You will need to receive instructions from your provider on the proper techniques for home blood pressure monitoring. Office visits are needed so that your provider can monitor your blood pressure, adjust your treatment as needed, and check for side effects from your blood pressure medication. The complications of uncontrolled hypertension are heart attach, stroke, heart failure and kidney failure. Additional factors that may hasten problems include smoking, diabetes, and high cholesterol. The goals of treatment are to lower your blood pressure to a level as near normal as possible and to reduce risk of complications with the following lifestyle changes and medications if necessary.
Individuals vary in their response to salt intake.
A good way to control weight and reduce anxiety. Thirty to forty-five minutes of brisk walking 3 to 4 times a week is usually helpful in lowering blood pressure. Relaxation techniques may help you control stress. Drinking more than one ounce of alcohol a day may increase blood pressure. There are a wide variety of medications available to treat high blood pressure.