AOL: Do You Know Your Hypertension Stage? It Could Save Your Life If they confirm a diagnosis of high blood pressure Stage 2, they should prescribe lifestyle changes and medication to lower your blood pressure. You may need one or more medications to keep your blood pressure in a healthy range.

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This blood pressure reading is in the severe hypertension range. The guideline maintains the recommendation to begin treatment with two medications at once – preferably in a single combination pill - for people with blood pressure levels 140/90 mm Hg or higher (stage 2 hypertension). STAGE 2 HYPERTENSION (High Blood Pressure) 140 OR HIGHER or 90 OR HIGHER SEVERE HYPERTENSION (If you don’t have symptoms*, HIGHER THAN 180 and/ call your health care professional.) or HIGHER THAN 120 HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCY (If you have any of these HIGHER THAN 180 and/ or HIGHER THAN 120 symptoms*, call 911.) Hypertension is a very common condition, affecting about half of all adults in the U.S. But it doesn’t always have symptoms, so about one in three people don’t know they have it.

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