High blood pressure Treatments
High blood pressure: Treatments Inroduction
The most effective treatment plan for hypertension uses a multifaceted approach. Treatment plans are also individualized to best address the specific cause and the patient's age, medical history, and severity of hypertension. Hypertension is highly treatable and in most people, prompt and ongoing treatment will result in a normalization of blood pressure and in minimizing the risk of serious complications.
Treatment begins with prevention. This includes maintaining a healthy weight, not drinking alcohol excessively, not smoking, eating a healthy-healthy diet, and getting regular exercise. These preventive measures are also generally recommended as treatment measures as well.
Not all people can effectively manage their blood pressure by these lifestyle measures alone. For these people oral medications, known as anti-hypertensive drugs, may be prescribed. Individual medications may be used alone or in combination with other medications.
Anti-hypertensive medications include diuretics, also known as "water pills", which lower blood pressure by stimulating the kidneys to flush extra fluid and salt from the body. ACE inhibitors lower blood pressure by preventing the body from making a hormone called angiotensin II, which narrows and tightens blood vessels. Angiotensin II receptor blockers protect blood vessels from the narrowing effects of angiotensin. Beta blockers help the heart to beat slower and less forcefully. Calcium channel blockers block calcium from entering the cells of the heart and blood vessels, resulting in relaxation of the vessels. Alpha blockers decrease nerve impulses that tighten blood vessels. Vasodilators relax and widen the blood vessels walls. Nervous system inhibitors work in the brain to increase messages to the blood vessels to relax and widen them.
Treatment of hypertension also includes addressing underlying causes such as thyroid disease, obesity, and kidney disease. If hypertension is caused by a certain medication, then a dosage adjustment or different medication may be needed.
Complications of hypertension are also treated as appropriate.
High blood pressure: Treatments
Some of the possible treatments for High blood pressure from various sources may include:
Treatments for Hypertension
The following treatments are listed for Hypertension
in our knowledge base:
Alternative Treatments for High blood pressure
Alternative treatments, home remedies, other other complementary therapies that have been listed as possibly helpful for High blood pressure in various sources may include:
- Green tea
- Onion
- Fo-ti
- Grape seed extract
- Cordyceps
- Cat's claw
- Ashwagandha (Indian ginseng)
- Arjuna
- Astragalus
- Cinnamon
- Cardamom
- Comfrey root
- Garlic
- Ginseng
- Guggul
- Licorice root extract (glycyrrhizin)
- Sandalwood
- Solomon's seal
- Hawthorn berry
- Myrrh
- Dang qui
- Rehmannia
- Zizyphus
- Gemstone therapy
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Exercise
- Breathing exercise
- Mind-body exercise
- Reflexology
- Shiatsu
- Tai Chi
- Qigong
- Chinese medicine
- Celery
- Cherries
- Currants
- Figs
- Grapefruit
- Grape juice
- Green leafy vegetables
- Watermelon
- Honeydew
- Crenshaw
- Low-fat milk
- Fat-free milk
- Nuts
- Oats
- Okra
- Olive oil
- Onions
- Pears
- Plantains
- Potatoes
