Patient's question:
Uncle was carefully diagnosed with high blood pressure a year ago and has been enduring treatment. A few days ago, he measured his blood pressure and found it stable, so he wanted to stop taking medication. Therefore, I would like to understand whether it is possible to stop medication when high blood pressure stabilizes?Doctor's answer:
Patients with hypertension cannot stop taking medication once their blood pressure stabilizes. The purpose of taking medication to treat hypertension is to effectively control blood pressure, thereby effectively reducing the risk of recurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, even after blood pressure returns to normal, medication should still be taken consistently. At the same time, patients do not need to worry too much and should relax. Antihypertensive drugs have been proven to be relatively safe through extensive trials.