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Sir,
In July I was placed on meds for high blood pressure, both my lower and upper numbers were high. I was given water pills to help lower the rate. I went back last Tuesday and they checked my blood pressure again and it was still very high so they gave me another perscription along with the water pills. My question is, if my blood pressure doesnt go down can they med sep me for hypertension?
S.E. Riddle
Hi,
They can, but it's unlikely. There are dozens of medications which can control hypertension (high blood pressure). If your blood pressure doesn't go down, they will likely just keep changing the medication until they find one that works for your particular body.
I spent the last 10 years of my military service, taking medication for hypertension, and I've known hundreds of other military people who have done the same.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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