- Quinoa
- Raisins
- Hydration
- Potassium-rich food
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Magnesium gluconate
- Coenzyme Q10
- Bananas
- Artichokes
- Avocados
- Low-sodium diet
- Weight loss
- DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet for hypertension
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Apples
- Oranges
- High-fiber, low-fat diet
- Limit alcohol consumption
- Brussels sprouts
- Buckwheat
- Bulgur
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Horse gram soup (Kuluth saar)
- Nettle tea
- Stop smoking
- Lose weight
- Reduce stress
- Mango juice with a pinch of cardamom
- Orange and coconut juice
- Watermelon with pinch of cardamom and coriander
- Cucumber
- Mung dal soup (Indian recipe)
- Hot water with honey and apple cider vinegar-early morning
- Ayurvedic herbal remedies
- Magnetic water
- Rudraksha bead water (soak overnight)
- Ayurvedic dietary changes
- Vinegar-soaked peanuts
- Lotus leaf soup
- Small red bean soup
- Salvia-infused red wine
- Acupressure
- Acupuncture
- Qigong mind-body exercise
- Dogbane tea
- Chinese patent herbs
- Monitor blood pressure at home
Drugs and Medications used to treat High blood pressure:
Some of the drugs and medications used in the treatment of High blood pressure may include:
- Acebutolol
- Apo-Acebutolol
- Gen-Acebutolol
- Med-Acebutolol
- Monitan
- Rhotral
- Sectral
- Amiloride
- Apo-Amilzide
- Midamor
- Moduret
- Moduretic
- Novamilor
- Nu-Amilzide
- Riva-Amilzide
- Amlodipine
- Lotrel
- Norvasc
- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
- ACE Inhibitor
- Benazepril
- Lotensin
- Lotensin HCT
- Captopril
- Apo-Capto
- Capoten
- Capozide
- Novo-Captopril
- Nu-Capto
- Syn-Captopril
- Enalapril
- Lexxel
- Vaseretic
- Vasotec
- Fosinopril
- Lin-Fosinopril
- Monopril
- Monopril HCT
- Lisinopril
- Prinivil
- Prinzide
- Zestoretic
- Zestril
- Quinapril
- Accupril
- Accuretic
- Ramipril
- Altace
- Ramace
- Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists
- Candesartan
- Atacand
- Atacand HCT
- Eprosartan
- Teveten
- Irbesartan
- Avapro
- Avalide
- Losartan
- Cozaar
- Hyzaar
- Telmisartan
- Micardis
- Valsartan
- Diovan
- Diovan HCT
- Atenolol
- Apo-Atenolol
- Novo-Atenolol
- Nu-Atenolol
- PMS-Atenolol
- Tenoretic
- Tenormin
- Betaxolol
- Betoptic
- Betoptic-Pilo
- Betoptic-S
- Kerlone
- Novo-Betaxolol
- Carteolol
- Cartrol
- Ocupress
- Occupress
- Carvedilol
- Coreg
- Dilatrend
- Eucardic
- Proreg
- Clonidine
- Apo-Clonidine
- Catapres
- Catapres-TTS
- Combipres
- Dixarit
- Duraclon
- Novo-Clonidine
- Nu-Clonidine
- Diltiazem
- Albert Diltiazem CD
- Apo-Diltiaz
- Alti-Diltiazem
- Cardizem
- Cardizem CD
- Cardizem SR
- Cartia XT
- Dilacor XR
- Diltia XT
- Diltiazem ER
- Med-Diltiazem SR
- Novo-Diltiazem
- Nu-Diltiaz
- Pharma-Diltiaz
- Syn-Diltiazem
- Teczem
- Tiamate
- Tiazac
- Doxazosin
- Apo-Doxazosin
- Cardura
- Cardura-1
- Doxaloc
- Gen-Doxazosin
- Med-Doxazosin
- Felodipine
- Plendil
- Altace plus Felodipine
- Logimax
- Renedil
- Furosemide
- Albert Furosemide
- Apo-Furosemide
- Fumide MD
- Furocot
- Furomide MD
- Furose
- Furosemide-10
- Furoside
- Lasaject
- Lasimide
- Lasix
- Lasix Special
- Lo-Aqua
- Luramide
- Myrosemide
- Novo-Semide
- Ro-Semide
- SK-Furosemide
- Uritol
- Tenex
- Hydralazine
- Alazine
- Alphapres
- Apo-Hydralazine
- Apresazide
- Apresoline
- Apresoline-Esidrix
