http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/07/28/blood-pressure-part-five.aspxIn most cases, failing to take prescribed blood pressure medications -- what doctors call poor compliance -- does not explain why patients still have higher than normal blood pressure. Past research found that only a minority of patients with high bloodenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/07/28/blood-pressure-part-five.aspx#202756Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:58:47 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:202756charmela<p>All I know is other medications I have taken stop working on me after a period of time. &nbsp;My body gets resistence to it, or whatever. &nbsp;With my blood pressure meds, I take them consistently, and my blood pressure is still too high. &nbsp;I&#39;m getting side-effects from the medication, and so it stops working, maybe. The side effects are horrendous, and mine is supposed to be the safest blood pressure med to take!</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=202756" width="1" height="1">