Most patients with hypertension need to take medication for a long time, because hypertension is a chronic disease, which is difficult to treat and easy to recur. However, the use of antihypertensive drugs should be mastered, especially according to their own condition to choose the appropriate drug, among which the most used antihypertensive drugs are amlodipine and nifedipine, what is the difference between these two drugs?
Amlodipine and nifedipine are both commonly used antihypertensive drugs, and from the perspective of side effects, amlodipine has fewer side effects, while from the perspective of drug effects, nifedipine has a stronger antihypertensive effect. Nifedipine and amlodipine are both calcium ion antagonists, widely used in clinical applications, the two are relatively similar, but if you want to better control blood pressure, nifedipine is preferred for patients with high blood pressure, and amlodipine has a milder effect and few side effects, because its half-life is longer, and it is suitable for hypertension patients with large blood pressure fluctuations or elderly people.
How to choose a blood pressure medication?
The choice of antihypertensive drugs actually varies from person to person, everyone's physical conditions are different, and the type of hypertension is different, so how to use drugs after the disease, what antihypertensive drugs to choose, it is best to consult a doctor, first after a detailed examination and diagnosis, grasp the trend of the disease, and then cooperate with scientific medication to control the disease. Different types of antihypertensive drugs have different effects, not everyone's physical condition is the same, and the use of drugs is not static, so it is most appropriate to consult a doctor for the choice of drugs, and do not blindly guess or choose by yourself in order to avoid risks.
What should I pay attention to when using antihypertensive drugs?
1. Insist on using it
Antihypertensive drugs should be used consistently and patiently. Some people feel that the drug has side effects and cannot be taken for a long time, and may stop taking the drug within two days. However, hypertension is a chronic disease, and chronic diseases are characterized by stubbornness, easy to recur, if the medication is stopped within two days, the subsequent condition fluctuates, and the blood pressure remains high, and the body will bear various risks caused by the fluctuation of the disease. You should know how long the course of treatment is, be patient when you need to take medication, and continue to have the drug to play a role in the case of persistence, so that your blood pressure can be stable.
2. Dose Matching
The dosage of the drug should not be adjusted casually, how much to take each time, and when to take the drug, you must patiently follow the doctor's advice, because the dosage of the drug is completely different from the effect of the less, the amount of medication may not be enough to control the condition, and it is easy to make blood pressure fluctuate, and sometimes the dosage of the drug will cause a hypotensive reaction, and even bear the side effects caused by the drug.
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