another product, followed in a few months by another destination bribe/payoff. And yeah, that kinda stuff was routine back then, now illegal for pharma corps to do it.

Best advice on BP control, stability. Find a good Dr., stay with that Dr.. Do not jump too soon from a med regimen to another. Find something that works and stick with it.