The doctor said cutting down on salt might help but right now I'm eating whatever I can get from the food bank so it's not a feasible option. He said my salt levels weren't high anyway, just average - and the blood results were old, from when I was on lithium. I was eating more salt then, because my pdoc told me to. The levels could be brought down a little bit, which I hope to do with the extra food money and a dietitian. My GP today said I might only need to be on the blood pressure meds for maybe a year, if I can get control of my diet and bring my blood pressure down.