- Cam-Ap-Es
- Dralserp
- DralzineH-H-R
- Hydroserpine
- Hyserp
- Lo-Ten
- Marpres
- Novo-Hylazin
- Nu-Hydral
- Ser-A-Gen
- Ser-Ap-Es
- Serpasil-Apresoline
- Serprex
- Supres
- Tri-Hydroserpine
- Unipres
- Uniserp
- Apo-Indapamide
- Dom-Indapamide
- Gen-Indapamide
- Lozide
- Lozol
- PMS-Indapamide
- Isradipine
- DynaCirc
- DynaCirc CR
- Labetalol
- Normodyne
- Normozide
- Trandate
- Trandate HCT
- Metoprolol
- Apo-Metoprolol
- Betaloc
- Co-Betaloc
- Lopressor
- Lopressor Delayed-Release
- Lopressor HCT
- Lopressor OROS
- Novo-Metoprol
- Nu-Metop
- Toprol
- Toprol XL
- Mibefradil
- Minoxidil
- Alostil
- Apo-Gain
- Kresse
- Loniten
- Med-Minoxidil
- Minocalve 5
- Minodyl
- Minoximen
- Nadolol
- Alti-Nadol
- Apo-Nadol
- Corgard
- Corzide
- Syn-Nadol
- Nicardipine
- Cardene
- Cardene SR
- Nifedipine
- Adalat
- Adalat CC
- Adalat FT
- Adalat P.A
- Apo-Nifed
- Gen-Nifedipine
- Novo-Nifedin
- Nu-Nifed
- Procardia
- Procardia XL
- Scheinpharm Nifedipine XL
- Nisoldipine
- Sular
- Penbutolol
- Levatol
- Pindolol
- Apo-Pindol
- Dom-Pindolol
- Novo-Pindol
- Nu-Pindol
- Syn-Pindolol
- Viskazide
- Visken
- Prazosin
- Apo-Prazo
- Minipres
- Minizide
- Novo-Prazin
- Nu-Prazo
- Propranolol
- Apo-Propranolol
- Betachron
- Detensol
- Inderal
- Inderal-LA
- Inderide
- Inderide LA
- Ipran
- Novo-Pranol
- PMS Propranolol
- Spironolactone
- Alatone
- Aldactazide
- Aldactone
- Apo-Spirozide
- Novo-Spiroton
- Novo-Spirozine
- Sincomen
- Spironazide
- Terazosin
- Apo-Terazosin
- Hytrin
- Novo-Terazosin
- Thiazide Diuretics
- Bendroflumethiazide
- Naturetin
- Chlorothiazide
- Aldochlor
- Diachlor
- Diupres
- Diurigen
- Diuril
- SK-Chlorothiazide
- Chlorothalidone
- Apo-Chlorthalidone
- Demi-Regroton
- Hygroton
- Hygroton-Resperpine
- Hylidone
- Novothalidone
- Regroton
- Thalitone
- Uridon
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Aldoril D30/D50
- Aldoril-15/25
- Apo-Hydro
- Apo-Methazide
- Apo-Triazide
- Diaqua
- Diuchlor H
- Dyazide
- Esidrex
- Ezide
- H-H-R
- HydroDiuril
- Hydromal
- Hydro-Par
- Hydropres
- Hydroserpine Plus
- Hydro-T
- Hydro-Z-50
- Ismelin-Esidrex
- Maxzide
- Maxzide-25
- M Dopazide
- Microzide
- Mictrin
- Natrimax
- Neo-Codema
- Novo-Doparil
- Novo-Hydrazide
- Novo-Trimzide
- Oretic
- Oreticyl
- PMS Dopazide
- Serpasil-Esidrex
- SK-Hydrochlorothiazide
- Thiuretic
- Timolide
- Uniretic
- Urozide
- Ziac
- Zide
- Hydroflumethiazide
- Diucardin
- Saluron
- Methyclothiazide
- Aquatensen
- Duretic
- Enduron
- Metolazone
- Diulo
- Microx
- Mykrox
- Zaroxolyn
- Trichlormethiazide
- Duirese
- Marazide II
- Metahydrin
- Naqua
- Naquival
- Timolol
- Apo-Timolol
- Apo-Timop
- Betimol
- Blocadren
- Cosopt
- Dom-Timolol
- Novo-Timolol
- Triamterene
- Dyrenium
- Novo-Triamzide
- Nu-Triazide
- Riva-Zide
- Verapamil
- Alti-Verapamil
- Apo-Verap
- Calan
- Calan SR
- Chronovera
- Covera-HS
- Dom-Verapamil SR
- Gen-Verapamil
- Isoptin
- Isoptin SR
- Med-Verapamil
- Nu-Verap
- PMS-Verapamil
- Tarka
- Verelan
- Verelan PM
- Nov-Acebutolol
- Nu-Acebutolol
- Amiloride and Hydrochlorothiazide
- Norvas
- Caduet - mainly used to treat patients with hypertension and angina
- Amlodipine and Atorvastatin - mainly used to treat patients with hypertension and angina
- Amlodipine and Benazepril
- Gen-Atenolol
- Rhoxal-atenolol
- Tenolin
- Blokium
- Bisoprolol
- Zebeta
- Monocor
- Bisoprolol and Hydrochlorothiazide
- Bumedyl
