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Originally Posted by CarnivalGal
There's a difference between slightly elevated and recommended medication, often for a lifetime. I guarantee you that if you follow the money trail, the folks who authored this study and made the recommendations stand to benefit financially from an increase in the number of people on BP meds.
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of course you are 100% right. This goes for so many guide lines. People are too quick to jump when a doctor says take this or when a new guide lines comes out. Heck I can remember when 240 cholesteral (spelling) was just border line and before that they never even checked it. I certainly do not think these numbers are any type of conspiracy involving our doctors. They just have to follow the guide lines to protect themselves. i will add, my doctor, than goodness is more relaxed and pretty much says how do you feel about taking this drug or that drug. Again, within reason.
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