As the saying goes, "the solution of the day lies in the morning", but for people with high blood pressure, morning is a "devil's moment"!
The so-called devil time refers to the time period from 6 to 10 o'clock in the morning, the patient's blood pressure will often rise, and even on the basis of atherosclerosis, a sudden increase in blood pressure will cause a sudden outbreak of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.
This is the case because a person's blood pressure is not constant throughout the day, it undergoes rhythmic changes, and it is also affected by the regulation of the biological clock.
After entering the sleep state at night, because people have no activity and mood changes, 2-3 points at night is the lowest point of blood pressure. After getting up early in the morning to move, blood pressure will increase significantly. However, even if the blood pressure of normal people increases in the early morning, it is within the normal range, but patients with hypertension are different, and blood pressure will increase significantly.
Once the abnormal increase in blood pressure leads to arterial spasm, it will cause insufficient blood supply to the brain and increase the burden of heart pumping. If the arterial plaque on the blood vessel wall falls off, a blood clot will form in a short period of time, resulting in a sudden outbreak of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.
So the question is, the devil is so terrible, what should patients with high blood pressure do to avoid risks?
1. Adjust the drug
Early morning blood pressure has a significant increase and fluctuation, which is also known clinically as "spoon type blood pressure". For such patients with hypertension, some long-acting antihypertensive drugs can be preferentially selected.
Because the degradation rate of such drugs is relatively slow and the duration of the drug effect is long, even after the next day, there is still enough drug concentration in the blood to control the increase in blood pressure, such as amlodipine and lasidipine, which are common long-acting antihypertensive drugs.
In addition, if the patient has a significant increase in blood pressure in the early morning, in the case of compliance with the conditions for medication, it is also possible to choose to take antihypertensive drugs at night;
2, don't rush to get up
Patients with a significant increase in blood pressure in the morning should avoid getting up suddenly after waking up in the morning. Because in the early morning immediately get up to start activities, the body suddenly changes, resulting in a rapid rise in blood pressure in a short period of time, a large amount of blood into the brain, increasing the sudden risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Therefore, it is scientifically recommended that patients with hypertension should lie flat on the bed for limb activities after waking up in the morning, and then sit up slowly for about 5-10 minutes, and then get up for activities. In this way, it is conducive to the stability of blood pressure in the early morning and reduces the suddenness of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases;
3. Life adjustment
In addition to getting up and paying attention, after getting up in the morning, everyone also needs to avoid various factors that may cause blood pressure to continue to rise, such as avoiding physical exercise immediately after waking up in the morning, avoiding morning stools, smoking and drinking, maintaining a light diet in the morning, avoiding overeating, and so on.
If hypertensive patients have been combined with constipation problems, exerting force to defecate after waking up in the morning will cause abdominal pressure to rise in a short period of time and increase blood pressure, which may lead to the sudden outbreak of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Finally, it should be emphasized that although it is the peak period of blood pressure after waking up in the morning, this does not mean that every patient is at risk. As long as the peak period of blood pressure is controlled and the blood pressure returns to normal levels as soon as possible, the risk of complications can be minimized.
Therefore, if there is an abnormal increase in blood pressure in the early morning, the patient should seek medical treatment in time, inform the doctor of the situation in detail, and then adjust according to the doctor's recommendations.