High blood pressure has been around for several years, and I have taken medicine every day. My blood pressure has been controlled smoothly recently. I want to know if I can stop the medicine? Today we will talk about this issue.
Hydruff 1Hydruff according to whether the exact cause can be found, it is divided into primary hypertension and secondary hypertension .
Primary hypertension accounts for 95% of all hypertensive patients, and the number is huge. Most hypertensive patients belong to this type. Unfortunately, primary hypertension cannot find a clear cause of , but it is only related to genetics, environmental and other factors. For hypertension like this, cannot find the exact cause, and antihypertensive drugs to treat hypertension cannot be stopped, but the type and dosage of drugs can be adjusted according to the actual situation and blood pressure level.
Another type of hypertension is secondary hypertension . This type of hypertension only accounts for 5% of all hypertension. Although the proportion is not high, the base of hypertension is large. Hundreds of millions of people have hypertension. In this way, there are also many patients. It is worth noting that such as hypertension is with a clear cause. cures or controls the cause, and hypertension will also be solved or improved. For example, hypertension caused by hyperthyroidism will be cured and blood pressure will return to normal. Hypertension caused by kidney disease can cure kidney disease and return to normal. If kidney disease cannot be cured, it will only relieve the disease and blood pressure will be improved to a certain extent.
So, as for whether antihypertensive drugs can be stopped, it depends on what type of hypertension is. If it is primary hypertension, the medication cannot be stopped. If it is secondary hypertension, the specific situation must be analyzed.
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