Can drinking more water lower your blood pressure?

Drinking more water cannot lower blood pressure. Hypertension is related to genetic factors, mental tension, anxiety, staying up late, high salt diet, drinking and smoking, etc. It is necessary to maintain a good lifestyle and take antihypertensive medication on time to keep the blood pressure at a normal level. 1. Hypertensive patients should drink water appropriately. Drinking a lot of water in a short period of time can increase blood volume and even cause blood pressure to rise, but it cannot lower blood pressure. 2. Hypertensive patients should drink water appropriately, and can drink water in small amounts for many times, how to help reduce blood viscosity and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. 3. Hypertensive patients should pay attention to low-salt diet, sodium salt intake is controlled below 3 grams per day, and low-fat diet, quit smoking and drinking, avoid staying up all night, maintain emotional stability, good mood, and exercise appropriately. 4. Hypertensive patients should take antihypertensive drugs on time, such as diuretics (hydrochlorothiazide), calcium antagonists (nifedipine tablets), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (enalapril) and so on. Specific medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.