Last month, the brother of an old friend of mine called me and said that his blood pressure was always high and low lately and could not be controlled. He had always had a history of hypertension and was taking his medication. After his blood pressure had stabilized for more than a year, he thought he was fine and stopped taking his antihypertensive medication, and when his blood pressure was high, he took his medication again and stopped when it came down. The blood pressure is like a roller coaster, and it goes back and forth. Antihypertensive medication is a drug, and there are indeed side effects, but compared to the benefits it brings, these side effects can actually be ignored, when the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, then it should be taken! For the vast majority of people with primary hypertension who cannot regain normal blood pressure through a healthy lifestyle, they have to take antihypertensive medication for a long time to control their blood pressure, even for life. However, as the saying goes, “medicine is three parts poisonous”, many hypertensive patients have this problem, since antihypertensive drugs can not be interrupted, then, long-term use of antihypertensive drugs will not side effects? First of all, the hypertension drugs currently in use are medically proven drugs in large samples of surveys, and the incidence of adverse reactions is low. Secondly, adverse reactions vary from person to person, as long as you do not feel uncomfortable taking the medication and the liver and kidney functions are normal after taking the medication, there is no need to worry too much and be anxious. There may be adverse reactions to antihypertensive drugs, and different drugs may cause coughing and abnormal liver function depending on the specific type of drug. Sometimes there may be some uncomfortable symptoms, such as mild panic attacks, swollen gums, headaches, etc., but most of them can be tolerated and gradually relieved, and can not be relieved by another hypertensive drug to lower blood pressure treatment. Because compared to the harm caused by high blood pressure these minor adverse drug reactions are minimal, while high blood pressure is not controlled, will significantly increase the risk of phantom cardiovascular disease (cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, etc.). Long-term use of hypertension medications can effectively and smoothly control blood pressure and prevent adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. The purpose of long-term medication is to ensure a better life for hypertensive patients and to reduce the damage of hypertension to the patient’s heart, brain and other vital organs. This maintains a good quality of life for the patient and also extends the patient’s life expectancy.