Whether you can stop taking high blood pressure medication or not needs to be decided according to the patient’s specific condition, patients with primary hypertension usually need to take medication for a long time, and patients with secondary hypertension can stop taking medication at their own discretion if their primary disease is effectively controlled.
1. Primary hypertension: these patients need to take antihypertensive drugs to keep their blood pressure within the normal range and avoid cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications, therefore, they usually need to take medication for a long time, and cannot stop taking medication at will, or it may lead to huge fluctuations in blood pressure, resulting in the occurrence of complications.
2. Secondary hypertension: the elevated blood pressure of such patients is usually caused by other diseases, such as adrenal pheochromocytoma, acute nephritis, etc. When the primary disease is effectively treated or cured, the blood pressure will return to the normal level, and the medication can be gradually discontinued under the guidance of the doctor at this time.
Elevated blood pressure is extremely harmful to the human body, so when patients find elevated blood pressure, it is important to consult a doctor in a timely manner.