High blood pressure is easy to ignore because it almost never hurts. Most people in Addison living with hypertension feel completely normal until a stroke, heart attack, or kidney problem makes it impossible to ignore. At Better Health Primary Care, our board-certified physicians treat hypertension as the primary focus it deserves: accurate diagnosis, a treatment plan built around your life, and regular monitoring that catches changes before they become crises. We serve patients from Addison and the Tollway corridor at our Plano office, a short drive south on the Dallas North Tollway.
What hypertension treatment looks like at our practice
There is no one-size approach to high blood pressure. Two patients with the same numbers can need very different plans depending on age, other conditions, and what they can realistically change. Our physicians, including Dr. Samra Khan (board-certified, internal medicine, 20+ years) and Dr. Ayesha Quayyum (board-certified, family medicine, D Magazine Best Doctors 2022), take time to understand your full picture before recommending any treatment.
Treatment typically involves some combination of:
- Lifestyle changes. Diet adjustments (the DASH approach works well for many patients), consistent physical activity, reducing sodium, cutting back on alcohol, and managing stress. For some people, this is enough.
- Medication, when needed. Not everyone needs it, but when blood pressure stays elevated despite lifestyle changes, or when starting numbers are high, medication is safe, effective, and often straightforward to manage.
- Regular monitoring. Blood pressure changes. Medications need adjustment. We schedule follow-ups to track your numbers and modify the plan when needed.
What is high blood pressure?
Blood pressure measures the force of blood pushing against your artery walls as your heart pumps. A reading below 120/80 mm Hg is considered normal. Once readings consistently hit 130/80 or higher, that is hypertension, and it puts ongoing strain on the heart, arteries, kidneys, and eyes even when you feel fine. About one in three adults has high blood pressure, and many do not know it.
What are the risks if it goes untreated?
Untreated or poorly managed hypertension increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney damage, and vision problems over time. The damage builds gradually, which is why the condition gets called a silent killer. By the time symptoms appear, the harm is often already done.
Do you always need medication?
Not necessarily. Lifestyle changes can bring blood pressure down meaningfully for patients with mildly elevated readings. But if your numbers are significantly elevated, or if lifestyle changes have not moved them, medication is usually the right call. We assess each situation individually and explain the options clearly before starting anything.
Schedule a blood pressure evaluation serving Addison
Serving Addison from our Plano location at 6201 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 210. Call (972) 640-1787 or book online.
Other areas of expertise
We offer a full range of primary care services for patients in the Dallas-Fort Worth area: