You would take the advice of an anonymous guy on the internet who claims he is a doctor and posts standard industry fliers to 'prove' it, but fails to post any credentials and fails to use disclaimers as is the norm for the professional?
The position statement from the European Society of Cardiology is to continue taking anti-hypertensive therapy as prescribed by your doctor, which I would agree with.
Its not just him. But yes, the way he addresses certain issues comes from an area of recognizable expertise. As an ex-medical professional myself, I know he is not just gaslighting people by throwing out a bunch of technical terms and hoping nobody questions them.
I guess by using this technique you can save some money and time waiting in the clinic...on your journey through chronic illness, bankruptcy, Alzheimer, and death.
I haven't seen a doctor in years - even though I probably should - but thanks for your concern.
I was diagnosed at an early age with hypertrigylceridemia and my last physician did prescribe me some bullshit medication for that where the side effects probably outweighed the benefit (not a statin, I would have been happy with that), and then she cut me off when I lost my job and wouldn't accept medicaid patients. It was a shitty experience but probably to my benefit. So while I don't necessarily trust doctors, I don't take an adamant stance of going against their advice as a rule of thumb.