doctors have a wide range of high blood pressure medicines available to rein in galloping blood pressure. these high blood pressure treatments include diuretics? so-called water pills; beta blockers which cause your heart to beat more slowly and with less force; and angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitors which block the production of an enzyme that normally causes blood vessels to narrow. a new medication called an angiotensin ii receptor blocker (arb) causes vessels to relax and become wider. as effective as these drugs are at blood pressure control if you get to the point of needing them you will have to take them for the rest of your life. that is one more good reason to focus on prevention.
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