Patient's question:
My grandfather has been suffering from high blood pressure for twenty years. He has been controlling his diet all along and cannot eat many things. Additionally, he needs to take medication on schedule and go to the hospital for regular check-ups. I feel it's not good, and I want to ask the doctor if high blood pressure that has lasted for over ten years cannot be cured.Doctor's answer:
Hello, high blood pressure cannot be cured, and it can only be controlled through medication to achieve the goal of regulating blood pressure and increasing the protection of damaged cells. Patients with high blood pressure should develop the awareness of lifelong medication, strictly follow the doctor's advice to take additional antihypertensive drugs at fixed times and in fixed doses. It is absolutely forbidden to arbitrarily change the dosage or switch to new types of medication or stop taking the medication independently. This may lead to a rebound effect, causing blood pressure to drop further, which may then result in a hypertensive crisis. Additionally, patients with high blood pressure should strictly control their diet in daily life, based on light and nutritious food, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, and appropriately implementing appropriate physical exercise, with aerobic exercise as the foundation.