Are the Medicines Enough for High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure is one of the primary factor that contributes to a global rise in heart diseases. High BP does not show early signs. High blood pressure affects various body organs- the kidneys, eyes, and also the brain.

What is High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure occurs when the flow of blood increases the thrust against the walls.

Blood Pressure is Calculated in Two Ways

Systolic Blood Pressure – It is the pressure of the blood measured when the heart pumps the blood.

Diastolic Blood Pressure – It is the pressure of the blood when the heart relaxes.

The Normal Blood Pressure Range

The healthy and regular blood pressure is 120/80mmHg.

BP beyond 129 /89 is hypertension.

Further increase in blood pressure leads to a BP crisis.

High BP Symptoms

High blood pressure does not cause symptoms or signs that are checked or verified.

It is called a silent killer because most of the time, people get to know the elevated blood pressure until severe consequences or damage have occurred.

The symptoms of chronic rise in BP or the long-term effects may include a few indications, but these are not certain indicators.

• • Headache
• • Dizziness
• • Nose bleed
• • Irregular heartbeat

Uncontrolled Blood Pressure Causes

Uncontrolled or unchecked blood pressure affects body organs, causes renal damage, heart damage, and affects eyesight.

Cardiovascular Damage

• • It affects the pumping of the heart, increasing the force on the heart.
• • It causes wear and tear of blood vessels in the arteries.
• • It causes blood vessels to thicken and reduce blood flow.
• • It causes irregular heartbeats.

Damages Blood Vessels

• • High blood pressure increases the risk of bursting of the vessels or a stroke in the brain.
• • It causes the formation of a bulge in the blood vessels to smooth the high-pressure flow.
• • It affects the arteries in the limbs.

Effect on the Kidney

High BP affects renal blood supply.

• • It damages renal blood vessels, causes them to constrict.
• • It harms the glomeruli and the nephrons.
• • It causes fluid retention.
• • It reduces kidney filtration.

Decrease in Sexual Activity

It reduces the blood flow to muscles and causes sexual decline.

Loss of Vision

High BP bursts the blood vessels in the eye.

Lifestyle Factors That Increase BP

Lifestyle factors significantly affect blood pressure. It includes all the dietary effects and the regular habits.

Unhealthy Diet

• • Processed food with high salt content increases blood pressure.
• • Overuse of Trans and fried diets.

Lack of Physical Activity

The lack of physical activity or long-term sitting, getting overweight, increases strain on the heart. It causes to increase in blood pressure.

Use of Drugs

Tobacco habit induces damage to the lining of the blood vessels, and alcohol use causes to rise in blood pressure by changing hormones.

Stress and Poor Sleep

Stress leads to increased heart rhythm, and poor sleep causes to disrupts hormonal balance.

The Ways to Control Excess Blood Pressure

Maintaining high blood pressure is a journey. Merely depending upon medicines cannot bring desirable outcomes.

The lifestyle factors like diet, regular physical activity significantly help control blood pressure.

Depending upon the severity of the disease, various drug combinations are recommended.

• • Healthy diet – Eating a nutrition-rich diet, fiber can significantly lower high blood pressure up to 11mmhg.
• • Reducing Sodium Intake – Reducing sodium intake from the diet can affect blood pressure by 5-6mmhg.
• • Quitting smoking and alcohol – Quitting smoking and alcohol can reduce high blood pressure by 4 mmHg.
• • Losing weight – For every 1kg of weight loss, the blood pressure reduces by 1mmhg.
• • Regular Exercise – The active lifestyle helps maintain high blood pressure and lowers it to 5-8mmhg.

The Medicines for High Blood Pressure

The minor elevation in blood pressure, i.e., 129/80 mmHg, can be controlled by modifiable lifestyle risks. However, a severe rise in BP above the standard levels needs to involve medication.

• • Hydrochlorothiazide
• • Chlorthalidone
• • Ramipril
• • Losartan
• • Verapamil
• • Metoprolol

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