Whether antihypertensive drugs can be discontinued after blood pressure is normalized cannot be generalized. If the patient has primary hypertension, although the blood pressure is normal, but still should follow the doctor’s instructions for long-term use of antihypertensive drugs. If the patient is secondary hypertension, after the blood pressure is normalized, the antihypertensive drugs can be stopped under the guidance of the doctor.
Primary hypertension is related to heredity and other factors, and generally cannot be cured, requiring patients to take medication for life, and stopping medication at will may cause adverse consequences, such as rebound hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebral vascular damage, etc. Secondary hypertension is related to the patient’s primary hypertension.
Secondary hypertension is related to the patient’s primary disease (e.g. primary aldosteronism, etc.), after actively treating the primary disease, the blood pressure can return to normal, and the patient can stop taking antihypertensive drugs under the guidance of the doctor.
Patients should go to the hospital in time to review and improve the relevant examinations, and follow the doctor’s instructions to decide whether to stop taking antihypertensive drugs.