The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
you probably don't need to panic but if it's causing so much distress that I think you have to have that discussion with your doctor and say you know hey is it possible that we could use other classes of drugs you know beta blockers calcium channel blockers you know diuretics hydrochlorothiazide any of these other things that we can commonly use to address blood pressure
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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if there is an alternative to an ACE inhibitor or an ARB that can allow equal blood-pressure control without an interruption it might be worth considering but this is a big what-if because we don't really know how long after you stop an ace inhibitor or an ARB your ace to receptors revert back to normal