Tips on lowering blood pressure fast
Blood pressure medications
Medications used in lowering blood pressure fast are diuretics, beta-blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin antagonists, alpha blockers, alpha-beta blockers, nervous system inhibitors and vasodilators.
Diuretics help prevent retention of water by flushing out excess water and sodium from the body. Proper excretion of these elements in the urine helps alleviate congestion in the organs of the body such as the heart.
Beta-blockers decrease nerve signals to the heart and blood vessels, thus reducing the number of heart beats and lessening the force of contraction of the cardiac muscle. As the heart works less hard, the blood pressure drops.
ACE inhibitors thwart the formation of angiotensin II, a hormone that narrows blood vessels. Drugs from this group relax the arteries and cause the blood pressure to go down. Angiotensin antagonists protect the blood vessels from angiotensin II.
Calcium channel blockers prevent the influx of calcium into the heart muscle and blood vessels, relaxing the blood vessels and lowering their pressure.
Alpha-blockers lessen nerve impulses, allowing easier passage of blood and causing the blood pressure to go down. Alpha-beta blockers, on the other hand, have the same effect with the addition of slowing the heart beat, thus lowering the blood pressure. Nervous system inhibitors control nerve impulses in the blood vessels, relaxing them and lowering their pressure.
Vasodilators lower the blood pressure as they cause the blood vessels to dilate.
Lifestyle makeovers
Lifestyle practices which help lower blood pressure fast include exercising, strictly following a diet low in salt and fat content, good nutrition including eating lots of fiber from whole grains, fruits and vegetables, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol intake, maintaining normal weight, avoiding stress and taking vitamin and mineral supplements such as potassium, calcium, magnesium regularly.
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