Traditional Chinese medicine was mainly used to relieve symptoms similar to high blood pressure caused by factors such as hyperactivity of liver-yang, blood stasis blocking orifices, and deficiency of qi and blood (dizziness in traditional Chinese medicine). Since blood pressure was a concept of Western medicine, Chinese medicine did not have blood pressure. Moreover, high blood pressure was a long-term chronic disease. Chinese medicine treatment might only improve the symptoms, so there was a possibility of blood pressure rebound. If the blood pressure is stable after using Chinese medicine to treat high blood pressure for a period of time, you can adjust the medication plan appropriately according to the doctor's suggestion, reduce the dosage and gradually stop the medicine. After stopping the medicine, you also need to monitor your blood pressure regularly. If the blood pressure fluctuates greatly or continues to rise, there may be a rebound. Read more exciting novels for free
There was no medicine that was the best for all patients with high blood pressure. There were many types of drugs for the treatment of high blood pressure, and each had its own application. 1. ** Calcium-channel Antagonists **: - For example, diamidines such as anesthetic and nifestine, as well as non-diamidines such as verapamil and diltiazem. They reduce vasocentric contraction by blocking the entry of calcium ions into the smooth muscle cells of the blood vessels, thereby exerting a suppressive effect. It was suitable for a variety of patients with high blood pressure, especially elderly patients with simple congenital high blood pressure. 2. ** Ang Converting Activity Inhibition Drug **: - For example, captopril, enalapril, benazeril, and other drugs. By suppressing Ang I converting ase, it can reduce the production of Ang II to achieve the purpose of lowering blood pressure. It was more suitable for patients with diabetes and kidney disease. However, this type of medicine may have the side effect of a dry cough. 3. ** Ang II receptor blockade **: - For example, Losartan, Valsartan, Irbesartan, and the like. By blocking the Ang II receptor subclass, it suppresses the contraction of the corresponding blood vessels and lowers blood pressure. It was also suitable for patients with diabetes and kidney disease. 4. ** Beta Blocker **: - Commonly used were atenrol, metoprolor, carvedilo, and bresolol. By slowing down the heart rate, reducing cardiac contractility and other mechanisms to play a role in lowering blood pressure, it is suitable for people with heart disease. If the sympathetic nerves of young and middle-aged patients with high blood pressure are overly excited, the first choice for anti-hypertensives is beta-receptor blockade (propranols). 5. Diuretics: - This included loop diuretics (such as fursemide), thiazide diuretics (such as hydrogen thiazide), and potassium-preserving diuretics (such as spironolactone). It was to reduce blood pressure by promoting the discharge of Na ions in the urine and reducing the volume of extra cellular fluid, thereby reducing peripheral blood vessel resistance. It is suitable for patients with heart failure or lower limb swelling. It is often used in combination with other antihypertensives. In addition, there was also apacitentan, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on March 20, 2024, for the treatment of treatment-resistant high blood pressure. The medication for patients with high blood pressure needed to be under the guidance of a doctor. According to the specific conditions of the individual (such as age, whether there are complications, the specific value of blood pressure, etc.), the most suitable drug should be selected, and it should be adjusted with lifestyle (such as low-salt and low-fat diet, smoking and alcohol restriction, moderate exercise, maintaining a good mood, etc.). Only in this way could the blood pressure be better controlled and the possibility of rebound could be reduced. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
There were many ways to treat high blood pressure in Chinese medicine. According to the principle of diagnosis and treatment in traditional Chinese medicine, high blood pressure could be divided into different types, such as liver-yang hyperactivity, yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, yin and yang deficiency, etc. For different types of symptoms, Chinese medicine could use different drugs and treatments. A commonly used Chinese medicine prescription was Tianma Gouteng Drink, which could calm the liver and calm the wind, and assist in lowering blood pressure. In addition, there were also some Chinese patent medicines that could be used to treat high blood pressure, such as bezoar anti-pressure pills, Zhenju anti-pressure tablets, Apocyni anti-pressure tablets, etc. These drugs could help control blood pressure, but their effects were relatively weak. For moderate high blood pressure, they might need to be used in conjunction with Western medicine to achieve good control. In addition to medication, Chinese medicine also emphasized the importance of good living habits for the treatment of high blood pressure. The patient was advised to take a low-salt, low-fat diet, eat more vegetables and fruits with low sugar content, and control the salt intake to less than 6 grams per day. An appropriate amount of exercise was also necessary. You could choose to exercise in the form of either cardio or Tai Chi to increase your energy consumption and maintain a suitable weight. In general, the advantage of Chinese medicine in treating high blood pressure was that it could calm the liver and calm the wind, improve the physique and lifestyle. However, at present, Chinese medicine was not particularly mature in the treatment of high blood pressure. If lifestyle intervention and Chinese medicine conditioning could not effectively control blood pressure, it was recommended to choose western medicine to reduce blood pressure. The patient could receive appropriate physical therapy, relax their emotions, or do moderate physical exercise to improve their bad habits.
