Blood Pressure Drugs and Dementia
A recent study made by researchers from Boston University in the United States has shown that there is a positive relationship between taking blood pressure drugs and dementia. As reported in the UK publication The Guardian, millions of older people who take drugs for high blood pressure or heart problems can lessen their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. It was also reported that people suffering already from dementia are less likely to get worse. The research showed that people who are taking angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were up to 40% less likely to develop dementia than people taking other blood pressure drugs. The researchers from Boston University found that older people taking ARBs were less likely to experience dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Dementia
As stated in the United States National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health, “dementia which, is also called senility, is a word for a group of symptoms caused by disorders that affect the brain. It is not a specific disease. People with dementia may not be able to think well enough to do activities of daily living such as getting dressed or eating and that they may lose their ability perform problem solving as well as controlling their emotions. People with dementia may experience personality changes. They may become agitated or may experience visual hallucinations.”
The United States’ National Institute of Health cites memory loss as the most common symptom of dementia. However, experiencing memory loss does not guarantee that you have dementia. They said that people with dementia will experience serious problems with two or more brain functions, such as memory and language.
There are a number of causative factors that may predispose a person to dementia. These may include diseases and infections, strokes, head injuries, drugs and nutritional deficiencies.
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Don’t Stop your Medication when you go back Home
Once a person suffers a stroke attack, the immediate goal is to prevent the recurrence of another stroke.
While admitted in the hospital, a stroke patient must start stroke therapy. Stroke therapy includes rehabilitation made by physical and occupational therapists, care management by nurses or other healthcare professionals, as well as medical management by the stroke patient’s doctor.
Self-Titration of Medications Helps Improve Blood Pressure
A recent study conducted in the United Kingdom showed there is a direct relationship between controlling the amount of antihypertensive medication one person is taking and his blood pressure. The study had shown that patients who regularly checked their blood pressure at home and modified the amount of antihypertensive drugs they were taking had a more significant decrease in their blood pressure compared with patients receiving conventional care.
The results of the novel study were reported in the Lancet, by Dr. Richard McManus of Primary Care Clinical Services and of the University of Birmingham. Dr. McManus said that the study, Telemonitoring and Self-Management in the Control of Hypertension (TASMINH2), was done in a primary care setting. He added that telemonitoring was also done as a “safety net.”
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