Originally Posted by
pilot2021
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A good doctor will never put you on medication just because your blood pressure is high during the exam. They can ask you to record your blood pressure at home for two weeks and they will see the average.
A few years back I registered with a new GP having moved house several years before and not got round to changing doctors earlier. A nurse ran through a questionnaire, checked my height and weight, all fine. Then took my blood pressure, double checked it, and asked me to wait while she spoke to a doctor. Reappeared a few minutes later with a prescription for blood pressure meds from a doctor I'd never met. I saw the doctor a few times afterwards to tweak the dose but that was how I initially got the medication.