Hypertension has become a catastrophic disease in China, and it is estimated that there are currently 2.6 to 3.2 billion hypertensive people in China, and its prevention has become a top priority. In clinical work, patients often mention some concerns and perception errors, I am here to do some simple summary, to relieve hypertension patients often worried about the questions asked. 1, can hypertension be cured? This cannot be generalized. At present, we usually say hypertension refers to the medical primary hypertension, that is, can not find a specific cause, this type of hypertension occupies the majority of all “hypertension” patients, the majority of hypertensive patients must firmly believe and clear is that this type of hypertension is difficult to cure, once the disease, in addition to a small number of people adhere to improve lifestyle after The majority of patients need to take medication for the rest of their lives. I have several young and middle-aged patients with insignificant blood pressure increases who have successfully lowered their blood pressure by losing weight and changing their lifestyle, and do not need medication; of course, most people still need to take medication, but remember that lifestyle changes are the basis for reducing the type and amount of medication. Advertisements like those on websites, radio stations, and broadcasts about how long to take medication for high blood pressure can be cured are very untrustworthy and generally have some deceptive behaviors or are a change of concept. I have known patients and friends whose relatives have been deceived. For the medical “hypertension”, also includes a class of secondary hypertension, which generally has a cause, in the control of the cause or remove the cause, hypertension can be cured. 2, taking hypertension drugs will be resistant to drugs? Generally speaking, most antihypertensive drugs are not drug-resistant. For some drugs, patients may experience a deterioration of the antihypertensive effect after long-term use. However, most patients will not develop drug resistance. 3. Can I become dependent or addicted to hypertension medication? This is another serious misunderstanding, hypertension patients taking drugs is not a matter of dependence or non-dependence, but hypertension is inherently incurable, resulting in most patients need to take lifelong, there is no dependence or addiction problem. 4.Can I stop taking medication after taking normal medication? Generally no! Hypertension patients taking medication to return to normal blood pressure is under the control of the drug, it is not like a cold, take a few days to control the symptoms of the drug, the cold will get better, become a healthy person. Most people with high blood pressure need to take medication for life, blood pressure is normal is the role of drugs to let you return to normal, rather than high blood pressure itself is good. Therefore, patients with high blood pressure must remember to take their medication regularly and benefit from it for the rest of their lives. Also similar to the above mentioned, if life changes, it may be possible to stop the medication, but must be closely monitored. 5. Is it better to start taking poor short-acting drugs and then take good long-acting drugs in the future? This is also a question of awareness. We often have to save money now to prepare for future needs. But treating disease often requires a different attitude, to nip the offender in the bud. Current research also confirms that long-acting drugs control blood pressure better than short-acting drugs, and also improve adherence. Therefore it is not advisable to start with short-acting drugs such as cardiac painkillers, but to recommend long-acting preparations.