For those people with high blood pressure who have lost weight. did it help? how!

For those people with high blood pressure who have lost weight. did it help? how much did u lose b4 it helped?

i've been on bp meds for over 10 years and just made the "assumption" they'd keep it under control. about 5 months ago i had a stress test that determined i had an issue - a week later, stent in place, the doc said the artery was almost 99% closed and i was due for a heart attack. i was 40 lbs overweight at the time - since then i've changed bp meds, lost 20 lbs through diet and exercise, and feel infinitely better - even though i didn't think i was feeling that "bad" before. my advice - lose weight through healthy lifestyle changes, follow the docs orders - both will help you.