my country is a big country in hypertension . The current number of hypertensive patients has exceeded 300 million, which is equivalent to 3 hypertensive patients in every 10 adults. Chronic non-communicable diseases headed by hypertension have become a common problem among Chinese residents." The number one health killer."
High and low blood pressure not only makes people feel dizzy and weak, but also has many adverse effects on health. If you want to manage blood pressure well, you really need some wisdom.
Because people are unaware of their own condition, the early symptoms of hypertension are often ignored. When blood pressure remains elevated for a long time, it can easily affect the heart and blood vessels, increasing the risk of coronary artery sclerosis, poor blood vessel elasticity, and thrombosis.
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Symptoms of high blood pressure
1. Dizziness, Dizziness is a relatively common symptom. Some are caused by sudden standing or squatting, while some are persistent dizziness. Dizziness can affect work, hinder thinking, affect mood, and even affect people around you. Things lose interest.
2, headache. Headache is also a common symptom of high blood pressure. The main location of pain is temple . It generally manifests as persistent swelling or dull pain, and may also include explosive severe pain. It usually occurs when you wake up in the morning. The symptoms will be relieved after getting up and moving around.
3, irritability, insomnia and other symptoms caused by high blood pressure. Hypertensive patients are prone to irritability and excitement, and are often accompanied by symptoms such as insomnia. Insomnia is often caused by difficulty falling asleep or having unreliable sleep, and they have more nightmares and are easily awakened.
4, numbness of hands and feet. Due to the occurrence of high blood pressure, blood circulation will be affected, and the blood circulation in the extremities of the limbs is weak. When blood circulation problems occur, it will lead to paralysis of the hands and feet. Especially after suffering from high blood pressure, this kind of paralysis will often appear. .
For patients with high blood pressure, it is necessary to take antihypertensive drugs. The main function of antihypertensive drugs is to lower blood pressure, maintain normal and stable blood pressure, and avoid damage to human organs caused by high blood pressure.
Due to different modes of action, the intensity of action and indications of various antihypertensive drugs are also different. Some antihypertensive drugs, such as , hydralazine, , reduce blood pressure by dilating small arteries, and some antihypertensive drugs, such as Nifedipine dilates small veins to lower blood pressure, while indapamide lowers blood pressure by removing excess water from the body through diuresis.
Therefore, when taking antihypertensive drugs, you must take them on time and in the right amount according to the doctor’s reasonable judgment.
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People who take antihypertensive drugs for a long time should pay attention to the 4 "symptoms" on their body at all times, so as not to realize it later
[Weakness, lack of energy]
If nausea and fatigue occur after taking antihypertensive drugs, it is best to stop using antihypertensive drugs first, lie down and rest appropriately, and you can replace other antihypertensive drugs to treat hypertension.
Symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, and nausea after taking antihypertensive drugs are probably caused by side effects of the drug, but it cannot be ruled out that it is caused by gastrointestinal diseases or a cold.
[Panic palpitation Chest tightness ]
Antihypertensive drugs generally do not cause chest tightness. If symptoms of chest tightness occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination in time.
Although antihypertensive drugs will have certain side effects, chest tightness generally does not occur when taking antihypertensive drugs. If it does, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination in time.
Because patients with hypertension may develop hypertensive heart disease if they have not been examined and treated in time before. In this case, it is necessary to check whether there is myocardial ischemia , or whether there is anything that causes myocardial ischemia. Incentives exist.
[Inexplicable cough]
Some patients cough when taking antihypertensive drugs due to other diseases, such as bacterial infection, allergies and other reasons that can cause cough. At this time, the cause needs to be treated.
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