Generally speaking, hypertensive patients can drive when their blood pressure is well controlled.
1. Hypertensive patients have to follow the doctor’s instructions for the correct use of drugs (such as metoprolol), and the blood pressure control is stable, and it is recommended that the blood pressure of patients under 65 years of age should be controlled at <130/80mmHg, and should not be lower than 120/70mmHg; patients over 65 years of age, the blood pressure should be controlled at <140/90mmHg, and usually such patients can drive.
2. However, hypertensive patients should pay attention to the time to drive, if you need to drive a long-distance car to pay attention to every two hours at least 15-30 minutes of rest; at the same time, pay attention to avoid a high degree of mental stress, in the congestion of the road to control emotions, avoid excitement, tension, anger and other emotional stimuli.
If the blood pressure often fluctuations of the patient is not recommended to drive a car, specific can consult the attending physician to understand the daily precautions.