Have you been told by your doctor or a health care provider that you have hypertension, BUT you don’t see the need to take blood pressure pills?
You are not alone. Close to 50% of people with hypertension do not take their medication as prescribed and fail to lower their blood pressure.
You already know when your blood pressure is too high it puts you at risk for serious problems. However, for whatever reason, you may be resistant to take medication treatment for your elevated blood pressure.
Have your doctor or health care provider ever told you to make lifestyle modification, and you really wanted to, BUT you just don’t have the time to do it or you don’t know what exactly to do?
Hypertension Resistant To Treatment blog is here to provide you with knowledge, training, resources, and support. You’ll be able to make informed decisions with your doctor about starting or titrating blood pressure medication in no time. You will also learn when it might be safe for you to resist treatment with your doctor’s (including nurse practitioners [PA] or physician assistant [PA]) approval. Ready, let’s do this!
High blood pressure damages your blood vessels and organs (eyes, heart, kidneys, brain) causing unnecessary problems such as blindness, stroke, heart disease, and kidney disease THAT IS LIKELY TO RESULT INTO disability or death. The sooner you can get your blood pressure under control the better off you will be to prevent or stop further damage and to avoid medication or minimize medication treatment.
” target=”_blank”>Home blood pressure monitoring and tracking are keys to share with your doctor to start your journey to success. I recommend the Omron blood pressure monitor because we use it in research and health care.
New research has even shown that it is not enough to just lower your blood pressure with medication to prevent heart disease, but in fact, it is equally important to decrease inflammation and create healthy blood vessels.
Hello! I am Dr. Tonya. I am here to help you learn what everybody ought to know about hypertension so you can live a long healthy quality of life. Once you understand, track, and take specific actions you can live free from heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and cardiovascular damage and events!
Since 2011, I have helped hundreds of people understand, track, and take specific actions to get control of their blood pressure. Most of the people I have helped were diagnosed with hypertension and resistant to taking medication treatment. However, I have helped others who were never diagnosed with hypertension but who had elevated or severe blood pressure.
This blog and podcast were created for you! Use the information in this blog to lower your blood pressure and improve the health of your blood vessels to reduce your heart disease risk.
5 Basic Things Everybody Ought To Know About Hypertension
1) The terms hypertension and high blood pressure are many times used interchangeably. The very first thing you ought to know is your target goal of blood pressure. Your diagnosis, treatment, and control and everything else will be based on your blood pressure target goal.
2) Monitoring and tracking your blood pressure at home is one of the most important things you must do to confirm if you have high blood pressure.
Omron case: This case is useful when you bring your monitor to your doctor’s office for validation. It will protect your monitor from damage.
3) Report severe blood pressures to your doctor and you never ignore severe blood pressure measurements
4) Your hypertension diagnosis, treatment, and control, and everything else is based on your ten-year cardiovascular risk assessment. You should calculate your score and know where you stand so you can make informed health decisions with your doctor’s approval. Go to the link below to calculate your risk and share it with your doctor.
5) It may be safe to resist receiving prescription medication for your high blood pressure for some time if you work with your doctor and your blood pressure is not severe. However, you must reduce severe blood pressure as soon as possible to avoid poor cardiovascular outcomes. Hypertension prescription medication effectively reduces high blood pressure when taken routinely as prescribed. A 30-day pillbox and set alarms on your smartphone can help you remember to take your medication routinely.
Start with the information above for quick wins. Then, follow the blog for additional information to help you maintain a healthy blood pressure.
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