High blood pressure readings call for additional meds

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old female who was diagnosed with high blood pressure at 32. I am five feet, five inches tall and weigh 130 pounds. I’ve been taking 240 mg of verapamil for all of these years. A few years back, my medication started coming in 120-mg dosages, so I started taking one in the morning and one at night. My bloo...

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