I had to succumb to 25mg atenolol, 25mg hydrochlorizide and 2.5mg amlopodine...I tried hawthorne for many years and it wasn't doing it for me. I take upwards of 1000mg mag divided thru the day ... I worked and worked but I think a lot was white coat in doc's office and then I went thru some yrs of taking BP at home. I was driving myself nuts. I know celery is a good veggie for lowering BP, it contains a certain oil that lowers BP. I eat it fairly often. Try to buy organic when price is right. I take extra potassium daily. Daily meditation helps a lot too.