Is it okay to take Enalapril 20 once a day to treat high blood pressure level I?

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I am in Laos and have high blood pressure level 1, taking antihypertensive drugs. Can I ask the doctor if I can take Enalapril 20 once a day to treat high blood pressure level I? Thanks for the advice doctor.
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Hi, please share your concern.
Hypertension is usually divided by grade from mild to severe including grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, hypertensive emergency, hypertensive emergency... You have high (high) blood pressure I is a slight increase (systolic blood pressure in the range of 140 - 160 mmHg). Usually with this high blood pressure, the doctor will use 1 antihypertensive drug (can use Enalapril as you are taking) and monitor your blood pressure regularly. If the blood pressure is still not reached the desired value (the goal to be achieved is blood pressure in the range of 120 - 130/70 - 80 mmHg), the doctor will add more drugs until the target blood pressure is reached.
So if your blood pressure has reached the target blood pressure value, you should maintain treatment. However, in the treatment of hypertension, besides medication, other measures such as diet, living, exercise, abstaining from alcohol and tobacco are very important to achieve optimal treatment. , avoid dangerous complications later.
You can go to Vinmec Health System Hospitals nationwide to get more detailed advice from experienced doctors. Thank you for trusting me to send the question of whether to take Enalapril 20 a day, 1 tablet for high blood pressure, can I come to Vinmec.

Answered by Specialist Doctor II Nguyen Quoc Viet - Interventional Cardiologist - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.