How Safe Is Your Blood Pressure Medication?

by Mercy Tolve

Other cases are not so simple to resolve, and the doctor may prescribe a high blood pressure medication. The particular medication will depend on other key factors, such as the severity of your high blood pressure condition. It would also depend on any other existing medical conditions.

It seems obvious, but the more of these indicators you have the higher the risk you are.I work with people who have all of these indicators - here in South Wales there are lots of stressed, obese, diabetics with high BP, who smoke, drink heavily and eat unhealthily. It may be an extreme example but not so extreme that I can't think of lots of people who fit this description.

Below are the association guidelines for common blood pressure medications to be used. Bear in mind that the actual drug that your doctor prescribed might be different due to the complexity of individual situations.

If your systolic pressure (top number) ranges from 140 to 159 or your diastolic pressure (bottom number) ranges from 90 to 99, or both your top and bottom numbers are in this range; you have stage 1 hypertension. Diuretics might be the first type of medication that your doctor might ask you to take. Diuretics are also called water pills. This drug works by getting rid of excess water and sodium from your body. This will effectively lower your blood pressure. This drug together with a move to a healthier lifestyle might be sufficient to control your blood pressure.

Thiazide-type diuretics have been proven to not only lower blood pressure, but also to prevent heart attacks and strokes. They are less expensive than other high blood pressure drugs. And these diuretics are the most common of first drugs prescribed to treat high blood pressure. You only need to take most of these medications once a day.

This is what lead me to writing this article, a couple of quotes, from a Doctor. "I've been aware for some time that salt reduction (vigorously promoted by most Governments and relevant health agencies) doesn't appear to have any miraculous beneficial effects(on BP), but what about drugs for blood pressure so-called antihypertensives? Do these medications deliver on their promise?"

Calcium channel blockers: Stops calcium from entering both the heart and blood vessel muscle cells. This allows the cells to relax and thus lowering blood pressure.Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors: These works by eliminating the production of a hormone that causes blood vessels to constrict. Thus, they keep the blood vessels relaxed.

I myself ran a cardiac rehabilitation programme for six years and medication was at the centre of the therapy given to preserve life and keep these post heart attack clients as fit and active as possible.

Many people use blood pressure medication and never experience these side effects, so don't let the fear of them stop you from taking the medication. Work with your doctor to find the right medication with the least amount of side effects for your specific condition. No matter which blood pressure medication the doctor prescribes, it is important to follow instructions to the letter.



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