How does hypertension medication work?

January 27th, 2008 | by Pressurized |
~Snizz~ asked:


Anyone?
All I know is I take this tiny pill and it slows down my blood pressure. Isn’t that awesome?
Morning Kev..yeah everything is great. I just wanted to know how they work :) I’ve had hypertension for 5 years now!

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  1. 8 Responses to “How does hypertension medication work?”

  2. By jloertscher on Jan 28, 2008 | Reply

    which one? There are several classes of anti-hypertensives

  3. By Kev on Jan 29, 2008 | Reply

    Good morning Snizz. Well it is for me anyway.
    I know as much as you do I’m afraid. Take a pill and all should be well as long as you look after yourself. I don’t know the hows or whys.
    I hope all is well for you.

  4. By Lady in waiting to the 1st Lady on Jan 30, 2008 | Reply

    It usually thins the blood which helps it to flow easier around the body. This means that the heart is not under so much pressure to pump blood around the body and therefore the blood pressure is lowered.

  5. By Joy J on Feb 1, 2008 | Reply

    There are several hypertension pills. Each drug has its own side effects and drug interactions. Which one do you take? Here this site has information on several hypertension drugs see they have information about the drug that you have been taking

  6. By Bear S on Feb 3, 2008 | Reply

    Hypertension is the constriction of the veins and arteries. The pill you take is probably Cumin. It thins the blood and allows the flow to be constant. You bleed a lot if you cut yourself, right?

  7. By plato on Feb 5, 2008 | Reply

    They’re a preventative Snizz and I take one type to slow my heartbeat which in turn reduces the blood pressure-then there are other types as you probably know
    Best thing is not to get wound up lol

  8. By Lulu on Feb 7, 2008 | Reply

    hey snizz….ill go with Bear since i know nothing on hypertension

  9. By Pangolin on Feb 8, 2008 | Reply

    There are a bunch of different drugs that treat HTN, and they can work in different ways.

    Some work by decreasing the amount of fluid in your body.
    Some increase the diameter of your blood vessels.
    Some inhibit the renin-angiotensin system.
    Some slow the heart down and/or decrease it’s pumping strength.
    Some pills are a combination of two different medications that work well together.

    Antihypertensive medications are NOT blood thinners. Those decrease clotting, and do not affect blood pressure.

    I’m glad you have a medication that works well for you. Controlling your blood pressure will decrease your risk of heart attack and stroke.

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