Antihypertensives are drugs that are used to lower blood pressure. These preparations have other effects, which is why they are used for a variety of different diseases. Antihypertensives are also known as antihypertensives.
What are antihypertensives?
Antihypertensives is a collective term for all medications that have a blood pressure-lowering effect. Antihypertensives is a collective term for all drugs that have a blood pressure-lowering effect. For this reason, they are often also referred to as antihypertensives. They are used primarily for arterial hypertension. However, other diseases involving high blood pressure can also be successfully treated with antihypertensives. There are many different active ingredients and groups of active ingredients among the antihypertensives. These include ACE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, alpha blockers, renin inhibitors and beta blockers. Antihypertensives are used as antihypertensives whenever the pressure in the blood vessels is too high. This increased pressure can in fact lead to damage to organs. The treatment of hypertension is often very difficult. Taking just one drug is often not enough to achieve an acceptable reduction in blood pressure. Therefore, several agents are often prescribed in combination.
Medical application, effect, and use
Antihypertensive drugs ensure that blood pressure can be lowered to a usual level. There are numerous diseases that cause increased blood pressure and for which antihypertensives are used. The aim is always to prevent damage to organs that can result from high blood pressure. Some active ingredients among the antihypertensives act directly on the central nervous system. They weaken the effect of stress hormones, thus slowing the pulse, causing the heart to beat less and thus lowering blood pressure. Stress hormones cause the blood vessels to constrict, as a result of which blood pressure then rises. Antihypertensive drugs prevent this narrowing of the arteries so that the blood can continue to flow freely. Other groups of active ingredients, on the other hand, influence the adrenal cortex, where hormones are produced, including the blood pressure-increasing hormone angiotensin. The active ingredients prevent angiotensin from being produced in the first place and thus prevent blood pressure from rising. In many cases, it is not enough to use only one drug with one mode of action, because the desired effect is not achieved. Especially when very high blood pressure is involved, one drug is often not enough. Therefore, the therapy usually consists of a combination of several active substances. Only in this way can blood pressure be lowered reliably and sufficiently.
Herbal, natural, homeopathic and pharmaceutical antihypertensives.
Among the antihypertensives, a variety of different active substances and groups of active substances exist. They all act differently on the body and have a blood pressure lowering effect in their own way to prevent organ damage. There are also various forms of antihypertensives, which can be taken either as tablets, capsules or drops. Liquid preparations are often used as emergency medications to lower very sudden high blood pressure as quickly as possible. All of these drugs are chemical or pharmaceutical preparations that act in different ways in the body. While some block the action of certain hormones directly in the central nervous system, other preparations ensure that the hormones responsible for high blood pressure are not formed in the first place. In addition to these pharmaceutical drugs, there are also some herbal preparations that can be used for high blood pressure. These include, above all, hibiscus. Clinical studies have shown that regular consumption of hibiscus tea has a blood pressure lowering effect. However, there are insufficient studies that have made a direct comparison with chemical preparations. Therefore, the use of hibiscus to therapy of high blood pressure can not, however, be an exclusive treatment. At best, it can be used as a supportive therapy, in addition to pharmaceutical preparations. In the field of homeopathy there are also some remedies that act as antihypertensives. However, a trained homeopath should always be consulted about this and self-medication should never be undertaken.Hypertension, especially in very severe form, is a serious disease that can lead to many irreparable damages in the body. Therefore, the treatment of hypertension should always be strictly accompanied by a doctor.
Risks and side effects
Antihypertensive drugs used to lower blood pressure can also bring certain side effects. Very often, patients feel tired and exhausted, especially at the beginning of treatment. This is because the body is often already accustomed to high blood pressure and must first reorient itself by lowering blood pressure. To minimize side effects, several preparations are often given in combination. This makes the blood pressure-lowering measure more tolerable for the body. No matter what side effects are observed, the medication should never be discontinued on its own or its dosage changed. If side effects occur, the attending physician is always the first point of contact.
