What are the symptoms of hypertension?

Symptoms of hypertension vary from person to person. There may be no symptoms or obvious symptoms in the early stage, and blood pressure will rise only after fatigue, mental tension and emotional fluctuation, and return to normal after rest. With the prolongation of the course of disease, blood pressure increases obviously and continuously, and various symptoms will appear gradually, including headache, dizziness, inattention, memory loss, numbness of limbs, increased nocturia, palpitation, chest tightness and fatigue. When blood pressure suddenly rises to a certain extent, there may even be severe headache, vomiting, palpitation, dizziness and other symptoms, and in severe cases, unconsciousness and convulsions may occur.

The etiology of hypertension is complex, and everyone's situation is different, and the applicable treatment methods are also different. Doctors will choose antihypertensive drugs suitable for each patient according to the specific situation of each patient, the different complications, the efficacy and tolerance of drugs, and the patient's personal wishes or long-term tolerance. Commonly used antihypertensive drugs include calcium channel blockers (CCB) (such as levoamlodipine besylate tablets), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) (such as captopril tablets), angiotensin receptor antagonists (ARB) (such as irbesartan), diuretics (such as hydrochlorothiazide) and beta blockers (such as metoprolol succinate tablets).

When most patients with hypertension choose drugs for treatment, when one drug can't control their blood pressure well, they need to use two or more drugs for joint control. So at present, besides single antihypertensive drugs, there are many compound preparations (such as original irbesartan hydrochlorothiazide tablets, etc. Used to treat patients whose blood pressure cannot be effectively controlled by irbesartan or hydrochlorothiazide alone).

There are many brands of antihypertensive drugs, and there are many brands of the same drug. For example, the original irbesartan is produced by Sanofi, and other brands are generic drugs. The effective ingredients of different brands are the same, but the production technology and auxiliary materials are different. When choosing drugs, you need to follow the doctor's advice and don't change the medicine at will.