Types of Hypertension Drugs
During the course of my illness, I made it a habit to research everything that my doctors would tell me. IIt is not that I didn't trust them. Just making sure that everything said was validated by researches I made. Four years ago I did try to find out what hypertension drugs were. When were they used, what were the side effects? The following was part of my research: There were different types of hypertension drugs namely: 1. Anti angina drugs Antiangina drugs are medicines that relieve the symptoms of angina pectoris (severe chest pain). The dull, tight chest pain of angina occurs when the heart's muscular wall is not getting enough oxygen. By relaxing the blood vessels, antiangina drugs reduce the heart's work load and increase the amount of oxygen-rich blood that reaches the heart. These drugs come in different forms, and are used in three main ways: • taken regularly over a long period, they reduce the number of angina attacks. • taken just before some activity that us