Dr Monika Mittal presents a doctor's view on this problem of people who tend to discontinue or reduce high blood pressure medication after a certain period.
Generally diseases like high blood pressure (essential hypertension) and diabetes require long term medication but studies show that many people tend to stop medicines or reduce doses on their own...
Why do patients generally think of stopping their medicines?
REASON #1
When medicines were started, you were not aware that they need to be taken for a long duration and you wait for the medication course to end.
DOCTOR’S VIEW..
These medicines are different from medicines that are given for short courses. They need to be continued after initial control of Blood Pressure too.
REASON #2
You feel these medicines have side effects and you want to stop them.
DOCTOR’S VIEW..
Your doctor understands that using these medicines is much more beneficial than untreated health problems damaging your body silently.
REASON #3
You want to take ayurvedic or other alternative medicines.
DOCTOR’S VIEW..
While other pathies of medicines might be effective in treating some medical problems, allopathy has been proven to treat BP problem well for over years.
REASON #4
You feel your lifestyle changes are working and will control your blood pressure.
DOCTOR’S VIEW..
Lifestyle changes alone work in only mild or borderline cases. In other cases, medicines are important as well.
Medicines along with regular disciplined lifestyle changes may keep you in very good shape and help in controlling your dosage of medicines
An average of 120/80 mm hg is considered as a normal blood pressure reading for adults.
DON'T RISK YOUR LIFE
REMAIN POSITIVE, ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR LIMITATIONS AND FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR’S ADVICE ALWAYS
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