Posted on Saturday, 25th April 2009 by admin
High blood pressure can be easily cured if we know what caused it. Medicines to treat hypertension are prescribed based on the factors that caused it. You should take your meds with strict consultation of your doctor. Read this article to learn the common medicines that are used to treat hypertension.
You should understand that blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood that is pumped by your heart and the stretchability of your blood vessels. To lower your blood pressure you need to decrease the amount / volume of blood being pumped in your vessels. You can also relax the blood vessels so that the opening is larger and there is less resistance on the blood flow. Hypertension medications are as follows:
Diuretics
This is one of the most common medications prescribed to treat hypertension. It decreases some of the symptoms in two different ways. It causes the blood vessels to relax and since diuretics make you urinate a lot, sodium will leave your body in the urine therefore the salt level in your body will decrease. This is a direct effect of reducing blood volume.
Beta Blockers
This medications reduces the response to impulses triggered by the nervous system. Your heart rate lowers and your vessels wont restrict. Therefore your blood vessels are relaxed and blood can flow freely. The pressure will be much less this way.
Calcium Channel Blockers
This medication causes the flow of calcium to be reduced. This causes the heart rate to slow down and the blood vessels to relax.
ACE Inhibitors
Ace Inhibitors should be used with caution. Ace Inhibitors inhibit an enzyme that is part of the substance that causes the tightening of your blood vessels. The inhibiting of this substance actually causes your blood vessels to become relaxed and wider.
It is advisable to take regular blood pressure readings along with your medications. All the common medications above has serious side effects. They can causes unwanted hair growth in unwanted areas, they can make you urinate several times of day, they can make you lose your sex drive, they can make you impotent! All these side effects are serious and only a few of them. There are hundreds of possible side effects which include paralysis and death.
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Tags: ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, HBP, High Blood Pressure, hypertension
Posted in High Blood Pressure | Comments (2)
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