John,
Please forgive me if I seem a little bossy with what I am about to say. Especially considering that I am not a doctor or a nurse or a phamacist or anything medical. But I just have to say something here. And I know you just asked about cider vinegar and I am saying a whole bunch of other stuff about hypertension.
I hope you talked to your doctor before stopping your meds.
When you said that you feel weary, mentally and physically, I wondered if the medicine you are being given is a beta blocker. That can be a side effect of beta blockers. Diuretics are in another category of blood pressure meds. And they can make people tired sometimes, too.
But there are additional categories of meds for hypertension. And while each category has its own side effects, you should be able to work with your doctor until the right medicine and the right dose is found for you. You should not have to feel bad. There are so many kinds of bp meds available.
Sometimes people just have to take one medicine for hypertension. But sometimes they need more than one. But there are so many possibilities in all those categories that your doc should be able to get it right for you.
And now I am going to go on and on about something else that might help. (But you still need to talk to your doc.)
There are some whose blood pressure can be lowered by cutting out salt and processed foods which contain a lot of sodium. Some people are helped by the DASH diet which has been around forever and is just a straightforward healthy kind of diet that reduces sodium intake. It stresses the importance of colorful and fresh foods. You might already know about this diet, but just in case.....
At risk of coming off as being really bossy here, I am going to drop off this link to the DASH diet. DASH stands for Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension. The diet is from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute which is part of the NIH. (
64 pages that can be printed if you want the guide in your hands.)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/publ...h/new_dash.pdf
Anyway, I hope you can work with your doctor and feel better soon.
Boomer