Treatment of hypertension

There are two measures: non-drug and drug use.
1. non-pharmacological measures, also known as lifestyle changes. It is also considered measures to prevent hypertension
- Quit smoking or tobacco.
- Drink less beer and moderation.
- Keep your weight standards.
- Train physically moderate: 30-45 minutes per day, 180 minutes a week, such as brisk walking (7 km / h), rapid cycling, running, playing table tennis.
- Keep the spirit of happy, calm and healthy.
- Eat purity: eat crackers (light), more vegetables, eat enough potassium, eat more fish, eat less animal fat. In addition, the use of some dietary supplements, functional foods have natural origin specifically for people with high blood pressure is also being considered as a useful option.

Regular physical activity helps improve blood pressure

2. Measure the drug:
Currently, there are about 300 types of hypertension medications differently and physicians will base the specific condition that the choice of the most appropriate drug for each person. Each tablet has a destiny! Patients should not rely on drugs that overlooked effective lifestyle changes.
Taking measures undertaken by the physician, the patient absolutely arbitrary adjustment.
Non-pharmacological measures is how the initial treatment if no effective measures will remain complementary and parallel to cure with medicine. Either measure the ultimate goal is still to stabilize blood pressure readings at a safe level.
The group of commonly used drugs
1. angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors): Captopril, Enalapril, Perindopril, Quinapril, Lisinopril, Trandolapril, Ramipril ...
2. It inhibits sympathetic receptor beta (Beta-Blockers): Atenolol, Metoprolol, propranolol, Bisoprolol, Carvedilol, Nebivolol, sotalol ...
3. calcium antagonists (Calcium Antagonists): Amlodipine, Nifedipine, Ditiazem, Felodipine, Lacidipine, nicardipine, Lercanidipine ...
4. inhibits angiotensin II receptor: losartan, telmisartan, irbesartan, Candesartan, Valsartan ...
5. thiazide diuretics group: Hydrochlorothiazide, Indapamide ... often used in combination with other blood pressure medicines group.
General characteristics of the blood pressure medication side effects such as hypotension posture, increased liver enzymes, renal failure, metabolic disorders, digestive disorders ... Because many side effects and the long-term treatment should be used doses special attention, sometimes to probe dose.
Principles of drug therapy is a combination of two or more classes of drugs with low to high dose not increase with a group of high-dose drug. The drugs used in combination with each other to ensure the treatment group. Ask your doctor, pharmacist that you trust. Absolutely not arbitrarily adjusted as discontinuation of the drug, the drug increased.
After starting the treatment of high blood pressure medication, you should see your doctor at least once a month until achieve blood pressure goals. After achieving goal blood pressure, you should continue to see your doctor 3-6 months / time, depending on whether or not you have other conditions such as heart failure.

Is there a cure for hypertension?
No concept from hypertension. Only the concept has controlled hypertension unless the hypertension secondary to hypertension as renal artery stenosis, narrowing the artery dilatation is all hypertension.
The treatment requires prolonged, continuous.
When the number of hypertensive <(read less) 140/90 mm Hg, the call is treated well, this time with a much lower hazard. High and low thresholds, depending on the specific comorbid conditions, such as diabetes and end-stage renal disease, the safety threshold is <130/80 mm Hg.
Do not be subjective with the disease. Do not expect your treatment to reach target blood pressure, medication is not a cure you completely. The very act of abstinence is eating, exercise the right way also means that you are continuing to treat it.