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what causes blood pressure to rise and fall
A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner answered
44 years experience Cardiology
Normal physiology: When you get up, your heart beats faster and stronger, and the stroke volume (amount of blood pumped per beat) rises. Also, your involuntary (autonomi ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Levine answered
31 years experience Family Medicine
See List Below: Herbs That May Increase Blood Pressure:
Aniseed
St. Johns Wort
Capsicum
Parsley
Blue Cohosh
Vervain
Chaste Berry
Bayberry
Licorice
Ginger
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clarence Lyons answered
20 years experience Family Medicine
Many: Salty foods can elevate blood pressure as can some diet medications and things like mucinex (guaifenesin).
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tracy Lovell answered
21 years experience Rheumatology
Yes it can: While on prednisone, it sometimes helps to restrict your sodium consumption which can sometimes help prevent the increase in blood pressure/.
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A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Warren Foster answered
20 years experience Cardiac Electrophysiology
Not directly: There are always exceptions to any case, but a "paradoxical" rise in blood pressure is difficult to explain with Losartan as the culprit. With that s ... Read More
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A 69-year-old male asked:
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NO: Not a side effect .
A 64-year-old male asked:
Dr. Dipesh Pokharel answered
17 years experience Cardiology
No: Lipitor (atorvastatin) is to improve your cholesterol and has nothing to do with blood pressure.
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A 47-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
Losartan: In my experience losartan has to be taken twice a day(every 12 hours) to be effective. If 50 mgs twice a day isn't effective, adding a diuretic,rather ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Andrew Berry answered
14 years experience Clinical Psychology
Therapy?: Have you yet tried any form of psychotherapy? Typically, the optimal combination of things to treat emotional issues such as panic attacks, which are ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Al Hegab answered
40 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Gets absorbed: Through your nasal mucosa to the blood stream and cause the side effects in some susceptible persons or already hypertensive patients, so be careful
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