Side Effects of Drugs
That Lower Blood Pressure
Some of the drugs listed
below can affect certain functions of the body
- Diuretics
may decrease your body's supply of a mineral called
potassium.Symptoms such as weakness, leg cramps or
being tired may result. Eating foods containing potassium
may help prevent significant potassium loss.
Some people suffer from attacks of gout .
In people with diabetes,
it may increase the blood sugar level.
- Beta-blockers
may cause insomnia, cold hands and feet, tiredness
or depression, a slow heartbeat or symptoms of asthma.
- ACE
inhibitors may cause a skin rash; loss of taste;
a chronic dry, hacking cough; and in rare instances,
kidney damage.
- Angiotensin
II receptor blockers may cause occasional dizziness.
- Calcium
channel blockers may cause palpitations, swollen
ankles, constipation, headache or dizziness.
- Alpha
blockers may cause fast heart rate, dizziness
or a drop in blood pressure when you stand up.
- Combined
alpha and beta blockers may cause a drop in blood
pressure when they stand up.
- Central
agonists may produce a greater drop in blood pressure
when you're standing or walking and may make you feel
weak or faint if the pressure has been lowered too
far. This drug may also cause drowsiness or sluggishness,
dryness of the mouth, fever or anemia
- Peripheral
adrenergic inhibitors may cause a stuffy nose,
diarrhea or heartburn.Some drugs may cause diarrhea,
which may persist in some people.You may get dizzy
and lightheaded and feel weak when you get out of
bed in the morning or stand up suddenly
- Blood
vessel dilators may cause fluid retention (marked
weight
gain) or excessive hair growth.
***Consult
your doctor for any of the medications discussed here
before taking ***
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