Be wary of common misunderstandings in National Hypertension Day.

　　CCTV News:Then, if you don’t want blood pressure to be "high above", the following common misunderstandings about hypertension need to be understood.

　　Myth 1: The more expensive antihypertensive drugs are, the better.

　　Liu Meiyan, Director of Beijing anzhen hospital Shuangxin Medical Center:Some old patients will tell me, he said doctor, he said that I have to take good medicine and eat expensive medicine, and you can give me whatever is expensive. Actually, it’s not entirely true. We talk about hypertension, which has different types and many subtypes. We carry out targeted treatment according to its types. In fact, the most effective and appropriate medicine is not necessarily the most expensive medicine.

　　Myth # 2: Superstition of folk prescription and health care products to treat hypertension.

　　Now there are some so-called hypertension medicated bath, hypertension belt and other hypertension regimen on the market. Are these methods reliable?

　　Liu Meiyan, Director of Beijing anzhen hospital Shuangxin Medical Center:We can see that even after this hypertension was treated by indigenous methods, it was not uncommon to see some syncope, sweating and even shock caused by soaking feet and soaking the whole body with something with unclear ingredients. If you have high blood pressure, you should treat it scientifically and find a professional doctor to treat it.

　　Myth 3: Take medicine when blood pressure is high and stop taking medicine when blood pressure is normal.

　　Song Xiantao, Director of the First Ward of anzhen hospital Coronary Heart Disease Center:If hypertension is diagnosed, we suggest taking medicine continuously. However, after taking medicine for a period of time, the patient’s blood pressure may be normal again. At this time, he must not stop taking medicine by himself. If he stops taking medicine, it is actually a mistake, because blood pressure will rebound after stopping taking medicine, and we especially avoid taking antihypertensive drugs for a while in clinic, which leads to unstable blood pressure.

　　Myth 4: If blood pressure is high, the faster it drops, the better, the lower it is.

　　Experts say that rapid blood pressure reduction is needed only when the blood pressure rises sharply and leads to danger. Blood pressure drops too fast and too low, which is prone to ischemic events, and even serious cerebral infarction. Generally speaking, antihypertensive treatment should follow the principle of slow and steady.

　　Myth # 5: Worried about the side effects of antihypertensive drugs, do not take medicine or eat less.

　　Song Xiantao, Director of the First Ward of anzhen hospital Coronary Heart Disease Center:First of all, first of all, you must take medicine. What are the consequences of not taking medicine because you are worried about this side effect? Lead to some adverse consequences such as stroke, coronary heart disease, heart failure, etc. The second concept, we must know that all drugs have side effects, but the probability of such side effects is a small probability event, very, very low, which is far lower than the benefits brought by our drug treatment.