Resistant hypertension is a usual diagnose in patients who failed to get their blood pressure to the norm with the help of three different types of medical remedies including a diuretic. To become masters of the situation they have to take four various medications at once. In case of resistant hypertension sometimes this may be the only way out. But first you are strongly recommended to analyze the reason of high blood pressure’s “stubbornness”.
To make your treatment effective and to become closer to your aims and goals, you are welcome to think about the reasons of resistant hypertension (of course, if you do wish to lower your blood pressure). The most obvious thing is your lifestyle. Check if you really follow all the recommendations or ease them up on yourself over and over again. Skipped drug doses due to carelessness or other reasons, deviations from directions for their use, or spontaneous alterations in your treatment course are out of the question. Your concerns about side effects of the drugs that were prescribed can end up with too high a price for your pressure. It is far better to discuss all the pros and contras of your treatment cause with your physician.
Do you think that a shot or two is good for your heart? The answer seems to be not as evident as we have been told for years. Numerous studies have confirmed that moderate drinking has its benefits. The French with their love for red wine and saturated fats are boasting to have a better situation with heart health compared with other nations, including the Americans (the so called “French Paradox”). Healthy hearts of the people living in Mediterranean countries are traditionally attributed to red wine, though the scientists agree that other types of alcohol can have similar effect.
Mind you, we speak of excess weight and not of obesity. For some patient several extra pounds are enough to get hypertension. Middle-aged men usually carry their excess weight around hips and waist (not to mention those moobies).
