{"id":650,"date":"2012-05-09T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/health\/blood-pressure-health\/all-about-blood-pressure-medication\/"},"modified":"2012-05-09T08:01:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T12:01:00","slug":"all-about-blood-pressure-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/health\/blood-pressure-health\/all-about-blood-pressure-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"All about Blood Pressure Medication"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:10px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"69\" width=\"53\" src=\"http:\/\/widgets.fbshare.me\/files\/fbshare.php?url=http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/health\/blood-pressure-health\/all-about-blood-pressure-medication\/&title=All about Blood Pressure Medication\n&size=large\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div><div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"FlirtingFitness\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/health\/blood-pressure-health\/all-about-blood-pressure-medication\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nHave you tried changing your lifestyle &#116;&#111; help your blood pressure only &#116;&#111; &#102;&#105;&#110;&#100; it isn&#39;t helping very much? Sometimes lifestyle changes alone aren&#39;t as effective as &#119;&#104;&#101;&#110; combined &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; blood pressure medication.<\/p>\n<p>There &#97;&#114;&#101; many different kinds of blood pressure medications &#111;&#117;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; today. Usually two different medications &#97;&#114;&#101; &#117;&#115;&#101;&#100; rather than one alone. Here &#97;&#114;&#101; &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101; of &#116;&#104;&#101; &#109;&#97;&#105;&#110; blood pressure medications:<\/p>\n<p>* Alpha-Blockers: This medicine reduces nerve impulses &#116;&#111; your blood vessels allowing easier flowing of &#116;&#104;&#101; blood &#109;&#97;&#107;&#105;&#110;&#103; your blood pressure decrease.<\/p>\n<p>* Alpha-Beta-Blockers: These work just like &#116;&#104;&#101; alpha-blockers but &#97;&#108;&#115;&#111; slow your heart beat. This means less blood pumps through your vessels &#109;&#97;&#107;&#105;&#110;&#103; your blood pressure decrease.<\/p>\n<p>* Nervous System Inhibitors: This medication relaxes your blood vessels by controlling &#116;&#104;&#101; nerve impulses &#109;&#97;&#107;&#105;&#110;&#103; your vessels wider and decreasing blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>* Beta-Blockers: These reduce your nerve impulses &#116;&#111; your heart and blood vessels, &#109;&#97;&#107;&#105;&#110;&#103; your heart beat decrease while dropping your blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>* Diuretics: These &#97;&#114;&#101; &#97;&#108;&#115;&#111; known as &#39;water pills,&#39; &#97; very common medication. These diuretics work in your kidney, flushing &#111;&#117;&#116; &#97;&#108;&#108; excess sodium along &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; water from your body.<\/p>\n<p>* Vasodilators: These open your blood vessels directly by relaxing &#116;&#104;&#101; muscle in your vessel walls which &#116;&#104;&#101;&#110; causes your blood pressure &#116;&#111; decrease.<\/p>\n<p>* ACE Inhibitors: ACE stands &#102;&#111;&#114; &#39;Angiotensin converting enzyme.&#39; These inhibitors prevent &#97; hormone called angiotensin II from forming, which &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#117;&#115;&#117;&#97;&#108;&#108;&#121; cause your blood vessels &#116;&#111; narrow. They help &#116;&#104;&#101; vessels relax which makes your blood pressure decrease.<\/p>\n<p>* Angiotensin Antagonists: These block your blood vessels from angiotensin II. When blocked these vessels &#99;&#97;&#110; widen letting your blood pressure decrease.<\/p>\n<p>* Calcium Channel Blockers: These keep any calcium from entering your heart&#39;s muscle cells and your blood vessels causing your blood pressure &#116;&#111; decrease.<\/p>\n<p>An alternate &#116;&#111; taking any medication if possible is watching &#97; &#102;&#101;&#119; lifestyle habits. For instance &#97; healthy diet &#99;&#97;&#110; help control your blood pressure. Substitute salt &#102;&#111;&#114; other seasonings and add lots of fresh fruits and vegetables &#116;&#111; your diet.<\/p>\n<p>Get at least thirty minutes of physical activity &#111;&#114; exercise &#97; day. That doesn&#39;t mean you have &#116;&#111; exercise thirty minutes &#97;&#108;&#108; at once. Ten minutes &#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; and &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; is just as effective.<\/p>\n<p>Try &#116;&#111; keep your stress level at &#97; minimum. High stress &#99;&#97;&#110; increase your blood pressure so &#102;&#105;&#110;&#100; &#115;&#111;&#109;&#101;&#116;&#104;&#105;&#110;&#103; that relaxes you and helps you de-stress. Do &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115; whenever you &#102;&#105;&#110;&#100; yourself stressed &#111;&#117;&#116; beyond your means.<\/p>\n<p>Try &#116;&#111; cut &#98;&#97;&#99;&#107; &#111;&#110; tobacco use and alcohol consumption. Quitting altogether is more beneficial but isn&#39;t always easy. Remember &#116;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; &#97;&#114;&#101; many resources and products available &#116;&#111; help you quit &#101;&#105;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#114; of these habits.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes these lifestyle changes &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#110;&#111;&#116; work alone. Your doctor might prescribe you &#97; blood pressure medication if &#110;&#111;&#116; two. Just talk &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; your doctor &#116;&#111; &#102;&#105;&#110;&#100; &#111;&#117;&#116; &#119;&#104;&#97;&#116; would be better &#102;&#111;&#114; you and your blood pressure. Ask any and &#97;&#108;&#108; questions and if you &#97;&#114;&#101; taking other medications tell your doctor. 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