Do antihypertensive drugs harm the kidneys?

Medicine is three-part poison, so many people are reluctant to take medicine when they are sick. However, for some diseases that threaten our life and health, the use of medicines is essential. For example, blood pressure medication. So, do antihypertensive drugs harm the kidneys? Many of my friends actually don’t understand this, they only know that antihypertensive drugs will have a certain impact on liver detoxification. In fact, antihypertensive drugs will not harm the kidneys.

One is the issue of antihypertensive drugs. There are six categories of antihypertensive drugs currently used clinically: sartans (such as prilocaine and diovan), dipines (such as Norvasc), prils (such as Lotensin), diuretics (such as hydrochlorothiazide), beta-receptor blockers (such as bisoprolol), and alpha-receptor blockers (such as terazosin). The first four categories are first-line antihypertensive drugs, meaning they are the preferred drugs. Antihypertensive treatment requires combination therapy.

Another problem is kidney. The kidneys we often talk about include two contents. One is the kidney in modern medicine, which refers to the organ, commonly known as "kidneys", which has excretion and endocrine functions; the other is the kidney in traditional medicine, which refers to certain functions, including sexual function. The popular saying "kidney damage" actually means damage to sexual function, which is also a problem that many men worry about.

Sartan and pril antihypertensive drugs have the pharmacological effects of lowering blood pressure, reducing urinary protein and delaying renal damage, and are the first choice drugs for treating kidney disease; dihydropyridine antihypertensive drugs have the effects of dilating the renal artery and lowering blood pressure, and also have a protective effect on the kidneys. These three types of drugs not only do not harm the kidneys, but also protect the kidneys. The other three types of drugs have no damage to the kidneys.

Most male sexual dysfunctions (impotence, premature ejaculation, etc.) are functional disorders, which are often called psychological disorders, and only a small part of them are organic sexual dysfunctions. The main cause of organic sexual dysfunction in men is atherosclerosis, which leads to erectile dysfunction. Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking and diabetes are the four major risk factors for atherosclerosis. Controlling blood pressure itself is the main means of treating arteriosclerosis and improving male sexual function. How can antihypertensive drugs, as the "protector" of the kidneys, be said to harm the kidneys?