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Caffeine works by stimulating the central nervous system (CNS), heart, muscles, and the centers that control blood pressure. Caffeine can raise blood pressure, but might not have this effect in people who use it all the time. Caffeine can also act like a âwater pillâ that increases urine flow.
There are four main types of medicine that doctors use to treat high blood pressure: ACE inhibitors: these medicines help to control hormones that affect blood pressure. Most of these medicines have names that end in âprilâ. Angiotensin receptor blockers (or ARBs): these also control hormones that affect blood pressure.ain Content: Types of blood pressure medicine. High blood pressure medication. There is a wide range of high blood pressure medicines. You can take more than one type of medicine because they each lower your blood pressure in different ways.