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Old 11-14-2015, 04:21 PM
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MelindaFlowers
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Originally Posted by Nevertheless View Post
I too was taking blood pressure medicine,and it was still borderline high. I was kind of disappointed when I first quit,and it didn't come right down like a lot of people on here say happens. But somewhere around 6 to 8 months out it did come down. I quit taking medicine,and it still stayed down. That was almost 6 years ago.
I got a tooth pulled about a year ago,and they took my blood pressure right before doing it. Unbelievably it was perfect.
Whoa!!!! I had the SAME story! My blood pressure was consistently 180/something (my doctor called it "stroke level") when drinking and remained high 145/something for about 6-8 months of sobriety.

I was ALSO at the dentist recently (been sober 17 months now) and it's normal! Thanks for sharing.

Our bodies heal immensely when we stop poisoning them. The first year is miraculous.
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