hi. i'm assuming that you're asking if it's normal for a doctor to put you on the meds for hbp if he's not seen you before so that's what i will attempt to address here. first it is good that you're asking this question. many these days just take whatever they're prescribing and i believe are all-too-trusting of the medical community. so good for you. to begin with it would depend upon what medical records the physician is reviewing from your previous physician. does he have a few years' at least right in front of him? has he spoken with you regarding your recent history as far as those numbers are concerned or just coming in and looking at your chart/stats from your triage upon arrival that day? the reason i ask is this: unfortunately i have had the very same thing happen to me. while i cannot advise you to do what i did (as i am not a physician but just a fairly frequently ill person who's had a lot of experience involving many areas of medicine) i will tell you that this physician did not have previous records and did not ask me if i had a history of hbp but rather just told me that based on the one reading from that appointment i did have hbp and prescribed meds. that was not in my humble opinion the proper way to arrive at a diagnosis which was firm enough to warrant the prescribing of medication. needless to say i did not take it. i do not have hbp - as a matter of fact i was diagnosed years ago with orthostatic hypotension and have always had a bp that hovered right around 110/76. i am a victim of "white coat syndrome" as some call it which is a state of temporary hbp which occurs often at even the thought of but definitely during medical tests such as blood work mri or even just having your pressure checked. i've been that way for years. i know it's fairly common also as i asked the same question you have asked when i saw this doctor. as a matter of fact since i've seen one doctor or another much more frequently than the average person (i have fibromyalgia and many spinal/neuropathic issues and diabetes type ii to name a few) i have actually been told i have hbp by several different practitioners that i need to change my diet etc. during triage for "sick" appointments with my pa or the er staff when all they have is that one reading from when i was sick miserable and in pain. not a "normal" reading. duh. also this has still occurred after changing my diet and adding more "appropriate for my disabilites" exercises and losing quite a bit of weight (which i gained over a brief period after relocating to the state my aging parents had moved to). i was not able to get out and walk in addition to my mom's great home cooking being around me all the time. i don't want this to seem like a "doc bashing session" because i have a great deal of respect and appreciation for the majority of those who've invested their time money and energy into earning that license and i believe that many of them have their hearts in the right places. however there are still some who think that we all fit into some little box a "textbook example/mold" and will try to cram us into one or the other and not look for an "out-of-the-box" explanation for what ails us. then there are the ones who feel that any woman with complaints/questions is just "hysterical" and doesn't know what's good for her needing them to "fix" it with a little pill. add that to the constant pressure from big pharma on physicians to prescribe their "little. pills" and on the consumer to ask for them and you've got a pretty precarious situation. if you're not vigilant i believe the continuing trend towards counting on a pill to fix everything can be your doing-in. like i said - i cannot give medical advice but i would suggest to you as a fellow seeker-of-truth and medical consumer/fellow human being please get a second opinion if you have any doubts regarding this diagnosis and prescription before taking this medication. while untamed bp over a long period can definitely damage blood vessels heart and other organs cause heart attack and stroke the taking of medications to treat a non-issue in this area can also cause significant ill-effects (to put it mildly). i hope this helps you and i wish you the best in your continued search for the truth regarding your "diagnosis". blessings!
is it normal for a doctor to put you on high blood pressure if he has not sean you before. 21 years old no previous heart or blood presure problems.