 [ Symptoms ] what steps must be taken to become fertile if you have more male hormones than female hormones [ Disease ] a bp of 16595 is still too high and it puts you at risk while some people can tolerate higher pressures than others that does not make it acceptable it is definitely better than 200140 though lowering blood pressure can be done many ways using many different types of medications and combinations the goal for any clinician would be to use the least amount of medication with little or no adverse effects to control the pressure into normal range it would be great to have the top number your systolic pressure below 138 and that bottom number the diastolic pressure below 88 yes some bp meds can make you tiredsleepy or even contribute to your cold handsfeet so try to work with your doctor until you can find the right combination hopefully you have a blood pressure machine at home and are taking your own bps on a regular basis