Hypertension Patients Must Regularly Take Medicine, This Is What Happens To The Body If You Don't Do It

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JAKARTA - Hypertension is a medical condition when the blood pressure in the arteries exceeds the normal limit. Hypertension includes serious health problems, which if not treated properly can increase the risk of heart disease to stroke.

In handling hypertension, patients will usually be given medication to keep their blood pressure normal. The drug must be taken regularly, even though there is no spike in blood pressure.

"If the tension is normal after taking medication, can the drug be stopped, of course not. This is because he has normal blood pressure due to taking medication. So he still needs medicine," said Chairman of the Committee and General Chair of the 2025 Peripartum Hypertension Implementation Book Team, Dr. Ni Made Hustini, when met in the Kebayoran Baru area, South Jakarta, some time ago.

By taking normal medicine and blood pressure, it will help the function of other organs of the body. With the help of drugs, other organs of the body do not have to work hard to keep blood pressure normal.

Others will be happy, happy because they can work normally. If you don't take medication, other organs will work hard to keep blood pressure normal," he said.

If hypertension patients do not regularly take medication, other organs such as the heart will work hard, which has an impact on increasing the risk of heart disease. Hypertension that is not treated with drugs can also interfere with kidney function.

"If the heart, for example, works in high blood pressure, then the heart muscle can grow which can cause heart failure due to hypertension. That can also happen in the kidneys and others," he explained.

Then, Doctor Ni Made also said that in addition to taking medication, hypertension patients must also adopt a healthy lifestyle. One of them is choosing healthy foods, which does not increase the risk of rising blood pressure.

"So if he has hypertension, he has to take medicine, and apply healthy lifestyle, yes," concluded Doctor Ni Made.