I must say, introducing patients to BP medication can be a tough sell.
After all, we're trying to get you to take a poison every day for the rest of your life, which may make you feel ill, when you probably feel fine at the moment.
As AME rightly say's though, the eventual possible endpoint of stroke is a disaster for the patient and his or her family.
Go and see 10 docs about some problems, and you may get 10 differing opinions. (That's why it's called a medical opinion).
This shouldn't happen with BP treatment, the evidence is robust enough to avoid that dangerous medical attribute, "clinical acumen."
May I respectfully point out, that the tutting head shaking doc you now avoid, is probably the guy who could save your life.
