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How Can High Blood Pressure Be Treated?
Hi,My blood pressure has just recently gone out of control.I have gone to doctors and they give me more blood pressure medicine and it continues to go higher.I do have white coat syndrome when I think about a doctor,but what else could cause it to do this
Wed, 31 May 2017
Hi, thanks for using Healthcare Magic.
I understand your concern, but you don't have to be worry to much.
Unfortunately, you didn't mention about your blood pressure and also the medicine that has been given to you.
To best known, hypertension is a a condition of systolic blood pressure over ≥ 140 mmHg and or diastolic ≥ 90 mmHg. This condition is often asymptomatic. If there's a symptoms, hypertensive complaints include: pain / headache, anxiety, heart palpitations, dizziness, stiff neck, blurred vision, and pain in the chest. Non-specific complaints include headache, fatigue and impotence.
Risk factors are divided into 2 groups, ie, modifiable and non-modifiable groups. Things that can not be modified are age, gender, history of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the family. Things that can be modified, namely:
- Type of diet (excessive salt intake).
- Excessive alcohol consumption.
- Physical activity is lacking.
- Smoking habit.
- Obesity.
- Dyslipidemia.
- Diabetes Mellitus.
- Psychosocial and stressful.
Increased blood pressure can be controlled with lifestyle changes.
1. Lifestyle modification.
- Balanced nutrition and sugar content, salt and, Diets rich in fruits, vegetables, low fat products.
- Maintain ideal weight and waist circumference.
- Active lifestyle / exercise regularly
- Quit smoking.
- Limit alcohol consumption (for those who drink).
Initial Drugs If Hypertension can not be overcome with lifestyle modifications above, it is necessary to be given anti-hypertensive drugs group. There is a need for commitment and discipline of therapy in the use of this drug, whereby the drug is taken daily in accordance with the recommended dosage, although the patient does not feel any complaints.
If in a way above high blood pressure can also be controlled (hypertension resistance), then you should meet your internist because this is included in hypertension seriousness. In addition, the conditions in which the patient should be referred immediately is when suffering from hypertension in the presence of complications or crisis hypertension (blood pressure> 180/120).
Increased uncontrolled blood pressure can occur complications, such as stroke, aneurysm, heart failure, heart attack and kidney damage.
Hopefully this information can be useful for you.
Take care
I understand your concern, but you don't have to be worry to much.
Unfortunately, you didn't mention about your blood pressure and also the medicine that has been given to you.
To best known, hypertension is a a condition of systolic blood pressure over ≥ 140 mmHg and or diastolic ≥ 90 mmHg. This condition is often asymptomatic. If there's a symptoms, hypertensive complaints include: pain / headache, anxiety, heart palpitations, dizziness, stiff neck, blurred vision, and pain in the chest. Non-specific complaints include headache, fatigue and impotence.
Risk factors are divided into 2 groups, ie, modifiable and non-modifiable groups. Things that can not be modified are age, gender, history of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the family. Things that can be modified, namely:
- Type of diet (excessive salt intake).
- Excessive alcohol consumption.
- Physical activity is lacking.
- Smoking habit.
- Obesity.
- Dyslipidemia.
- Diabetes Mellitus.
- Psychosocial and stressful.
Increased blood pressure can be controlled with lifestyle changes.
1. Lifestyle modification.
- Balanced nutrition and sugar content, salt and, Diets rich in fruits, vegetables, low fat products.
- Maintain ideal weight and waist circumference.
- Active lifestyle / exercise regularly
- Quit smoking.
- Limit alcohol consumption (for those who drink).
Initial Drugs If Hypertension can not be overcome with lifestyle modifications above, it is necessary to be given anti-hypertensive drugs group. There is a need for commitment and discipline of therapy in the use of this drug, whereby the drug is taken daily in accordance with the recommended dosage, although the patient does not feel any complaints.
If in a way above high blood pressure can also be controlled (hypertension resistance), then you should meet your internist because this is included in hypertension seriousness. In addition, the conditions in which the patient should be referred immediately is when suffering from hypertension in the presence of complications or crisis hypertension (blood pressure> 180/120).
Increased uncontrolled blood pressure can occur complications, such as stroke, aneurysm, heart failure, heart attack and kidney damage.
Hopefully this information can be useful for you.
Take care
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