Does HBP run in your family. I'm 30 and have both HBP and Mixed Episode Bi-polar disorder. I've been told by my docs that they both are usually influenced by genetic conditions. Half the time the doctors disagree on what numbers actually represent high blood pressure. I had one lecture me about putting stress on my organs and that I needed to be on meds now to another saying it's not even bad enough to treat. I opted to try to meds and they seem to work so far.