It can even help you lose weight or stay at your ideal weight. Your doctor or other qualified health professional can suggest the best kind of exercise program for you. Whatever exercise you enjoy and do regularly will probably be just fine. For some people, losing weight, reducing sodium and making other lifestyle changes won't lower their high blood pressure enough. If that's true for you, you'll need to take medication.
Many medications are available to reduce high blood pressure.
Others open up narrowed blood vessels. Still others stop blood vessels from constricting and narrowing. In most cases of essential high blood pressure, medicines will lower blood pressure. But every person reacts differently to medication. You may need a trial period before your doctor finds the best medicine for you.