The reasons why the blood pressure is sometimes high and low.💞💞💞

For patients with hypertension, blood pressure is the most frequently checked physical sign. But will your blood pressure be sometimes high and low? Will your blood pressure control be unstable? Will your blood pressure fluctuate too much? This situation is actually very common, but what causes this situation? The following reasons are why the blood pressure is sometimes high and low.

To understand the fluctuation range of normal blood pressure.

The blood pressure of a normal person has a fluctuation range and it is not a fixed value. The normal blood pressure range is 90-139mmHg for systolic blood pressure and 60-89mmHg for diastolic blood pressure. If it fluctuates between this range, it is the normal fluctuation range.

To understand the fluctuation rule of blood pressure.

When person woke up in the morning, blood pressure began to rise and achieved the highest at 8:00 to 10:00, then decline slightly. It was another peak period of blood pressure at 16:00 to 18:00. After that, the blood pressure began to drop and it achieved the lowest at 22:00 to 2:00. Therefore, from 8:00 to 10:00 every morning is the time of the highest blood pressure. It is called the morning peak blood pressure. This time is the best time to measure blood pressure.

Whether to follow the doctor's prescription.

Oral antihypertensive drugs should be taken consistently. You should not only take the drugs when the blood pressure rises. Do not stop the drugs immediately after the blood pressure drops. The drugs must keep taking even if your blood pressure is in a normal range. If you only take the drugs when blood pressure rises and stop taking when blood pressure drops, it will cause drastic fluctuations in blood pressure.

Whether to change the drugs frequently.

Some people originally took a drug and their blood pressure was already under control. But when they see someone else taking another medicine and think that the medicine taken by others is better. Then they switch to other medicines by themselves. This will change the original blood pressure. Therefore, never change the medicines yourself.

Take short-acting antihypertensive drugs.

Short-acting antihypertensive drugs have a relatively short time of action and need to be taken 2 to 3 times a day. It will cause fluctuations in blood pressure. Therefore, it always try to choose long-acting antihypertensive drugs. For example, long-acting sustained-release tablets or controlled-release tablets, they are taken once a day. They are more convenient to take and can keep blood pressure stable.

The blood pressure should be measured in a calm state.

If it is after eating, exercise, defecation or emotionally, the blood pressure measured will be higher. Therefore, after waking up in the morning, empty the bladder and urine, then measure the blood pressure in a calm state as the standard.

Long-term mental stress, high pressure and lack of sleep.

If you suffer from sleep deprivation for a long time, even on the basis of taking antihypertensive drugs, it may cause high blood pressure and blood pressure fluctuations. Therefore, in the case of taking antihypertensive drugs and blood pressure is still high, we should also pay attention to improving the quality of sleep.

Drinking and smoking can cause blood pressure fluctuations.

If blood pressure measured after drinking alcohol or smoking, since they can affect blood vessels, thereby affecting blood pressure.

👆The above are the common causes of blood pressure fluctuations. Evaluating the causes of blood pressure fluctuations can help stabilize blood pressure control.