Medication Part I: When Treating High Blood Pressure


The goal of each type of treatment of hypertension is to achieve and maintain controlled levels of blood pressure. This can be achieved either medication or lifestyle changes healthy. Favorite Treatments vary from person to person, and individual conditions should be taken into account. With this, you must be patient risk factors into account.

To control their blood pressure, your doctor, make some sound advice
changes in their lifestyle. This is certainly part of the treatment. Lifestyle changes may include weight loss, exercise, diet, salt restriction, and so forth. Later, if these changes do not bring the desired results, with some prescribed medications.

High BP May include medications, diuretics, blockers, angiotensin receptor (ARBs) or alpha blockers, beta blockers, calcium channel and converts the enzyme ACE (ACE).

His treatment also depends on blood pressure in the group of "risk" that fall. All blood pressure patients, such as patients with pre-hypertension (120-139/80-89 mmHg) patients mild blood pressure (140-159/90-99 mmHg) and moderate to heavy pressure in the blood of patients (more than 140 -- - 159/90 -99 mmHg) can be divided into three risk groups.

Risk group: These are patients with BP-without heart disease.

1) risk group of patients with pre-hypertension (120-139/80-89 mmHg) is only necessary to make some changes in your lifestyle.

2) People with mild hypertension (140-159/90-99 mmHg) should undergo a year long trial and lifestyle changes. If you do not succeed, then May be prescribed medication.

3) People with moderate to severe blood pressure, needs and lifestyle changes and medications.

Risk Group B: These are patients with cardiac BP

1) patients in risk group B with pre-hypertension (120-139/80-89 mmHg) requires some changes in your lifestyle.

2) People with mild hypertension (140-159/90-99 mmHg) are required to pass six months trial of lifestyle changes only. If it does not reduce blood pressure within these six months seek drug treatment.

3) People with moderate to severe blood pressure should make lifestyle changes and take any medications.

Risk Group C: Risk factors for BP patients with diabetes, heart disease and damage to other organs.

1) patients in risk group C, with pre-hypertension (120-139/80-89 mmHg) includes lifestyle changes and medications.

2) People with mild hypertension (140-159/90-99 mmHg) is recommended to change your lifestyle and medication.

3) People with moderate to severe blood pressure desperately looking for change in lifestyle and taking any medication

Being a patient of hypertension should also details on prescription drugs, medicines for high blood pressure. In the next section of this article can get this information.