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Why aren't alpha blockers usually considered as a doctor's first level of defense against high blood pressure?
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Volume overload: Because in the pathology of hypertension, volume expansion is often a problem. Simple diuretics can fix this issue. Alpha blockers have a bunch of side effects that are undesirable.
Answered 6/24/2014
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