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How To Bring Down Very High Blood Pressure When On Medication?

Hi, my father is 90 years old. He has just taken his blood pressure and has a reading of 209/63. He had a lie down and it has dropped back to about 190. What should I do when it goes up so high? He is on medication for it, is there anything else that would bring it down quickly or should he go to a Doctor or hospital?
Mon, 17 Jul 2017
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Definitely he should consult physician.
At that much high BP,he can have stroke also.He needs to adjust his medications for the adequate control of BP.
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How To Bring Down Very High Blood Pressure When On Medication?

Definitely he should consult physician. At that much high BP,he can have stroke also.He needs to adjust his medications for the adequate control of BP.