Posted by Elizabeth on January 24, 2000, at 11:23:47
In reply to Antihypertensive that does not cause depression, posted by saint james on January 24, 2000, at 5:51:31
> Friday I went to the Doc for a pulled muscle in my back and discovered my BP was 170/124 !
Dude! If mine gets that high, I *know* it. (My scalp starts tingling and itching, I feel dizzy and sweaty, etc.) It weirds me out how high it can be for people who have sustained hypertension, without them even realizing it.
There is something that a lot of people get called "white coat hypertension" where their BP is high at the doctor's office because of nervousness or whatever). So you may want to verify this independently.
> Several readings over an hour confurmed this and Clondine was given to me. I go back weds for tests and to sort everything out and I need to know what Antihypertensive
> is least likely to cause depression.I talked to my pdoc at one point about this. He said ACE inhibitors don't cause depression.
My dad has had to take a whole bunch of drugs plus exercise and diet to bring down his BP (after having heart surgery), but he is doing great now. So, while it may take a lot of effort and sacrifice, it is possible to fix it.
> I kind of would like to be on Inderal, because it calms all my little ADD twitches, but beta blockers are well known for causing depression.
Actually a lot of recent studies have shown that this may not be nearly as common as was once thought -- people with cardiovascular disease (those who take beta blockers the most) have a higher frequency of depression than others independent of their medication use, IIRC.
Perhaps you could try Inderal and see how it works for you?
> Most Antihypertensives make allergies worse and I have big time allergies.
Huh, I didn't know that. How does that work, if you know?
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