The time it takes for blood pressure to rebound after stopping medication varies from person to person. If a patient took short-acting antihyperbaric drugs such as captopril, blood pressure fluctuations would occur within one day after stopping the drug, while patients taking long-acting antihyperbaric drugs such as nifedipine controlled-release tablets would only have blood pressure rebound after five half-lives (about one week) after stopping the drug. Some antihyperbaric drugs have a half-life of 24 hours. When the drug is stopped, it takes 5 half-lives (namely 5 days) to consume the residual drugs in the body, and the blood pressure will rebound on the fifth day after the drug is stopped. If the antihyperbaric drug has a half-life of 12 hours, after 5 half-lives (60 hours), the blood pressure will rise after 3 days. In addition, it was also related to the time when the patient was digesting the drug. Some people belonged to the slow metabolism type, and the drug might stay in the body for more than 24 hours. If they did not take the drug for one or two days, they might not find a rebound increase in blood pressure. As for the fast metabolism type, it might not reach 24 hours. After stopping the drug, the blood pressure would rise. It might rise on the second day, and some people might rise after two or three days. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
There are several types of Chinese medicine that are believed to have a good effect on lowering blood pressure. Among them, there were Eucommia, Spica, Tianma, Cassia seed, Huangqi, Uncaria, Huangling, and Kudzu root. These Chinese medicines had different effects, such as expanding blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, improving blood circulation, and so on. However, there is no clear statement on which Chinese medicine is the best blood pressure lowering medicine. Therefore, the specific use of Chinese medicine should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.
Professor Zhou Lihua is a Chinese medicine expert who specializes in treating high blood pressure. He had more than 30 years of experience in clinical, scientific research, and teaching, and had in-depth research on cardiovascular diseases. He advocated the integration of Chinese and Western medicine, paid attention to the overall concept of Chinese medicine, and proposed a new perspective of state medicine. The treatment of high blood pressure in traditional Chinese medicine was based on syndrome identification and treatment. Individual medication was chosen according to individual conditions. Traditional Chinese medicine had a certain effect in lowering blood pressure, but for patients with moderate to severe high blood pressure, conventional western medicine was the more recommended treatment method. In summary, Professor Zhou Lihua, as a Chinese medicine expert, could play a certain role in the treatment of high blood pressure. However, the specific treatment method still needed to be individually selected according to the patient's condition.
