Conclusion: nifedipine is a dihydropyridine calcium blocker, which is used to prevent and treat angina pectoris
"What's the use of saving money all your life? For whom? We can't save money for treatment.
In the face of grandma Liu lying on the hospital bed, the neighbor cried! Granny Liu is a typical Chinese old man. She is not only kind-hearted but also economical. Although she has become an old man living alone and has a large pension, she still sticks to the virtue of diligence and thrift. Unfortunately, this virtue should not be used in most places, that is medicine!
After she retired as a teacher, Granny Liu found out about her high blood pressure, but she never took any medicine. Later, when he fainted at home, he was rescued by his neighbor and was able to save his life. At the doctor's suggestion, she began to take medicine, but the medicine prescribed by the doctor was too expensive. After she finished eating, she went to the drugstore to buy a cheap antihypertensive drug, which is ordinary nifedipine tablets.
A bottle of 100 tablets costs less than 10 yuan, which can save a lot of money. So granny Liu insisted on taking this pill. After taking it for some time, Granny Liu thought it was a bit wasteful and troublesome to take it three times a day, so she changed it to two times. After a while, Granny Liu changed it directly to one. And these inadvertent operations have become the fuse of Granny Liu's sudden myocardial infarction!
If only from the economic aspect, in fact, in the process of treating hypertension, Granny Liu gave up the original treatment drug and chose nifedipine, which was cheaper, which saved a total of 3000 yuan. For this 3000 yuan, Granny Liu spent all the money she had saved for half her life, and now she is still in danger. That's why her good neighbor cried in the hospital and sighed! What's the use of saving money for a lifetime? We can't save money for treatment!
Today, I want to share this old case with you. I just want to tell you that you can't save any money for treatment. At the same time, I hope you have a deeper understanding of nifedipine ordinary tablets!
Nifedipine is a dihydropyridine calcium blocker, which is used to prevent and treat angina pectoris of coronary heart disease, especially variant angina pectoris and angina pectoris caused by coronary artery spasm. Nifedipine is also suitable for various types of hypertension and has a good curative effect on refractory and severe hypertension. Because of its low price, it is popular among the public.
Nifedipine ordinary tablets are short-acting antihypertensive drugs, belong to the first generation of CCB, low bioavailability, the antihypertensive effect can only maintain 4-5 hours, so take three times a day. After treatment, it can cause vasodilation and sympathetic nervous system activation, and easily cause reflex tachycardia, palpitation, and headache. If long-term use, it may also cause gingival hyperplasia, ankle edema. It is worth noting that nifedipine can not be stopped suddenly, otherwise it is easy to aggravate angina pectoris, which can be avoided by gradually reducing the dosage.
If granny Liu is allowed to make a new choice, what better choice will she have?
1、 Stick to the medicine prescribed by the doctor
The drug prescribed by the doctor is Levamlodipine besylate tablets. As a new long-acting calcium channel blocker, it can inhibit the influx of calcium ions in vascular smooth muscle cells. It has the characteristics of mild onset, stable effect, and low degree of reflex sympathetic activation. If granny Liu insisted on using this medicine, there would be no irreparable tragedy.
2、 Don't use drugs without permission
Although more and more people use nifedipine ordinary tablets, its antihypertensive effect still exists. Although it is a short-acting antihypertensive drug, if we insist on its usage and dosage, it will not lead to the tragedy of sudden myocardial infarction.
3、 In case of an abnormal situation, communicate with the doctor in time
If granny Liu insists on using nifedipine ordinary tablets, she is likely to have side effects such as palpitation and swelling of the feet, and she should communicate with the doctor in time. The doctor will reduce the dosage or change the dressing according to the specific situation to meet the purpose of continuing to reduce blood pressure. This can avoid side effects.
Nothing can be done over again. I hope these lessons can be helpful to you.
