Do you often feel dizzy? It could be hypertension. Recognize the symptoms..
Hello Hermina Friends, often feeling dizzy can be a sign of high blood pressure. Hermina Friends usually have the characteristics of headaches due to high blood pressure that are not much different from headaches in general. Headaches due to high blood pressure usually occur when blood pressure reaches more than or equal to 180/120 mmHg.
This condition is a sign of malignant hypertension or hypertensive crisis. Headaches due to uncontrolled high blood pressure will be followed by other symptoms, such as blurred vision, chest pain, shortness of breath, and nausea. So, Hermina Friends, to reduce dizziness due to hypertension, you also have to know how to reduce hypertension.
How to reduce hypertension?
1. Do regular exercise
Regular exercise can strengthen the heart muscle and make the walls of blood vessels more flexible and relaxed, so that blood flow is smoother and blood pressure is more controlled. Friends are advised to exercise for 30 minutes, 3-5 times per week.
2. Fulfill your need for rest
Getting used to not sleeping well and not getting enough rest can affect blood pressure. Therefore, people who experience sleep disorders are usually more at risk of developing hypertension in the long term. Requires 7-9 hours of sleep per day
3. Consume healthy and nutritious food
Another simple way to lower blood pressure that can also be applied is to eat healthy and nutritious food. The recommended healthy eating pattern for hypertension sufferers is the DASH diet.
4. Manage stress well
Stress also affects emotions and blood pressure in the body. What's more, prolonged stress can have a negative impact on lifestyle, resulting in a high risk of increasing blood pressure. So, try to always manage stress well.
5. Administering medication
Apart from making lifestyle changes, hypertension sufferers also need medication to control their blood pressure. This antihypertensive drug generally needs to be taken for life with a dose that will be periodically reduced or increased according to the patient's condition. Please remember that the consumption of the above drugs must be under the supervision of a doctor. Do not increase or decrease the dose without your doctor's approval.
So friends of Hermina, if you experience hypertension, immediately go to a specialist in internal medicine at Hermina Bitung Hospital, to get further treatment.
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