Ok, things are a bit mor clear now. So basically the lisinopril is working really well right now. Your BP's, although not dangerous in the short term, were high enough to cause problems down the road if left untreated. And lisinopril is as good as any for a anti-hypertensive.

If you want to get off the lisinopril, here's how I'd go about it.

Record your heart rate and blood pressure once a day (same time and conditions) for 30-60 days. Make it easy for your doctor to read. After keeping an accurate log for at least thirty days, call your doctors office and schedule an appointment and bring the log with ya. Ask him what he thinks about decreasing your lisinopril dosage or taking you off of it all together.

If he changes the dose, continue your log, marking the day that the dose changed. You wil have a good idea within a week how your blood pressure will respond to the change in dosage.

Continue this until you're off the isinopril or you realize you need it and find the right dosage. Immediate things to do that make a huge difference with BP are to quit soda if you drink it, quit smoking and watch your salt intake. aerobic cardio apparently helps to, as well as to raise your HDL cholesterol.