Treatment of High Blood Pressure

It is important to take steps to keep your blood pressure under control. The treatment goal is blood pressure below 140/90 and lower for people with other conditions, such as diabetes and kidney disease. Adopting healthy lifestyle habits is an effective first step in both preventing and controlling high blood pressure. If lifestyle changes alone are not effective in keeping your pressure controlled, it may be necessary to add blood pressure medications. In this section you will learn about blood pressure-lowering lifestyle habits and blood pressure medications.

Lifestyle

These links go to the Prevention section of this site.

• High Blood Pressure Prevention: Following a Healthy Eating Pattern
• High Blood Pressure Prevention: Reducing Salt and Sodium in Your Diet
• High Blood Pressure Prevention: Maintaining a Healthy Weight
• High Blood Pressure Prevention: Being Physically Active
• High Blood Pressure Prevention: Limiting Alcohol Intake
• High Blood Pressure Prevention: Quitting Smoking
• High Blood Pressure Prevention: Other Factors Affecting Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure Medications

• Types of Blood Pressure Medications
• Search for Information on a high blood pressure drug (This link opens a second browser window. Simply close that window to return to this page.)
• Tips to Help You Remember to Take Your High Blood Pressure Medicine
• Questions to Ask Your Doctor If You Have High Blood Pressure
• Test Your High Blood Pressure Medication IQ (This link opens a second browser window. Simply close that window to return to this page.)

source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/treat/treat.htm