Sudden bad news
In the bustling city, Mr. Zhang is a busy professional. He works from 9 to 5 every day and is busy with work and has little time to focus on his health. Until one day, he was found to have high blood pressure during a physical examination in the company. The news was like a bombshell and left him a little overwhelmed.
Mr. Zhang recalled his living habits, and he found that he did have many bad habits: eating a heavy diet of salt and oil, lacking exercise, often staying up late to work, and occasionally smoking and drinking. He thought to himself that these might be the culprits of high blood pressure.
So, Mr. Zhang began to try to change his lifestyle. He reduced his salt intake, increased the proportion of vegetables and fruits, took medicine on time every day, tried to ensure adequate rest, and even quit smoking and drinking.
However, despite his efforts, his blood pressure remained high.
Why is it still difficult to lower blood pressure after taking blood pressure medication?
1. Ask yourself first
In the treatment of hypertension, medication is only one of the measures, and even if the patient takes medicine, the patient should pay attention to the living and eating habits, such as whether the patient's daily intake of salt is too much, whether the patient usually sits or lies down every day, lack of exercise, whether to rest on time every day, ensure sufficient rest time, whether to quit smoking and drinking, if the daily alcohol will not only increase blood pressure rapidly, but also counteract the effect of antihypertensive drugs.
2. Look at the medicine you take
There are many types of antihypertensive drugs, and the clinical application needs to be based on their own conditions, if they are taken blindly, not only can not lower blood pressure, but may harm the body, so they must be taken under the guidance of a professional doctor.
In addition, for some hypertensive patients, the effect of taking a single antihypertensive drug may not be too good, and it is not recommended to continue to adhere to it at this time, and should be adjusted accordingly, and if necessary, other types of antihypertensive drugs should be added for combined antihypertensive drugs.
3. Finally, analyze the condition
If the patient suffers from diseases that can affect blood pressure, such as cervical spondylosis, hypercortisolism, pheochromocytoma, etc., then before the underlying disease is not effectively treated, no matter how to intervene and how to take medicine, the effect will not be too good, because the blood pressure at this time changes with the change of the underlying disease.
How is it treated?
After Mr. Zhang came to our hospital, our doctor adjusted the type and dosage of antihypertensive medication for Mr. Zhang, and recommended him to undergo further tests to rule out other diseases that may cause increased blood pressure. After a series of examinations, the doctor found that Mr. Zhang had a mild cervical spondylosis, which may be one of the reasons why his blood pressure was difficult to control.
In response to this discovery, the doctor developed a comprehensive treatment plan for Mr. Zhang. In addition to continuing to take antihypertensive medications, physical therapy and rehabilitation for cervical spondylosis were added. At the same time, the doctor also emphasized the importance of diet and lifestyle habits, and reminded Mr. Zhang to continue to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
After a period of treatment and adjustment, Mr. Zhang's blood pressure was finally effectively controlled.
His story teaches us that high blood pressure is not an invincible enemy. As long as we can recognize it correctly, understand it, and actively take treatment measures and lifestyle adjustments, we will definitely be able to defeat it!