Thank you both for your answers. I did go back to the doctor and my pressure was still up. I am thinking of taking CARDIO cocktail for awhile and the herbal blood pressure pills and get it low enough and then go off the medication unless I have more side effects. He switched my med to Lotensin now. I hate taking ANY medication!

Well, I am trying to get off my Lotensin again. Just had GB surgery and think that is one reason my BP was up. Also, I am cutting WAY down on salt. It does make my BP go up in about 5 minutes when I eat something salty. I did stay of my meds for awhile and ended up in ER again with a stress test done...close to early CHF.....needed a diuretic basically. I SO do NOT want to be on any meds I am so frustrated. I am losing weight and exercising, trying to eat right....etc etc. I tried Cardio cocktail for a month...very expensive...could not tell any difference. I will get hawthorne and celery seed next if I can stay off this med....afraid to mix them. Any other suggestions?