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High Blood Pressure and Medical Marijuana


High Blood Pressure and Medical Marijuana

High blood pressure is a prevailing problem in the world, and for many years now, scientists have been trying to come up with a permanent solution for it without any success. But what exactly is high blood pressure? In medical terms, the condition is described as a high tension in the arteries but to put it in layman’s terms, high blood pressure is when there is a high force of blood pushing against the walls of the heart. Normally, your blood pressure should be below 120/80 mmHg, but this condition causes it to go higher. There are three stages of high blood pressure as shown below;• Prehypertension: this is when your systolic pressure ranges from 130 to 139 mmHg and is usually the first stage on which you should seek help• Stage one has a systolic pressure which ranges from 140 to 159 mmHg• Stage two is the most severe and could even lead to death from strokes or heart attacks. Here, the systolic pressure ranges from 160 mmHg and above.

Symptoms to be on the lookout for • Headaches • Shortness of breath • Dizziness • Nausea • Vomiting for no reason • Blurred vision• Dizziness • Chest pain • General body weakness

Pharmaceutical treatments

There have been methods of treating high blood pressure with doctors insisting that lifestyle changes are the way to start which is true. Treatment for any other conditions besides high blood pressure begins with lifestyle changes. Apart from that doctors often prescribe the following high blood pressure treatments depending on the level of blood pressure.• Thiazide diuretics• ACE inhibitors• ARBS blockers• Beta and alpha blockers• Calcium blockers and omega 3 fish oil supplements

Nevertheless, as the research on medical marijuana continues, scientists and physicians have discovered that high blood pressure can be treated using some components of medical marijuana.

High blood pressure and medical marijuana

The connection between high blood pressure and medical marijuana has always been controversial with critics claiming that it only works to increase the heart rate.

CBD oil effects and blood pressure

Nevertheless, studies show that immediately after intakes it tends to increase the blood pressure moderately and then later the user develops tolerance to the reaction, and it later slows down hypertension. The more the patient use it, the more they develop tolerance to its reaction, and finally, they get used to it and finally lowers blood pressure by 20 to 40 points hence answering the question on whether CBD can lower blood pressure. Therefore it is indeed true that CBD oil reduces blood pressure.

Indica or Sativa for high blood pressure

These are the best and most known strains to use if you have high blood pressure - THC vs CBD. They are easily compatible with the endocannabinoids which occur naturally in the body and thus do not cause you heavy reactions if you are a first time user like the others would do.

Other best strains for blood pressure• Sour diesel• Blue dream• Fruity Thai• Purple Kush• Green Crack• Black Larry Bird• Northern lights Conclusion

Although it comes with a few reactions at first, CBD oil does help lower blood pressure leaving the patient feeling more relaxed than other prescriptions do.  

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