- Drenural
- Miccil
- Alti-Captopril
- Gen-Captopril
- PMS-Captopril
- Captral
- Cardipril
- Cryopril
- Ecaten
- Kenolan
- Lenpryl
- Romir
- Chlorthalidone
- Cilazapril
- Inhibace
- Clonidine and Chlorthalidone
- Clorpres
- Diazoxide
- Hyperstat I.V
- Angiotrofin
- Novo-Diltiazem-CD
- Novo-Diltiazem SR
- Nu-Diltiaz-CD
- Ratio-Diltiazem CD
- Rhoxal-Diltiazem CD
- Rhoxal-Diltiazem SR
- Gen-Diltiazem
- Gen-Diltiazem SR
- Apo-Diltiaz SR
- Apo-Diltiaz CD
- Alti-Diltiazem SR
- Taztia XT
- Feliberal
- Glioten
- Kenopril
- Norpril
- Palane
- Pulsol
- Renitec
- Eplerenone
- Inspra
- Eprosartan and Hydrochlorothiazide
- Teveten HCT
- Esmolol
- Brevibloc
- Fenoldopam
- Corlopam
- Guanfacine
- Guanabenz
- Wytensin
- Hydra-Zide
- Hydralazine and Hydrochlorothiazide
- Mecamylamine
- Inversine
- Mthyclothiazide and Deserpidine
- Enduronyl
- Enduronyl Forte
- Moexipril
- Univasc
- Moexipril and Hydrochlorothiazide
- Syscor
- Olmesartan
- Benicar
- Benicar HCT
- Olmesartan and Hydrochlorothiazide
- Oxprenolol
- Slow-Trasicor
- Trasicor
- Perindopril Erbumine
- Coversyl
- Phentolamine
- Regitine
- Rogitine
- Z-Max
- Polythiazide
- Renesse
- Propranolol and Hydrochlorothiazide
- Micardis HCT
- Micardis Plus
- Telmisartan and Hydrochlorthiazide
- Trandolapril and Verapamil
- Metatensin
- Trichlorex
- Captohexal
- Acenorm
- Enzace
- Liprace
- Uremide
- GenRx Frusemide
- Frusid
- Frusehexal
- Alphapress
- Lercanidipine
- Zanidip
- Phenoxybenzamine
- Dibenyline
- Garlic
Unlabeled Drugs and Medications to treat High blood pressure:
Unlabelled alternative drug treatments for High blood pressure may include:
- Bumetanide
- Bumex
- Burinex
- Carteolol
- Cartrol
- Ocupress
- Occupress
- Clonidine - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
- Apo-Clonidine - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
- Catapres - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
- Catapres-TTS - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
- Combipres - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
- Dixarit - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
- Duraclon - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
- Novo-Clonidine - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
- Nu-Clonidine - mainly used as second line treatment in congestive heart failure patients
- Alti-Captopril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
- Gen-Captopril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
- PMS-Captopril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
- Captral - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
- Cardipril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
- Cryopril - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
- Ecaten - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
- Kenolan - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
- Lenpryl - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
- Romir - mainly used to treat hypertension secondary to scleroderma renal crisis and Takayasu's disease
Latest treatments for High blood pressure
The following medications/drugs/procedures are some of the latest treatments for High blood pressure:
Treatments for Causes of High blood pressure
Review the treatment information pages for various causes of High blood pressure:
- Gestational hypertension - occurring during pregnancy.
