Medication for blood pressure is both a benefit and a curse sometimes
Blood pressure medication works well to reduce the risk of early death from stroke or heart attack but it brings its own problems too.
Many people who take medication for high blood pressure experience side effects and can sometimes feel unwell because of their treatment - in a way that they never did before treatment started. This can lead to even the best motivated person giving up on their blood pressure tablets, having decided that they would rather feel well and take their chances with a high blood pressure than live with fatigue, cough, joint pain or whatever other medication side effect they are experiencing.
But it doesn't have to be like that ! The choice of treatments for blood pressure is vast and most of us will be able to find an approach that works well for us. This might involve lifestyle changes, alternative treatments for blood pressure therapy, medication - or some combination of these three.
Alistrol - a new all natural blood pressure supplment - works very well alongside or instead of your normal blood pressure medication treatments.
The articles on this page will give you a head start in understanding your blood pressure medication but you will find lots more on the site if you look.
Browse around and explore the site. If you want to join in discussion about blood pressure treatments with others in the same position then hop over to the blood pressure forum and join in the chat.
New
blood pressure medications
New approaches to treating blood pressure come along
regularly. This article looks at a way of combining medications to
provide better blood pressure control and an easier way to take your
tablets.
Blood
Pressure - Beta Blockers
Beta blocker drugs like atenolol and bisoprolol have recently gone out
of fashion when it comes to blood pressure treatment. There is concern
that they may increase the risk of diabetes in some patients -
particularly if they are combined with a water pill or diuretic. Read
more about this here ...
Hyperexol
Treatment for Blood Pressure
Hyperexol is a popular non medical treatment for high
blood pressure. It contains a combination of active herbs and nurients
and seems to have a good track record in lowering blood
pressure readings
Norvasc
for blood pressure treatment
Norvasc or amlodipine is one of the most commonly used blood pressure
medications in the world. Find out how norvasc works and what the common
side effects of norvasc are. Read this ...
Zantac
- Blood Pressure
Zantac or ranitidine is a commonly used medication for
dyspepsia or excess stomach acid. Recent reports have linked it to
blood pressure problems - but is this correct? Does zantac cause high
blood pressure?
Zocor
and Blood Pressure
Zocor or simvastatin is used to lower cholesterol but
can it make your high blood pressure worse? What does zocor do to your
blood pressure. Find out more here ...