Combination Medication for Hypertension

Combination treatments for high blood pressure are used when one medicine cannot lower or control blood pressure effectively. According to WebMD, therapy with two or more medicines treat high blood pressure better than one.

Types of Medicines

• Diuretics, which are fluid pills, and high blood pressure medicines such as ace inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, beta blockers and calcium channel blockers are medicines used in combination therapy.

Combinations

• There are different combinations to treat high blood pressure. Diuretics are used along with the high blood pressure medicines as well as different types of high blood pressure medicines used together.

Length of Therapy

• According to WebMD, the therapy will take at least a year with these medicines. When the blood pressure is normal for one year, the doctor may start decreasing the doses and then the medicines.

How to Take

• Combination therapy should be taken exactly as the doctor orders. Do not stop taking this medicine or run out of medicine as this can cause an elevation in your blood pressure.

Success

• To measure the success of therapy you should take your blood pressure often. Take your pressure at different times during the day and keep a record of readings for your doctor to review.