Does hypertension need to take medicine all the time?

Hypertension usually needs to take medicine all the time.

Hypertension patients need to take antihypertensive drugs for life, mainly because hypertension is a chronic disease, there is no cure at present, only long-term adherence to take antihypertensive drugs, can make blood pressure long-term control in the target range, so as to reduce the damage to heart, brain and kidney target organs, prevent various complications of hypertension. However, if the patient's blood pressure reaches the target and remains stable, the dose of the drug can be appropriately reduced under the guidance of the doctor, or switched to a safer drug. Common antihypertensive drugs include spironolactone, furosemide and nifedipine.