Thank you folks for your responses.

Bluesmoke : Thanks for the info on keeping your arm straight down. We had always measured with the arm at an angle.

My med was "BISOPRL/HCTZ 10/6.2 TAB WATS" , whatever that means.

The reason for me stopping the med is really stupid.
>>I have gained 30 pounds since my doctor has seen me. He had put me on a 1200 calorie diet where I gained some and then I gained an addition 19 pounds when I started Atkins in Feb/Mar. My bp script expires 9/11/2 and I am not going back to the doctor to get a script renewed weighing this much.

Thanks again for your help.

Julie

**BP before food: 160/104