Today's hypertensive patients are really more and more.
According to the data, the current hypertension patients in China have reached 100 million.
In the face of hypertension, there is no medical means that can be completely cured, so for patients, it is necessary to take lifelong antihypertensive drugs to control blood pressure, reduce the damage of the disease to the body, so as to avoid a series of concurrent diseases, such as cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction and kidney failure.
However, for friends who have been taking antihypertensive drugs for a long time, there is one fruit that needs to be careful, that is, grapefruit.
After the woman ate the grapefruit, she almost died of shock
Recently, according to media reports: Ms. Wang, a 60-year-old in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, has always had low blood pressure, so she needs to take drugs for a long time to control.
However, recently, after eating grapefruit, Ms. Wang suddenly found herself dizzy and tinnitus, so she rushed to the hospital, and after examination, it was found that Ms. Wang's blood pressure dilation pressure was as low as 50, and she almost died, but fortunately after rescue, she finally turned the corner.
Eating grapefruit, why do you almost have an accident?
Grapefruit itself is not harmful to blood pressure, but grapefruit itself contains an ingredient called "furancoumarin", which will inhibit the activity of metabolic enzymes in the liver and reduce the body's ability to metabolize drugs.
This results in the drug entering the bloodstream 2-10 times more effectively than usual, which is equivalent to an overdose. Especially for some nifedipine, amlodipine, and lasidipine antihypertensive drugs, it is more likely to cause hypotension and lead to adverse effects.
According to studies, there are currently more than 85 kinds of drugs that interact with grapefruit, of which 43 may also have serious side effects, so if you want to eat grapefruit during the medication, it is best to take it after 72 hours of taking the drug.
In addition to grapefruit can not be at the same time, the choice of antihypertensive drugs is also very important
It is understood that due to the influence of drug types and personal constitution, most antihypertensive drugs have their best time to take, and the corresponding efficacy will also be different.
Therefore, patients should choose the appropriate medication time according to their actual situation, so as to better maintain the stability of blood pressure.
Antihypertensive drugs, when is the most appropriate to take?
The blood pressure in the human body is not set in stone and often changes due to external or internal factors.
For most patients, blood pressure fluctuations are regular. Typically, blood pressure changes periodically over a 24-hour period.
Within a day, from 9:00 to 11:00, the blood pressure will peak, and then begin to slowly drop, and when it is 16:00-18:00 in the afternoon, the blood pressure is likely to return to the peak, and it will not start to slowly fall back until after 18:00.
At the same time, when the patient falls asleep, the blood pressure in the body will show a continuous downward trend, and when it is 2-3 am, the blood pressure will reach the lowest value.
According to such blood pressure changes, if the patient is going to take antihypertensive drugs once a day, it is best to schedule the time at 7 am. However, if you want to take antihypertensive drugs twice a day, then the medication time is best arranged at 7 o'clock and 14 o'clock.
In addition, for those patients who take antihypertensive drugs three times a day, they should take the medicine immediately after waking up in the morning, then take it once at noon, and wait until 19:00 to take it for the last time.
In this way, it can be ensured that the time of the drug to play and the fluctuation of blood pressure are basically consistent, so as to better control blood pressure.
Taking antihypertensive drugs also needs to be combined with the patient's own situation
Different antihypertensive drugs have different effects, and different patients, the blood pressure changes in the body will also be different, so in the usual time, patients should always pay attention to their own health changes, choose the appropriate medication time.
At the same time, during the medication, the patient should take the medication in strict accordance with the doctor's arrangement, and it is best not to change or stop the drug without authorization, so as to avoid abnormal fluctuations in blood pressure and aggravate the condition.
In addition, in order to better control blood pressure, patients should also pay attention to controlling diet, do not eat greasy or irritating foods, and rest more, exercise more, and improve the body's resistance.