Yes, I'm sure you were arguing against a strawman. The majority of doctors will tell patients about the available options which are generally safe, and allow them to pick. And they don't usually blame patients. Your personal experience might have been different but it was atypical and just an anecdote.
First, if I'm basing it on things that actually happened, then by definition it cannot be a strawman argument. And your insisting otherwise is just plain rude.
Second, you are just giving your opinion about doctors. You are not providing evidence. In fact what you claim about doctors is just straight up wrong.
I already gave you a link to a 2015 study that demonstrates what the standard of care was at that point. Here is https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2018/0115/p72.html demonstrating that in 2018, the year I had my interaction, the standards were shifting. With not all major medical organizations endorsing bringing blood pressure down to what the 2015 study said they should.
In fact if you look at the actual AAFP guidance, see https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2018/0315/p413.pdf. Read to the last page and look for "Follow up". This matches my experience. I was brought to stage 1 hypertension, then "nonpharmological interventions" were recommended. Namely diet and exercise.
And now it is apparent that you were dead wrong. My doctor in 2018 was not some rogue jerk. My doctor was exactly following the recommended standard of care put forth in that year by a major medical association.
While the USA has evolved their standards further, that 2018 standard in the USA is still common in many other countries.
But look on the bright side. You just were given the opportunity to learn something.
