Good evening, I am a 40 yr old male, and yesterday I decided to try the blood pressure machine just for fun. I got the fright of my life as machine was reading 140/115. I raced to the doctor, who agreed that it was very high and gave me pills. He told me to "continue with my life and not to worry". Well now my life has stopped, I feel really bad and I am constantly thinking that I am going to die a sudden death due to heart failure. I'm on my second pill today and my BP is 125/85, but my heart rate is at about 110. Can I live a normal life or does this indicate that I will die prematurely? Thanks for any feedback.