The following reasons may cause blood pressure to rise instead of falling: - ** Lifestyle has not improved **: The control of high blood pressure requires taking medicine on time and improving your lifestyle. Lifestyle included diet, exercise, work and rest, alcohol and tobacco intake, and many other aspects. For example, if one did not control the intake of salt, fat, and sugar in their diet, or if they had the habit of smoking or drinking, these would affect the effect of the antihyperbaric medicine. For example, excessive intake of salt, fat, and sugar could not only lead to obese, but also accelerate the heartbeat, contract the blood vessels, and increase the difficulty of blood pressure control. Smoking and drinking could interfere with drug metabolism and reduce the body's sensitivity to drugs. - ** Overweight or Obese **: Obese is closely related to high blood pressure. Obese people were prone to develop hormone resistance, which would lead to water and Na depletion and affect blood pressure control. Moreover, obese people might have abnormal hormones, which would increase their vasodilator hormones. They might also cause sympathetic stimulation due to a large appetite, which would lead to an increase in blood pressure. Even if they took antihypertensives, they might not be able to control it well. - ** Other drugs interfere **: Some drugs can affect the effect of blood pressure medication. For example, Aspirin could cause water and Na depletion and increase the sensitivity of blood vessels to vasopressor hormones. Cyclosporine could stimulate the production of the vasopressor hormone, which reduced the kidney's secretion function, thereby counteracting the blood pressure lowering effect of antihypertensives. - ** Problems related to the blood pressure medicine itself **: - ** Drug not completely absorbed or body receptor not activated **: Blood pressure increases after taking the anti-hyperbaric drug. It may be that the drug has not been completely absorbed by the body. You can observe it for 24 - 48 hours. If the anti-hyperbaric drug does not activate the body receptor, blood pressure will also increase. - ** Insufficient dosage or frequency **: If the blood pressure continues to rise after 48 hours, you may need to increase the frequency or dosage of the anti-hyperbaric drugs, or increase the types of anti-hyperbaric drugs. - ** Inappropriate drug selection or no combination of drugs **: Some patients do not listen to the doctor's advice and blindly choose anti-hyperbaric drugs, or only use a single anti-hyperbaric drug for complicated diseases without combination of drugs. The anti-hyperbaric effect may not be ideal. - ** Insufficient blood supply to important organs **: If the brain is not supplied with enough blood, the body will reflexively trigger a pressuring reflex to raise blood pressure to ensure the supply of blood to the brain. - ** No systematic treatment for high blood pressure **: For patients with long-term high blood pressure and no systematic treatment, there may be a temporary increase in blood pressure when they take the medicine at the beginning, and then the blood pressure will gradually drop to normal. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
The increase in blood pressure after changing medicine for high blood pressure could be caused by many reasons, and different treatment measures needed to be taken according to the specific conditions of the patient. If it was caused by the effect of the new drug after the original blood pressure drug was stopped, the old drug and the new drug should overlap for 2 - 3 days when changing the medicine. This would make the new drug fully play its role and avoid the increase in blood pressure. If you are not sensitive to the effects of the new drug, you can take two or more antihypertensives. It could also be due to mental stress, lack of sleep, or diet. In this case, patients with high blood pressure needed a low-salt and low-fat diet to ensure adequate sleep, maintain emotional stability, and avoid mental stress. If the dosage is wrong, due to the different composition and content of the medicine, the blood pressure will rise due to not taking the medicine in time. It should be adjusted to the correct dosage and taken on time. If it is because of the different time of effect of the drug, such as switching from a short-acting drug such as anesthetic or nifedipine to telmisartan or enalapril, the blood pressure will increase significantly due to the difference in the time of effect of the drug. The medication plan can be adjusted under the guidance of a doctor. If the blood pressure was too high, the patient would need to be hospitalized for observation. Under the guidance of the doctor, the medication would be adjusted. After the blood pressure stabilized, the patient would be discharged. Then, the medication would be taken on time and regularly to make the blood pressure reach the standard, and the patient would be checked regularly. If blood pressure is not well controlled, it is recommended to see a doctor in time. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
Whether or not to take medicine for low or high pressure depended on the specific situation. If it was a middle-aged or young person with good elasticity of blood vessels, low blood pressure of less than 100 mm <anno data-annotation-id ="0000010c-400a-400a-400a-800a-900000000000"> hPa </anno>, and no other serious diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and other diseases, and at the same time, there were also adverse factors that could be improved, such as being obese or overweight, lack of exercise, unhealthy diet, high psychological stress, mental tension, and lack of sleep, then they could first reduce blood pressure through healthy lifestyle intervention, such as weight loss, smoking and alcohol restriction, and establishing healthy eating habits.(For example, a low-salt diet, no more than 5 grams of salt intake per day, appropriate replenishment of potassium), reduce the intake of strong tea and coffee, strengthen regular exercise, relax and improve sleep conditions, etc. However, if the low pressure has exceeded 100 mm of mercury, or if the low pressure does not exceed 100 mm of mercury but also suffers from diseases such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, stroke, or after 3 - 6 months of healthy lifestyle intervention, the low pressure has not fallen back to 90 mm of mercury, or if you cannot adhere to healthy lifestyle intervention, then you need to consider medication. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!