- PCOS
- Ischemia
- Polyarteritis nodosa - hypertension
- Scleroderma - pulmonary hypertension
- Lead poisoning - High blood pressure
- Myxoedema
- Pre-eclamptic toxemia
- Paget's disease
- Albuminuria - high blood pressure
- Aortic coarctation - high blood pressure in the upper body and arms
- Apparent mineralocorticoid excess - hypertension
- Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess, type 2 - hypertension
- Aristolochic Acid poisoning - hypertension
- Arizona Bark Scorpion poisoning - high blood pressure
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - High blood pressure
- Binswanger's Disease - high blood pressure
- Black widow spider envenomation - high blood pressure
- Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome - high blood pressure
- Cathinone poisoning - high blood pressure
- Chemical poisoning -- Acetaldehyde - high blood pressure
- Chronic Kidney Disease - high blood pressure
- Conn's adenoma - high blood pressure
- Conn's syndrome - arterial hypertension
- Conn-Louis Carcinoma - high blood pressure
- Cystic Fibrosis - Pulmonary hypertension
- Ecstasy abuse - raised blood pressure
- Glomerulonephritis, membranous congenital due to anti-maternal NEP alloimmunisation - hypertension
- Goodpasture syndrome - hypertension
- Granulomatous arthritis of childhood - high blood pressure
- HELLP syndrome - high blood pressure
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome - hypertension
- Herbal Agent adverse reaction -- Ginseng - high blood pressure
- Herbal Agent overdose -- Ginseng - high blood pressure
- Hyperparathyroidism - high blood pressure
- Hypertension due to bilateral renal artery stenosis - high blood pressure
- Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta - high blood pressure
- Hypertension of pregnancy - high blood pressure
- Indian Tobacco poisoning - high blood pressure
- Jimsonweed poisoning - high blood pressure
- Lobelia poisoning - high blood pressure
- Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis - hypertension
- Malignant rhabdoid tumors - hypertension
- Mesangial sclerosis, diffuse - hypertension
- Metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) - High blood pressure
- Mustard tree poisoning - hypertension
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to - hypertension
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 1 - high blood pressure
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 2 - high blood pressure
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 3 - high blood pressure
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 4 - high blood pressure
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 5 - high blood pressure
- Neuroblastoma, Susceptibility to, 6 - high blood pressure
- Nicotine addiction - High blood pressure
- Obesity hypoventilation syndrome - hypertension
- Pediatric granulomatous arthritis - high blood pressure
- Pickwickian syndrome - hypertension
- Pituitary Cancer - high blood pressure
- Polycystic ovary syndrome - High blood pressure
- Porphyria - high blood pressure
- Pregnancy toxemia /hypertension - high blood pressure
- Pseudoaldosteronism - high blood pressure
- Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis - pulmonary hypertension
- Renal Cell Carcinoma 2 - high blood pressure
- Renal Cell Carcinoma 3 - high blood pressure
- Renal Cell Carcinoma 4 - high blood pressure
- Renal hypertension - high blood pressure
- Renal segmental hypoplasia-induced Hypertension - high blood pressure
- Renovascular Hypertension - high blood pressure
- Rhabdoid tumor - hypertension
- Serotonin Syndrome - high blood pressure
- Shaken Baby Syndrome - hypertension
- Simple kidney cysts - high blood pressure
- Stress-Induced Hypertension - high blood pressure
- Surfactant Metabolism Dysfunction, Pulmonary, 1 - pulmonary hypertension
- Surfactant Metabolism Dysfunction, Pulmonary, 2 - pulmonary hypertension
- Thromboembolism - high blood pressure
- Toxic mushrooms -- Psychedelic - hypertension
- Tyrosinemia Type I - Hypertension
- Vesicoureteral reflux - high blood pressure
- Von Hippel-Lindau Disease - high blood pressure
- Wegener's granulomatosis - hypertension
- Williams Syndrome - hypertension
- Wilms' tumor - high blood pressure
- Wolman disease - pulmonary hypertension
- Adult Cystic Fibrosis - pulmonary hypertension
- Atrial Septal Defect 3 - pulmonary hypertension
- Atrial Septal Defect 4 - pulmonary hypertension
- Atrial Septal Defect 5 - pulmonary hypertension
- Atrial Septal Defect 6 - pulmonary hypertension
- COPD - pulmonary hypertension
- Electrical burns - high blood pressure
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 1 - severe high blood pressure
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 2 - severe high blood pressure
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 3 - severe high blood pressure
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 4 - severe high blood pressure
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 5 - severe high blood pressure
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Atypical, Susceptibility to, 6 - severe high blood pressure
- Nephrotic syndrome - hypertension
- Obstructive sleep apnea - pulmonary hypertension
- Paget's disease of bone - hypertension
- Polycystic kidney disease - hypertension
- Prehypertension - high blood pressure
- Secondary Reflux - high blood pressure
- Silicosis - pulmonary hypertension
- Stress - high blood pressure
- Turner Syndrome - hypertension
- Vesicoureteral Reflux 1 - high blood pressure
- Vesicoureteral Reflux 2 - high blood pressure
More causes: not all possible causes for High blood pressure are listed above; for a full list refer to causes of High blood pressure.
Treatment Notes
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for your specific medical situation.
Always discuss all treatment options with your doctor before
making a decision,
including whether to start or discontinue any treatment plan.
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