Treatment of high pressure in adolescents

When choosing a method of treating hypertension in adolescents doctor takes into account the following factors:

• Age of the patient;
• The severity of the disease - such as high blood pressure as a patient and how it affects the quality of life;
• As a patient reacts to certain drugs and treatments.

In some cases, it may also consider the views of the parents of a teenager.

If the cause of hypertension is a particular disease, the doctor will prescribe specific treatment for this disease. If the reason for the increased pressure has not been detected for the treatment, especially recommended lifestyle changes, including:

• To increase the level of physical activity;
• Start to eat;
• If necessary to reduce weight.

In most cases, this helps to effectively reduce the pressure How to reduce the pressure at home: self-help   and lead to normal cholesterol levels Cholesterin   in blood. This helps greatly reduce the likelihood of cardiovascular disease in the future.

Drug treatment requires only a small percentage of young people with high blood pressure. To normalize the pressure typically used diuretics (diuretics), and calcium channel blockers.

Results: in adolescents with high blood pressure higher standard of living

According to a recently concluded study, the quality of life of adolescents with high blood pressure is higher than that of their peers with normal pressure; in particular, they suffer less stress, and have better coping abilities.

The study involved 7,700 German teenagers. At 10, 7% of them had high blood pressure - adolescents with hypertension was twice larger than expected. Scientists are not surprised that they have more common problems such as obesity and a sedentary lifestyle than in adolescents with normal blood pressure. They spent more time watching TV or playing computer games, and they were often unhealthy habits - not just overeating, and a sedentary lifestyle, and alcohol consumption. The surprise was that in some areas of business in these adolescents fare better than their peers who do not suffer from hypertension. In particular, they noted the best academic performance, higher self-esteem, more harmonious relations in the family and, oddly enough, better physical health. In addition, adolescents with high pressure rarely observed hyperactivity.

Hypertension - is one of the most common chronic diseases, which can cause many other diseases, including deadly .  It can be years, not cause any symptoms, and if left untreated, slowly damaging the blood vessels and internal organs .  Previous research has found lower levels of psychological distress in adults with high blood pressure who did not know that they have hypertension, than people with normal blood pressure .  However, after hypertension is diagnosed and treatment begins, the quality of life in many respects worse .  Scientists suggest that further monitoring of the participants in the new study shows that adolescents also reduced the quality of life after they know that they have hypertension, and begin treatment .  While not shown how the quality of life is associated with a high pressure High pressure   adolescents. The researchers offer several theories to explain this connection:

• Teens focused on academic achievement, may experience a lot of stress, which leads to increased pressure - but they have high self-esteem and quality of life;
• Some teens may suppress their negative emotions, which also leads to an increase in blood pressure. During testing, they may evaluate their quality of life as high, regardless of their true emotional state;
• High blood pressure can mute the negative emotions - some studies have shown that high blood pressure makes a person less susceptible to stress.

Perhaps further research will help us better understand how high blood pressure in adolescents affects their quality of life.

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