Doctor Andrei Kondrakhin spoke about “universal ways” to improve your well-being when your blood pressure has risen.
Cases when your blood pressure rises do not always require medical intervention – you can lower it at home. Doctor Kondrakhin told Vechernyaya Moskva how this can be done. The doctor noted that a jump in blood pressure is usually caused by anxiety, so to normalize it, you first need to try to calm down. Sedatives can help relieve anxiety.
“Any sedatives lead to normalization of the condition. When a person is calm and not nervous, the pressure can naturally decrease,” said Kondrakhin.
The horizontal position of the body also helps reduce pressure, that is, you need to lie down. According to the doctor, this allows you to normalize the blood supply to the kidneys, and therefore general blood pressure can normalize.
Another way is to drink moderately hot (about 40 degrees) water in very small sips. In this case, a person’s coronary vessels reflexively dilate, which leads to a decrease in pressure.
In addition, a soft, delicate massage of the collar area helps reduce pressure.
How to reduce high blood pressure with the help of medications? Quick help drugs contain the active ingredients nifedipine and captopril.
“Nifedipine and captopril are two drugs that are acceptable as independent first aid… if within 30 minutes after taking a person does not achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure – this is a reason to call an ambulance,” the doctor summed up.
The MedikForum.ru portal previously wrote about how blood pressure can change in people with hypertension in the summer.
Important! Information is provided for reference purposes. Ask a specialist about contraindications and side effects and under no circumstances self-medicate. At the first signs of illness, consult a doctor.
Andrey Kondrakhin Health general practitioner, candidate of medical sciences