How Long Before Blood Pressure Medicine Works?

How soon should you expect blood pressure medicine to lower your numbers? Liz Deck, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES, DNP, Advanced Practice Provider at Riverside Healthcare, explains most medications take about two to six weeks to show effect. Learn home monitoring tips (use a cuff with your arm at heart level), when to return for follow-up and labs to check kidney function, and what to do if a medicine isn’t tolerated or needs adjustment.

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