Treatment Options for High Blood Pressure

Generally, patients with blood pressure readings 140/90mmHg or more can be said to be candidates for medical intervention, in addition to lifestyle changes. Patients with isolated systolic hypertension with blood pressure of 160/89mmHg or more than 65 years of age is also a candidate for medical therapy . Patients with pre-hypertension is generally advisable to make some lifestyle changes before medical treatment begins.

There are so many medications to control high blood pressure. If you need your doctor will recommend its use according to your conditions, starting with low doses of the drug and the results which will be monitored. If necessary the dose will be increased gradually so that your blood pressure can be controlled. 

Noteworthy is that once you start using drugs, there will likely continue to use it during your life. High blood pressure medication does not eliminate the disease but only control it. The drugs did not survive to live in our bodies, longer period of drug use is the better it works.  You should always carry medication with you and how its consumer. 

Hypertension Treatment in general divided into 2 types :

• Use of non-medication (non-pharmacological)

• Treatment with drugs (pharmacological)