There are five types of antihypertensive drugs commonly used by doctors: calcium antagonists (such as nifedipine), ACEI (such as enalapril), ARB (such as telmisartan), diuretics (such as hydrochlorothiazide) and receptor blockers (such as metoprolol). These five types of drugs are basically doctors’ main weapons against hypertension. These five drugs are not good or bad, only suitable or inappropriate. That kind of drug can not only effectively reduce blood pressure, but also protect organs such as heart, brain, lung and kidney, which is the appropriate drug. Generally speaking, high-salt diet, elderly patients and patients with simple systolic hypertension have better antihypertensive response to calcium antagonists and thiazide diuretics. Middle-aged and young patients have better response to ACEI or ARB and receptor Read More …