Diagnosis of essential hypertension, taking antihypertensive drugs on the blood pressure of low pressure 58mmHg, high pressure 108mmHg that antihypertensive drugs are effective, but hypertension is a chronic disease, the need for long-term medication, blood pressure down to the normal range of the need to adhere to the daily medication, otherwise easy to lead to fluctuations in blood pressure, increasing the risk of cardio-cerebral and cerebrovascular disease.
Primary hypertension has a high incidence rate and cannot be cured at present, it needs long-term medication to maintain treatment, prevent and avoid complications, its main target organs are cardiovascular, brain, kidney, eyes, etc. If the blood pressure is not well controlled for a long period of time, or if it fluctuates greatly due to irregular use of medication, the incidence of heart disease, coronary heart disease, stroke and so on, and the serious cases can be life-threatening, so antihypertensive drugs need to be taken for a long period of time.
For patients with secondary hypertension, or those who only have an occasional increase in blood pressure, there is no need to continue to take antihypertensive drugs when the cause of hypertension is identified and primary diseases such as primary aldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, etc. are cured, and the blood pressure can be restored to normal after the cure of the above mentioned diseases.
It is recommended that patients monitor their blood pressure and take medication as prescribed by the doctor after the diagnosis is clarified.