High blood pressure leads to poor health. A person may have headaches, noise in the ears, chills, shortness of breath and other unpleasant sensations. Sometimes there is a decrease in physical and mental activity. To avoid such consequences, at rates above 130/90 it is necessary to take drugs, which lower the pressure.
Diuretics
The list of the most effective drugs that lower blood pressure, includes diuretic medicines. Their advantages include good tolerability, high efficiency and a positive effect on the cardiovascular system. However, they also have side effects. This hypokalemia, dyslipidemia and impotence. Diuretics must be used for heart failure and systolic hypertension. It is not recommended to drink them with diabetes, gout and high cholesterol.
The most common drugs in this group are:
- Arifon;
- Acrypamide;
- Indap,
- Triamterene;
- Vero-Indapamide;
- Indapamide .
Beta-blockers for lowering pressure
Beta-adrenoblockers are drugs that lower blood pressure, which are often used for angina pectoris, tachyarrhythmias and myocardial infarction. These drugs can be used even in heart failure and pregnancy. It is undesirable to drink such pills for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
The most effective beta-blockers are:
- Apo-Athenol;
- Betaxolol;
- Bisoprolol ;
- Bisogamma;
- Kardivas;
- Obsidan.
ACE Inhibitors
For those who are looking for modern and effective drugs in the form of pressure-lowering tablets, it is better to choose ACE inhibitors. They are well tolerated by people of any age and slow the progression of changes from the side of the cardiovascular system. Such drugs do not affect carbohydrate metabolism and significantly slow the progression of diabetic nephropathy, which is why they are used even in diabetes mellitus. They are contraindicated in stenosis of the renal arteries and pregnancy.
The inhibitors of ACE include drugs such as:
- Apo-Capto;
- Diroton;
- Renitek;
- Monopril;
- Akkupro;
- Hopten.
Complex preparations
Today, there are medicines to treat high blood pressure, as part of
- Logimax;
- Tenoric;
- Viskaldix;
- Enap H;
- Tark.