Information and opinions on health from Patti at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/67421/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/67421/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/67421/index http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/67421/20227/blood Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:02:00 -0500 Patti I'm 70, female, and I've never had high blood pressure until a few weeks ago. I had been on a non-working thyroid medicine and although it was changed and it's now working fine. My doctor gave me 300 mg Tekturna for my blood pressure which had skyrocketed to 171/92. Now, four weeks later, my blood pressure is running from 102/62 to 111/ 82. I decided not to take my pill for the blood pressure as it would make me too weak. What's... http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/67421/20227/blood