If the blood pressure was closely monitored within a month of stopping the drug, and the blood pressure was measured at least three to four times a day, and the blood pressure was within the normal range, and there were no symptoms such as dizziness, headache, palpitations, chest tightness, etc., it was best to have the dynamic blood pressure monitoring again. If the results were normal, then the problem of stopping the drug was not very big, but it was still necessary to monitor the changes in blood pressure for a long time. However, this did not mean that high blood pressure would be completely cured. As a chronic disease, high blood pressure would accompany the patient for life. Stopping and reducing the medication without permission might cause the blood pressure to rebound. Moreover, whether high blood pressure would rebound or not depended on the cause of high blood pressure, individual differences, living habits, and many other factors. Therefore, whether or not to stop the medication and how long to stop the medication meant that it was better needed to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. The actual operation must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
If the low pressure is 107 mm of mercury and the high pressure is 155 mm of mercury, this has already reached the standard of high blood pressure (a blood pressure of 140 - 159 mm of mercury and/or a blood pressure of 90 - 99 mm of mercury is considered to be Grade 1 high blood pressure, and a blood pressure of 160 mm of mercury and above or a blood pressure of 100 mm of mercury and above is considered to be Grade 2 high blood pressure). Generally speaking, this kind of situation might require medication, but other factors needed to be considered. First of all, if it was the first time that the blood pressure was found to be elevated, it should be ruled out whether there were inaccurate measurements, such as whether there was a full bladder (holding urine), sitting posture (sitting sideways), arms hanging in the air or raised during the measurement, cuffs on clothes, cuffs too small and tight, crossed legs (crossing legs), talking during the measurement, etc., which may cause the blood pressure reading to be high. If it was because of these factors that caused the blood pressure to rise, the blood pressure might return to normal after correction, so there was no need to take medicine. Secondly, if people with pre-high blood pressure (120 - 139 mm <anno data-annotation-id ="000000110 - 400a-411a-425a-800a-9999999999999"> contractile blood pressure </anno> and/or 80 - 89 mm </anno> dilated blood pressure </anno>) found that their blood pressure had reached this value for the first time and had not undergone lifestyle adjustment before, they could try lifestyle adjustment for 1 - 3 months, including low-salt and low-fat diet, smoking and alcohol restriction, weight loss, not staying up late, not tired, maintaining a happy mood, etc., and monitor their blood pressure regularly. If their blood pressure still did not drop, they needed to consider medication. However, if the blood pressure is still at this level after lifestyle adjustment, or if it is accompanied by target organ damage (such as heart, brain, kidney and other organ damage), diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc., it is usually necessary to take anti-inflammatory drugs under the guidance of a doctor. In addition, special types of high blood pressure such as white coat high blood pressure (high blood pressure when checked in the hospital, but normal blood pressure when measured at home, and no target organ damage was found) did not need to take drugs, but if it was true high blood pressure (high blood pressure measured at home and in the hospital), medication should be considered. It is recommended to go to a regular hospital to see a doctor, determine the type of high blood pressure, and use the medicine reasonably according to the doctor's advice. Do not blindly take the medicine on your own. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!