Hypertension is the most important risk factor for heart attack, brain attack, and kidney failure. According to statistics, 2 million people die each year from diseases related to hypertension nationwide. And more than 60% of coronary heart patients, more than 80% of brain infarction patients, 90% of brain bleeding patients have a history of hypertension. It can be said that hypertension is the most important “killer” of human health. Therefore, the correct understanding of hypertension and strict control of blood pressure is of great importance.
10 common mistakes made by hypertensive patients with medication
1. If you don’t feel it, there is no problem
After the blood pressure rises, you will feel headache, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and so on. But some people feel nothing, which is like boiling a frog in warm water, slowly rising instead of uncomfortable. No feeling is not the same as no harm, and when you feel it after a heart attack, brain attack or brain hemorrhage, it may be too late. Therefore, elevated blood pressure should be medicated whether you feel it or not.
Strict control of blood pressure is of great importance
2, antihypertensive drugs can not just eat, once eaten can not be broken
Antihypertensive drugs are not addictive drugs, no dependence, can be stopped at any time. The problem is not to stop, once you stop the drug, blood pressure will rise again. Hypertension is a lifelong disease and needs to be controlled with medication for life. In this way, it is not the drug that is dependent, but the hypertension that is “dependent”. Of course, in the early stage of hypertension without family history, blood pressure can be normalized by improving lifestyle and can be treated without medication. Other than that, it should be treated with medication.
3. Not to use good drugs at the beginning
High-grade antimicrobial agents cannot be preferred for treating infections because once they are resistant, there is no medicine available. This is due to the ability of bacteria to fight against drugs. The antihypertensive drug acts not on the bacteria but on the receptor, and there will not be a situation similar to antimicrobial resistance. The so-called good drugs not only have good antihypertensive effect with few side effects, but also have protective effect on heart, brain, kidney and other organs. So choose antihypertensive drugs, which is good, choose which, and start with a good drug.
4, high blood pressure to eat drugs, blood pressure is normal to stop the drug
Normal blood pressure after medication is the result of the action of the drug, is the balance under drug control, the balance is broken after stopping the drug, blood pressure will rise again; high with the drug, normal on stopping the drug. This pattern of medication on demand will lead to blood pressure is always in fluctuations, and heart attacks, brain attacks and other complications are in the blood pressure fluctuations occur.
5, the lower the blood pressure the better
Systolic blood pressure is best maintained between 110-140 mmHg, too high or too low, complications and mortality will increase, which is the famous J curve of antihypertensive treatment. By the same token, diastolic blood pressure should preferably be maintained between 70-90mmHg.
6.Increased blood pressure is found, and it should be quickly lowered to normal
Blood pressure is gradually increased, and the blood pressure should be lowered gradually. In addition to hypertensive crisis and other emergencies, rapid and substantial lowering of blood pressure is not recommended, otherwise it will cause cerebral perfusion deficit and other unexpected situations. For hypertensive emergencies, a slow reduction of blood pressure to 160/100mmHg within 24-48 hours is sufficient, and intravenous medication is generally not required. The common clinical use of sublingual cardiac painkillers (nifedipine) for emergency blood pressure lowering is currently considered inappropriate. In addition to lowering the pressure too fast, but also can cause sympathetic excitation and induce cardiovascular disease.
7, antihypertensive drugs should be replaced every few years
If the correct choice of antihypertensive drugs, blood pressure control is very good, and there are no side effects, should continue to use, it is not recommended to change the drug regularly. Unless new varieties are listed, and the new drugs have great advantages in terms of efficacy and side effects, you can consider changing the drug.
8, antihypertensive drugs have side effects
Any medicine has side effects, including antihypertensive drugs. But the FDA-approved original drug (imported drugs) is relatively safe. If the drug is used according to instructions, the side effects will be very mild. Don’t choke on it, compared to the dangers of high blood pressure, the side effects of antihypertensive drugs are minimal.
9, antihypertensive drugs hurt the kidneys
This argument has been around for a long time and is very persistent, where the word “kidney” also implies male sexual function. The sartan class, Pulley class, diphenhydramine class antihypertensive drugs by lowering the role of kidney, especially the first two types of drugs is the first choice for chronic kidney disease, and improve sexual function. Arteriosclerosis caused by hypertension is the main cause of erectile dysfunction in men, lowering blood pressure, treatment of arteriosclerosis is also the main measure to treat male sexual dysfunction.
In short, it is high blood pressure that hurts the kidneys, not antihypertensive drugs.
10, health products can also lower blood pressure
In recent years, more and more antihypertensive health care products, such as antihypertensive pillows, antihypertensive watches, antihypertensive caps, antihypertensive insoles, etc., these health care products claim to have a good antihypertensive effect, but the results are not so. The antihypertensive efficacy of health care products is simply not clinically certified by science, and the use of such health care products to lower blood pressure can delay the treatment of hypertension, even if the health care products are not harmful.