When did you stop taking blood pressure meds?

[bayareanan 24]

My blood pressure used to be 125/80-ish with meds. Even though I havent had surgery yet it is down to 110/80-ish.

How low was our bp when your doc had you decrease or totallly stop taking meds?

[missgypsy 1]

i'm just a little over 4 months out and am still on my bp meds. but they have lowered them from 20 to 10 mg. it's still on the low side but they won't take me off of them completely . when i went in to have them change it my pcm was out on sick leave so another dr took care of me. hopefully soon i will be off them completely. what a pain to take them...

[Cocoabean 430]

My surgeon stopped my meds just before my surgery. Now my bp runs 90/60. Mine was never way high to begin with.

[Jachut 487]

DH has clocked in with figures like 100/75 and such since losing 25kg with his band. But he tried coming off his meds and his BP went way back up again, although it was only ever 145/85 or so, not incredibly high. I think exercise as opposed to simple weight loss is one of the key factors as to whether it will stay down so you can come off your meds.

[vlp1968 83]

It was about 4 months post op for me. I was so excited! I had lost about 40 pounds and started working out. My blood pressure has been fine since.

[InLoveWithMe 0]

I was taken off my blood pressure meds a month post op. I was banded in June. It really depends on the etiology mine was weight induced if I gained weight my pressure went up if I loose weight then my pressure dropped so since im losing my pressure is dropping. Hope that helps