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Video content is professionally consulted by MSc, BS. Pham Tuyet Trinh, Cardiology Center - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital
High blood pressure is a common disease, many people still do not know they have high blood pressure until it leads to dangerous symptoms and diseases such as heart disease, kidney disease... Using high blood pressure drugs will help improve disease. However, patients need to know what medication to take for high blood pressure and have the guidance of a specialist.
People with high blood pressure can have it at any time without any warning symptoms, depending on the condition of each person, the symptoms are complex or simple, different severity. Some common symptoms of high blood pressure include:
Dizziness, dizziness, tinnitus, loss of balance; Chest pain, shortness of breath, heart palpitations; Red face, nausea, or nervousness. Antihypertensive drugs work to keep the patient's blood pressure at a stable level because high blood pressure is a silent killer - just a little carelessness and subjectivity, the patient is very susceptible. heart failure due to uncontrolled blood pressure.
In fact, antihypertensive drugs must be taken for life because the goal of treating hypertension is to prevent and prevent dangerous complications of the disease. Moreover, maintaining the use of antihypertensive drugs is to prevent recurrence and minimize the bad progression of the disease.
To be effective, the patient needs to follow the medication schedule because the blood pressure medication helps keep the patient's blood pressure in a stable state. You should not because your blood pressure is already normal, or because you are lazy, accidentally or intentionally quit smoking.
At hospitals, patients are hospitalized urgently due to complications such as stroke, heart failure due to spike in blood pressure. Therefore, using antihypertensive drugs is a lifelong must if you already have the disease and have a doctor's prescription for treatment.
Consistency in blood pressure medication habits is the key to optimal treatment effectiveness.
