It is impossible to judge the early or late to start taking antihypertensive drugs at the age of 40. The timing of taking antihypertensive drugs has nothing to do with age, if you are diagnosed with hypertension, you need to take antihypertensive drugs for treatment.
The timing of taking antihypertensive drugs has nothing to do with age, if the blood pressure exceeds 140/90mmHg more than three times on a non-same day, it can be diagnosed as high blood pressure, high blood pressure can be prioritized to control the blood pressure through lifestyle improvement, such as low-salt and low-fat diet, increase exercise, etc. If the blood pressure still can not be controlled, antihypertensive drugs are needed to control the blood pressure, such as captopril, amlodipine, valsartan and so on.
If hypertension is diagnosed at a young age, refusing to take antihypertensive drugs because of fear of their possible side effects will be extremely harmful to the patient’s body. Currently, most antihypertensive drugs are very safe, with very few side effects, so there is no need to be overly concerned.
Hypertension daily to regularly measure blood pressure, reasonable work and rest, work and rest, medication please follow the doctor’s instructions.