The blood pressure has been reduced to 98/68 mmHg, which is within the normal range, and it is not possible to generalize as to whether or not the medication should be continued. If the patient has primary hypertension, although the blood pressure has been reduced to the normal range, long-term medication should still be used. If the patient has secondary hypertension, after removing the secondary factors, the blood pressure is within the normal range, and the medication can be stopped as prescribed by the doctor.
Patients with essential hypertension should generally follow the doctor’s instructions for long-term drug treatment, so as to control the blood pressure stably for a long time and reduce the damage to target organs such as the heart and the brain, and if they stop taking the medication arbitrarily, it may cause rebound hypertension and other undesirable consequences. Therefore, patients should take medication continuously for a long period of time and should not stop treatment at will.
Secondary hypertension refers to high blood pressure caused by certain identified causes (such as renal hypertension, primary aldosteronism, etc.). After lifting the secondary factors, if the blood pressure returns to normal and does not rise any more, the patient can go to the hospital for review in time, and stop taking the medication under the guidance of the doctor.
It is recommended that patients should have regular checkups and adjust the treatment program under the doctor’s guidance, and should not arbitrarily stop taking the medication or change the treatment program, so as to avoid delaying the condition and producing adverse consequences. However, at present, it is generally considered that it is better to lower the blood pressure to between 120-130/70-80mmHg. 98/68mmHg is excessive in some cases, and it is recommended that in the hospital, a physician should assess whether it is necessary to reduce the amount of blood pressure.