How do people with hypertension manage themselves? Hypertension is a disease caused by a poor lifestyle. Therefore, patients should be self-managed along with medication to ensure the desired effect of blood pressure reduction. Anti-hypertensive treatment is not enough to focus only on changes in blood pressure readings, but also to intervene comprehensively in blood pressure, multiple risk factors, and related diseases. 1. Monitor your blood pressure closely and regularly and keep records, and respond to your doctor in charge when abnormal changes are detected. Take antihypertensive drugs regularly, and do not reduce or stop the dosage at will, but give adjustments according to your condition under the guidance of your doctor to prevent blood pressure from rebounding. 2, to be familiar with the characteristics of antihypertensive drugs and other related drugs, to remember to take the type of drugs, take the dose and take the time. Patients with hypertension must adhere to the medication and be prepared to take it for life. 3, in addition to taking appropriate drugs, usually also pay attention to the combination of work and rest, low-salt diet, weight loss, quit smoking and alcohol, appropriate exercise, maintain emotional stability, sleep enough, which is the basis for long-term effective control of blood pressure. 4, hypertension patients who appear to aggravate the situation, must not delay, to go to the hospital in a timely manner to avoid irreparable consequences. Especially when there are large fluctuations in blood pressure, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, limb weakness, blurred vision, hemiplegia and aphasia, impaired consciousness, breathing difficulties and other symptoms, it is necessary to go to a regular hospital in a timely manner. 5, hypertensive patients should recognize the reaction to drug therapy and the side effects of drugs to prevent the occurrence of blood pressure lowering too quickly and too low, especially in elderly patients should prevent the occurrence of postural hypotension, while reducing the emergence of drug side effects to improve the quality of survival.